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Episode 5
Jane Garvey returns to Liverpool, 25 years on.
02 Sep 2011,·12 mins
Jonathan Glancey finds out about the architects who revolutionised church design.
08 Apr 2013,·30 mins
Why are there so few black dancers in classical ballet? Eric Underwood investigates.
04 Apr 2019,·28 mins
David Hockney embarks on an ambitious new portrait series from his Californian studio.
27 Jun 2016,·30 mins
An exploration of playwright Alan Ayckbourn's directing career.
15 Sep 2011,·30 mins
Jenny Hammerton - a DJ of 78s - explores why the old discs are still alive and kicking.
05 May 2011,·30 mins
Best-selling author Philip Pullman talks to his former schoolteacher Enid Jones.
29 Mar 2007,·30 mins
As Doctor Who returns, Jon Culshaw looks at the man who changed it forever - Douglas Adams
02 Apr 2010,·30 mins
Series 1
Coming Out
Simon Callow charts the emergence of a wave of openly queer artists in the 1950s and 60s.
31 Jul 2017,·28 mins
Writer China Mieville talks to American science fiction writer Ursula Le Guin.
17 Mar 2009,·30 mins
A parable play on the ancient theme of the Quest. Featuring music by Benjamin Britten.
21 Jan 1946,·73 mins
Episode 2
Terence Blacker explores politically incorrect music over the last century.
02 Jul 2011,·30 mins
Can the beauty of the Lake District and the grit of fell running inspire a composer?
16 Dec 2011,·28 mins
Dotun Adebayo explores his teenage obsession with actor James Dean
24 Sep 2015,·30 mins
Wayne Hemingway celebrates the lives of 1950s designers, Robin and Lucienne Day.
23 Aug 2011,·30 mins
Life, death, violence and redemption are the essential ingredients of crime writing
22 Mar 2000,·13 mins
Juries
The jury are a group of people who have been chosen to decide guilt or innocence
26 Jul 1996,·13 mins
4: The Arctic Circle
Verity Sharp connects musical stories along latitudinal lines around the globe.
02 Oct 2018,·28 mins
Patagonia, the southern tip of South America
30 May 1991,·28 mins
Celebrating 21 years of the World Service, from its beginning in 1938 and its role in WW2.
18 Dec 1959,·28 mins
Ann Nesby: Going Solo
Deniece Williams interviews Ann Nesby, lead vocalist with Sounds of Blackness
07 Aug 2000,·13 mins
Life of Gormenghast author Mervyn Peake, on the centenary of his birth, by his children.
07 Jul 2011,·30 mins
Sarfraz Manzoor explores a fascinating period of jazz music history in India.
21 Apr 2014,·30 mins
Behind the scenes of the latest Open Call project from Artangel and Radio 4.
26 Nov 2019,·28 mins
Frozen Music
Andrew McGibbon explores the sounds of ice in the North Pole and the composers who use it.
16 Jul 2019,·28 mins
John Aiziewood investigates the phenomenon known as 'prog rock'.
01 Apr 2006,·30 mins
