Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 277,854 playable programmes from the BBC

The Essay

A Circumnavigation of the British Isles in Five Traditional Boats

The Curach

Duration: 14 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Keith Payne writes an essay on the curach, the Irish boat made of skin (now canvas) stretched over a frame of hazel rods lashed together, one of which he was involved in building. Show more

This listing contains language that some may find offensive.

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

About this data

This data is drawn from the data stream that informs BBC's iPlayer and Sounds. The information shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was/is subject to change and may not be accurate. More