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Sunday Feature Episodes

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    The Art of Rowing with Mary Wollstonecraft

    Making waves - how did travelling as a single mother inspire Mary Wollstonecraft?

  2. Cristiani and Her Cello

    Dr Kate Kennedy explores the life and journeys of pioneer cellist Lise Cristiani.

  3. Literary Pursuits - Golding's Lord of the Flies

    Golding's classic novel was saved from being rejected by Faber by the luckiest of chances.

  4. Robinson Crusoe Road Trip

    Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe marks its 300th anniversary, but does it have a future?

  5. Alexander Korda - Producer, Director, Exile, Spy

    Matthew Sweet unearths movie mogul Alexander Korda's wartime role as a British agent.

  6. Waterlog

    Wild swimming enthusiast Alice Roberts examines the legacy of Waterlog by Roger Deakin.

  7. John Ashbery - Portrait in a Convex Mirror

    Colm Toibin presents an intimate portrait of American poet John Ashbery, who died in 2017.

  8. Haus Work: Women of the Bauhaus

    Olivia Horsfall Turner tells the story of the women of the radical Bauhaus school.

  9. Hotel Genius

    Sally Marlow reveals the creative legacy of residents at the Institute for Advanced Study.

  10. The Actors' Guide to the Emotions

    Shahidha Bari traces the changing portrayal of emotions on the stage.

  11. Harmony of the Spheres

    Going in search of the music at the centre of our cosmos: the Harmony of the Spheres.

  12. The Deluxe Edition

    Sean Williams takes a first-class journey through the enduring contradictions of luxury.

  13. Gabriel Prokofiev - My Family and Russia

    The shifting relationship between Russian music and the state across three generations.

  14. Jazz Japan

    An exploration of the rich and surprising history of jazz in Japan.

  15. Into the Eerie

    Will Abberley explores the recent interest in the eerie within English culture.

  16. My Trouble with Classical Music

    David Baddiel is on a quest to like classical music.

  17. A History of the Tongue

    A succulent and mouthwatering portrait of one of the body's least talked-about organs.

  18. The Victorian Queens of Ancient Egypt

    Samira Ahmed on the women who brought ancient Egypt to Britain鈥檚 industrial north.

  19. Afterwords: Octavia E Butler

    Writers reflect on the work of celebrated science fiction writer Octavia E Butler.

  20. Afterwords: Susan Sontag

    A fragmentary look at the writer Susan Sontag through her own words and those of her peers

  21. Afterwords: Martha Gellhorn

    Contemporary writers reflect on modern reporting through the work of Martha Gellhorn,

  22. Keats Goes North

    Fiona Stafford follows John Keats鈥檚 epic 1818 walk, which inspired his greatest poetry.

  23. The Pine Tree

    The magical story of the tree that sits at the heart of Christmas Day.

  24. Tales from the Caspian Sea

    Dr Bettany Hughes illuminates the neglected culture of the Caspian Sea and its hinterland.

  25. Tales from the Caspian Sea

    Professor Bettany Hughes investigates the rich cultural history of the Caspian Sea.

  26. Harlem on Fire

    Afua Hirsch goes in search of a long-lost masterpiece from the Harlem Renaissance.

  27. The Kristapurana

    The travels of the first Englishman in India, and the hunt for a lost poetic masterpiece.

  28. The Ruhleben Legacy

    Revealing how life in a German internment camp shaped the course of classical music.

  29. New Generation Thinkers 2/2

    Two NGAs ask: is it wrong to have children? Do terrorists have a problem with Shakespeare?

  30. New Generation Thinkers. 1 of 2

    Two Radio 3 New Generation Thinkers with stories from medieval and Victorian Britain.

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