Martin Handley presents music, news and the occasional surprise. Show more
Suzy Klein explores musical late bloomers, including Rameau, Bruckner, Franck and Scarlatti. Plus listeners' emails, a new release, the best live concerts and a vintage recording. Show more
Michael Berkeley's guest is choirmaster Gareth Malone, whose choices include Vaughan Williams, Bernstein, Byrd and Stravinsky as well as songs by Schumann and Finzi. Show more
Lucie Skeaping looks at the life and music of one of England's most misunderstood composers - Thomas Arne. The composer of Rule Britannia, he also wrote 100 stage works. Show more
Fiona Talkington presents listeners' requests, including Beethoven's Rage over a Lost Penny, Gaston Litaize's Prelude and Dance Fugue for organ, as well as music Faure and Finzi. Show more
From Lincoln Cathedral on the Feast of the Translation of St Hugh of Lincoln. Show more
Stephen Johnson is joined by the Kungsbacka Trio at Wootton Upper School in Bedfordshire for an exploration of Shostakovich's two piano trios. Show more
Aled Jones is joined by organist David Bednall, a choral composer inspired by Strauss, Puccini, Ravel and Vaughan Williams, and learns about the singing organisation Sing Live. Show more
Robin Lustig introduces four plays tracing the history of war in Afghanistan to the present day, from Stephen Jeffreys, David Greig, Ben Ockrent and Simon Stephens. Show more
Ugandan journalist Joel Kibazo retraces writer Shiva Naipaul's famous journey through Tanzania to see how much has changed. With readings and observations recorded on location. Show more
Texts and music about fame and celebrity, with readings by Imogen Stubbs and Michael Maloney. Includes Rita Dove, Pasternak and John Clare, plus Handel, Tavener and Sondheim. Show more
Claire Martin presents a tribute to the late drummer Martin Drew, with a previously unbroadcast set given at the Jags Jazz club in Ascot, featuring his New Couriers band. Show more
The 3rd in a series of concerts from the Utrecht Festival 2009. Collegium Vocale Ghent perform Haydn partsongs. Presented by John Shea. Show more
