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Documentary telling the story of the BBC Singers from its beginnings in the 1920s.
24 Sep 2014,·45 mins
Chi-Yan Law
Iain Urchardan a' coinneachadh ris an neach-ionnsachaidh Chi-Yan Law à Singapore.
29 Dec 2017,·11 mins
The benefits of music therapy for children living in impoverished areas and conflict zones
28 Sep 2001,·13 mins
Bluegrass in the Cotswolds at the Sore Fingers Summer School
02 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Acoustics expert Trevor Cox goes in search of the best venues for different types of music
22 Sep 2014,·30 mins
Folk singer Eliza Carthy discovers Manchester's 19th-century broadside ballads.
05 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey on the importance of documenting your progression.
26 Aug 2021,·41 mins
Ruth Barnes explores the music, life and loves of the singer songwriter Judee Sill
09 Sep 2014,·30 mins
An early sampler, this 1960s musical invention's fans include Paul McCartney.
30 Jun 2006,·28 mins
Ragga
Looking at links between rap and jazz
21 Mar 1996,·13 mins
Musician and poet Anthony Joseph tries to get to the heart of Calypso star Lord Kitchener
13 Jan 2015,·30 mins
Laura Barton pieces together the true story of Abner Jay, a most unusual musical talent.
20 Jan 2015,·30 mins
Islington-born Sylvie Simmons talks to Nick Barraclough about her life as a rock writer.
16 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Alistair McGowan uncovers the sensational, creative life of the Irish composer John Field.
17 May 2016,·30 mins
What happens when a songwriter accidentally copies someone else's song?
27 Jan 2011,·30 mins
Evelyn Glennie explores the extraordinary story of a new percussion instrument - The Hang.
14 Jul 2015,·30 mins
Composer Matthew Herbert takes a critical look at looping and sampling in modern music.
01 Mar 2014,·30 mins
Looking back at a life in music, on the centenary of his birth
06 Nov 2000,·24 mins
Hugh Masekela - Words and Music
The BBC’s Audrey Brown pays tribute to South Africa’s Father of Jazz - Hugh Masekela.
27 Jan 2018,·49 mins
Roy Noble explores new music dedicated to those who died in the Aberfan disaster.
23 Oct 2026,·29 mins
Brain
The brain - how it works, what it is responsible for and how we can help keep it healthy.
23 Jul 1997,·13 mins
Jazz - George Reed
Mark Goodier and George Reed from 'Jazz Now And Then' talk about jazz
21 Jul 1993,·28 mins
Meet the modern musicians adapting traditional West African music.
05 Jun 2012,·30 mins
còmhla ri Iain Moireach
Tha fuinn, còisirean agus òrain bho shaoghal ceòl clasaigeach agus eile aig Iain.
05 Jul 2023,·57 mins
Alistair McGowan tells the story of the love letters that composer Erik Satie never sent.
13 Jul 2013,·30 mins
The BBC Philharmonic returns to Japan for an emotional tour for the first time since 2011.
03 May 2013,·28 mins
Laura Snapes explores how musicians have defied gender boundaries to create art and music
21 Mar 2017,·30 mins
Paul Gambaccini meets sound engineers James Lock and Geoff Emerick.
05 Feb 2008,·30 mins
Shining a light on the earliest female jazz pioneers, who were erased from music history.
16 Sep 2014,·30 mins
Tracey McLeod recalls the girl groups of the 1960s.
28 Feb 2008,·30 mins
