Owen Sheers explores poetry set in the British landscape. He tells the story behind Matthew Arnold's bleak but tremendous poem Dover Beach. Show more
New sounds from the Proms including the premieres of John McCabe's Joybox and Mark-Anthony Turnage's Frieze, plus Murray Gold's new composition to mark Doctor Who's 50th birthday. Show more
Kirsty Wark and guests review Grid Iron's theatre extravaganza Leaving Planet Earth, Margaret Atwood's novel MaddAddam and a retrospective by video artist Nam June Paik. Show more
Dan Cruickshank looks at the extravagant 19th-century castles and palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, believing them to be the work of an architectural genius ahead of his time. Show more
Alan Whicker travels the world on a journey reflecting his varied career. In California he tracks down a Hollywood plastic surgeon and his favourite patient - his wife. Show more
The story of the remarkable family who tamed the wild Scottish coastline, told 200 years after the building of their first iconic lighthouse, the Bell Rock.
Series about the history of punk rock begins with the precursors to the likes of the Sex Pistols and the Clash - pub rockers such as Dr Feelgood and Ducks Deluxe. Show more
Series about the history of punk. England was rudely awoken when the Sex Pistols swore on primetime television and aligned itself against the establishment. Show more
Series about the history of punk. Punk had shown what it was against, now what was it for? Freed up by the DIY ethos, an array of musical influences developed. Show more
