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Serbian Trumpets
Composer Llywelyn ap Myrddin reports on the biggest blast in the Balkans
Simply Absurd
Revisiting the world of Absurd Theatre, Terry Jones assesses the debt that ...
Why do Women Die in Opera?
Martin Kettle examines the surprisingly high death rate among female charac...
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Serbian Trumpets
Composer Llywelyn ap Myrddin reports on the biggest blast in the Balkans
Composer Llywelyn ap Myrddin reports on the biggest blast in the Balkans
Simply Absurd
Revisiting the world of Absurd Theatre, Terry Jones assesses the debt that modern comedy owes to the Absurd movement.
Revisiting the world of Absurd Theatre, Terry Jones assesses the debt that modern comedy owes to the Absurd movement.
Towering Ambition: A Tale of Two Cities
Are skyscrapers really the best way to express pre-eminence and modernity? Does a refusal to build them cramp a city's economic vibrancy? Rosie Millard investigates.
Are skyscrapers really the best way to express pre-eminence and modernity? Does a refusal to build them cramp a city's economic vibrancy? Rosie Millard investigates.
Pairs in Squares
As part of Radio 4's London Season, London's writers, architects, historians, artists, musicians and critics team up to reveal the wonders of a single square in London's A - Z
As part of Radio 4's London Season, London's writers, architects, historians, artists, musicians and critics team up to reveal the wonders of a single square in London's A - Z
The Sinking Of The Lancastria
70 years after it happened, Allan Little tells the forgotten story of Britain's greatest maritime disaster
70 years after it happened, Allan Little tells the forgotten story of Britain's greatest maritime disaster
The Mary Whitehouse Effect
Joan Bakewell looks at media censorship and moral outrage in Britain over the last 50 years
Joan Bakewell looks at media censorship and moral outrage in Britain over the last 50 years
Britain's Labs
Scientist and broadcaster Iain Stewart visits five leading laboratories, showcasing Britain's contribution to international science.
Scientist and broadcaster Iain Stewart visits five leading laboratories, showcasing Britain's contribution to international science.
Lenny Henry's Musical Journey to South Africa
Lenny explores Johannesburg (and beyond) through the great powerhouse of South African music
Lenny explores Johannesburg (and beyond) through the great powerhouse of South African music
Traveller's Tree
Katie Derham hosts Radio 4's weekly travel programme
Katie Derham hosts Radio 4's weekly travel programme
Laurence Llewelyn Bowen's Escape to the County
Laurence's personal account of how, through history, people have moved from the town to the country, taking with them powerful ideas about what the countryside should be.
Laurence's personal account of how, through history, people have moved from the town to the country, taking with them powerful ideas about what the countryside should be.
Gurinder - the Indian Sequel
Following the success of Gurinder the Movie (Radio 4, July 2009), this feature follows Gurinder on a trip to India - to the International Film Festival in Goa - where a retrospective of Chadha's films is one of the main events.
Following the success of Gurinder the Movie (Radio 4, July 2009), this feature follows Gurinder on a trip to India - to the International Film Festival in Goa - where a retrospective of Chadha's films is one of the main events.
Out of this World
Mark Miodownik takes urgent stock of the essential metals that we are carelessly frittering away.
Mark Miodownik takes urgent stock of the essential metals that we are carelessly frittering away.
Henry Moore, My Father
Henry Moore's daughter Mary describes the life and work of her father
Henry Moore's daughter Mary describes the life and work of her father
Thomas Lynch's Season of Innocence
The exceptional Irish-American poet and essayist, Thomas Lynch leads a poignant and insightful programme on poetry that has been written for and to children
The exceptional Irish-American poet and essayist, Thomas Lynch leads a poignant and insightful programme on poetry that has been written for and to children
Van Gogh: Seeing Red
Richard Cork explores the mind of Van Gogh through his correspondence, which is central to a long awaited exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London from 23rd January 2010.
Richard Cork explores the mind of Van Gogh through his correspondence, which is central to a long awaited exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London from 23rd January 2010.
Coming Up
The Poet's Indian, The Words Are English
Daljit Nagra explores the role of English in Indian poetry.
ZAHA
We follow the world's most famous female architect in her busiest year yet.
Cyndi Lauper's New York
Cyndi Lauper takes listeners on a personal tour of her Big Apple.