Creativity, performance, debate
Texts and music on the theme of alchemy. Readers: Sian Phillips and Donald Sumpter.
Including the sequel to HG Wells's The War of the Worlds and 'experimental' novels.
Texts and music on the theme of wine, with readings by Tamsin Greig and Tom Hollander.
From the 2016 Huddersfield Festival, music from Hillborg, Reiter and Wertmueller.
Principal Players of Aurora Orchestra perform Arnold Schoenberg's heart-stopping sextet.
A radio poem from Kate Clanchy and the Very Quiet Foreign Girls.
Anne McElvoy explores the history and future of the Union Jack.
Matthew Sweet presents a selection of music from 21st-century film musicals.
Michael Berkeley's guests is Royal Ballet principal Edward Watson.
Simon Heffer explores the 1962 film The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner.
Corin Throsby explores the cultural and social impact of 1816's extreme weather.
Rana Mitter and guests debate the meaning of patriotism beyond the west.
Texts and music on the theme of maps, with readings by Hugh Bonneville and Barbara Flynn.
Alain Finkielkraut and Karim Miske talk to Philip Dodd about French identity.
Shahidha Bari and Laurence Scott debate the art and rhythms of running.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to conductor Daniele Gatti.
Personal reflections on the revolutionary music and ideas of the Second Viennese School
Tanika Gupta's updating of Rabindranath Tagore's classic novel, giving it a modern context
Tom Service presents a series exploring Schoenberg's journey towards serialism
Archive gem: the late Sir John Tavener speaks of his admiration for the composer Webern.
Donald Macleod on Prokofiev's triumphant - and ultimately tragic - return to the USSR
An exploration of crowds, whether positive force or destructive mob.
Series exploring the enduring significance of the Nativity story
Texts and music inspired by codes, with readers Anna Maxwell Martin and Tim McInnerny.
