Martin Handley shares his personal choice of music. Show more
Suzy Klein explores musical revolutions, focusing on Paris and Vienna, and composers from Mozart to Schoenberg. Is it a blessing or a curse for musicians to live in revolutions? Show more
Michael Berkeley's guest is scientist Philip Campbell, whose choices range from Byrd and Bach to Debussy, Schoenberg, Messiaen and Tippett, as well as Gershwin and Led Zeppelin. Show more
Catherine Bott presents a concert given by the BBC Singers under Peter Phillips, including music by Palestrina and composers who may have influenced him. Show more
Chi-chi Nwanoku presents listeners' requests, including Casals playing Bach, soprano Sylvia McNair in Mozart's Marriage of Figaro and a choral setting of poetry by Robert Frost. Show more
From Derby Cathedral. Show more
Stephen Johnson explores the musical nuances of Faure's Requiem in both its original and the more familiar revised version, using recordings by the Monteverdi Choir and The Sixteen. Show more
Aled Jones is joined by vocal ensemble The Prince Consort to explore issues surrounding choral works written for solo voices and their repertoire, ranging from Brahms to Rorem. Show more
An adaptation of the late Tayeb Salih's famous novel. A young man returning from studying in Europe to his beloved village near the Nile unravels a tale which will lead to murder. Show more
Sean Street tells the story of how in 1610 Bristol merchant John Guy founded Cupids Cove, the first English settlement in Canada. He explores its re-discovery and all this reveals. Show more
Sarah Lancashire and Paul Copley read poetry and prose about the experience of going to school. With works by Laurie Lee and DH Lawrence, plus Malcolm Arnold and Frank Loesser. Show more
Jazz Line-Up features Grammy Award winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis in conversation with Julian Joseph. Show more
Susan Sharpe introduces music, including Bach, Franck, Clerambault, Peeters, Khachaturian, Haydn, Mozart, Kilar, Karlowicz, Stenhammar, Byrd, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Weiner, CPE Bach. Show more
