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Out Loud
Journalist Kirran Shah explores the spirit of Bradford’s spoken-word counter culture.
BBC Radio 4
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Scott Mills and Chris Stark
Scott Mills and Chris Stark kick start the weekend with lots of laughs and entertainment.
BBC Radio 5 Live
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Fear in the Furrows
Exploring the darker side of the landscape and the revival of Folk Horror in the arts.
BBC Radio 4
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The Way I See It
Leading creative thinkers choose an artwork from MoMA and talk about how it inspires them.
BBC Radio 3
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Not Enough Pride for Charley Pride
Why don’t we all know more about African American country music legend Charley Pride?
BBC Radio 4
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China's Greatest Treasures
BBC art historian Alastair Sooke travels through China to explore its greatest treasures.
BBC News
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Schama on Blake
Simon Schama with his view of William Blake, the visionary printmaker, poet and painter.
BBC Radio 4
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September 1, 1939
The creation and unexpected afterlife of WH Auden's poem September 1, 1939.
BBC Radio 4
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A Singer's Guide to Britain
Roderick Williams gets on the road to tell the stories of Britain through our songs.
BBC Radio 4
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Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2019
Rhaglenni Radio Cymru o Eisteddfod Genedlaethol 2019 yn Sir Conwy.
BBC Radio Cymru
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Manchester International Festival
Coverage from the BBC of the Manchester International Festival
BBC
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The Dying of the Ice
How indigenous artists in Arctic regions are interpreting the loss of ancient Arctic ice.
BBC Radio 4
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Our Lives with Michelle McManus
Michelle McManus gathers together a host of stories which reflect contemporary Scotland.
BBC Radio Scotland
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New Weird Britain
John Doran seeks out a new wave of radical music being made in the margins of Britain.
BBC Radio 4
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Rewinder
Greg James digs into the BBC's archives, using current stories as a portal to the past.
BBC Radio 4
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New Ways of Seeing
Journalist and artist James Bridle examines how technology is changing visual culture.
BBC Radio 4
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Can Hip Hop Save Ballet?
Why are there so few black dancers in classical ballet? Eric Underwood investigates.
BBC Radio 4
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Where are all the black women in Grime?
Yomi Adegoke examines the representation of black women in the UK Grime scene.
BBC Radio 4
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Sea Border
Author Jan Carson with stories from a changing sea between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
BBC Radio 4
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Sea of Faith
Giles Fraser on the storm provoked by Don Cupitt's 1980s television series.
BBC Radio 4
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Sex, Selfies and Stereotypes
Vonny Leclerc explores how women have been represented in art and media.
BBC Radio Scotland
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Singing the Stones
Locals guide listeners to 50,000-year-old rock carvings that form songlines, in Australia
BBC Radio 4
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Movies with Ali Plumb
Radio 1's film critic Ali Plumb in conversation with the biggest movie stars in the world.
BBC Radio 1
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The Art of Intimacy
Our age is confused about sexual consent - what should it look, sound and feel like?
BBC Radio 4
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Andrew Davies: Rewriting the Classics
A profile of Britain’s best-known screenwriter as he embarks on Les Misérables. From 2018.
BBC Four
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Reel Stories
Dermot O'Leary chats to some of the biggest stars in music about their careers to date.
BBC Two
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There Was A Young Fellow Named Palin
Michael Palin asks James Peak to write him some limericks. What could possibly go wrong?
BBC Radio 4
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The Creation of an Icon
Iconographer and former Greek Orthodox monk Aidan Hart paints an icon for Advent.
BBC Radio 4
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Barbra Streisand: Becoming an Icon 1942-1984
A look at Barbra Streisand's rise to stardom and the achievements of her early career.
BBC Four
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The Sympathy of Things
Amica Dall and Giles Smith look at our relationship with the material world.
BBC Radio 4
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The Shuffle: London's New Jazz
Writer Tej Adeleye meets London’s new generation of jazz musicians.
BBC Radio 4
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When Mary Beard Met...
Mary Beard meets fascinating figures from the worlds of art, literature and politics
BBC
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Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
How art and activism for black people in film are indivisible from race and cinema.
BBC Two
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The Sound Odyssey
Gemma Cairney takes British artists for musical collaborations in different countries.
BBC Radio 4
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Sound Lines
Verity Sharp connects musical stories along latitudinal lines around the globe.
BBC Radio 4
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A Monkey With a Box of Paints: Berthe Morisot (Omnibus)
The life of female impressionist painter Berthe Morisot.
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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A Monkey With a Box of Paints: Berthe Morisot
Jane Beeson looks at impressionist artist Berthe Morisot
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Sketches: Stories of Art and People
Anna Freeman presents a showcase of stories about the meaning of art in people's lives.
BBC Radio 4
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I, Object!
Ian Hislop celebrates artefacts that show mankind's enduring desire to dissent.
BBC Radio 4
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The Rise and Fall of the Antique
Travis Elborough charts the rise and fall of the antique.
BBC Radio 4
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Great Exhibition of the North
Series exploring the cultural life of the north of England.
BBC Radio 4