Rob Cowan presents music, news and the occasional surprise. Show more

With James Jolly. Chopin: Krakowiak, Op 14. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 1. WF Bach: Polonaise in D. Schubert: Polonaise in E, D599 No 3. Liszt: Polonaise (St Stanislaus). Show more

Donald Macleod explores the contrast between Arne's awareness of what the public wanted and his insensitivity his friends and family. Show more

Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin), Tom Dunn (viola), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello). Mozart: The Magic Flute (excerpt); Quartet in D, K285. Plus Hoffmeister and Danzi. Show more

Jonathan Swain presents music by Chopin and some others influenced by him. Chopin: Piano Concerto No 1. Debussy: Le martyre de Saint Sebastien. Plus Mendelssohn, Dobrzynski. Show more

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With reed quintet Calefax performing songs from their most recent album, plus John Tomlinson and David Owen Norris in Britten, Wolf and Shostakovich. Show more

The Ulster Orchestra conducted by Garry Walker performs Ravel's Le tombeau de Couperin, Britten's depiction of Rimbaud's world in Les illuminations and Dvorak's Symphony No 6. Show more

Anne McElvoy reviews Paul Greengrass's new film Green Zone. Plus a discussion on the 'new' atheism, Alex Butterworth on 19th-century anarchists and Bill Buford's new BBC TV series. Show more

Donald Macleod explores the contrast between Arne's awareness of what the public wanted and his insensitivity his friends and family. Show more

Poet and essayist Jeremy Hooker discusses his early life spent on the south coast, on the shore of the Solent, contrasting it with where he resides now - in West Wales. Show more

Fiona Talkington presents traditional music from Sark, the banjo music of Jake Schepps, inspired by 7th-century Japanese poetry, plus Pat Metheny and his Orchestrion. Show more

Jonathan Swain presents music by Beethoven, Chausson, Wagner, Dvorak, Geminiani, Engel, Britten, Viotti, MacDowell, Debussy, Mozart, Bach, Rosetti, Schubert, Wiren, JC Bach, Kverno. Show more