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

With Sarah Walker. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (excpt). Mozart: String Quintet in G minor, K516. Holst: The Golden Goose. Haydn: Piano Sonata in D. Show more

In a series of snapshots of Richard Strauss' life, Donald Macleod focuses on the year 1935, which saw the unravelling of the composer's relations with the Nazis. Show more

James Ehnes (violin), Andrew Armstrong (piano) perform at City Halls, Glasgow. Schumann: Violin Sonata No 1 in A minor. Bach: Partita No 3 in E. Beethoven: Sonata No 9 in A, Op 47. Show more

Louise Fryer presents Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin performed at the Vienna State Opera. Plus Lucerne Festivals 2009. Show more

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Show more

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Julia Fischer performs Bach's Violin Sonatas Nos 1-3. Plus Valery Gergiev conducting Mahler's Des Knaben Wunderhorn songs. Show more

Anne McElvoy talks to the writer Alberto Manguel, expert in the art of reading, and scales the heights of Westminster Abbey's Chapter House to see its restoration in action. Show more

In a series of snapshots of Richard Strauss' life, Donald Macleod focuses on the year 1935, which saw the unravelling of the composer's relations with the Nazis. Show more

Dr Tom Betteridge, reader in modern English literature at Oxford Brookes University, examines the various depictions of Henry VIII in stage plays. Show more

Fiona Talkington's selection includes electronic music from Daedelus and Bernard Parmegiani, Miles Davis' score for a Louis Malle film and Takashi Hirayasu with Bob Brozman. Show more

Susan Sharpe presents music by Martinu, Sessions, Eno, Schubert, Rachmaninov, Rimsky Korsakov, Wagner, Scott, Purcell, Beethoven, Hutschenruyter, Strauss, Haydn and Bartok. Show more