Emma Clarke plays the voice of the lift in this cultural history of the elevator. The lift comes to life and tells the story of how the elevator changed the way we live. Show more
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Art of Living
In My Mind's Eye
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Available for over a year
Following two artists as they work with parents and children in Pembrokeshire to bring autism and the arts together Show more
Short term prison sentences for women are rising - although many argue they don't work. Poet Brenda Birungi hears from women in the prison system, and tells her own story in verse. Show more
Antonia Quirke goes on set to meet some of the wranglers charged with getting animals - from horses and wolves to snakes and spiders - to perform in movies and major TV shows. Show more
Following the South African band BCUC from their hang out in Soweto to Glastonbury festival, Thabiso Mohare finds out how they’ve forged their sound and their outlook Show more
Roger Law: Art and Seoul
22/12/2015
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Seoul is the place to go for anyone who wants plastic surgery, and Roger wants to know why. Is there something in the Korean psyche that can be helped by a nose job? Show more
Roger Law: Art and Seoul
23/12/2015
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Korean films are becoming more popular in the west, but there is still a long tradition we know little about. Roger visits the 'Hollywood of Seoul' to see how their movies get made. Show more
Roger Law: Art and Seoul
24/12/2015
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
Roger travels out of Seoul to visit the island of Jeju. It is a holiday spot, but one with a remarkable selection of unusual museums. Show more
Roger Law: Art and Seoul
25/12/2015
14 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Available for over a year
In the last in the series, Roger Law tries some Korean food for Christmas Day. Not all of it is to his taste, but the national dish of kimchi hits the spot. Show more
Art of Living
Elvis - A Tribute in Dance
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Claire Cunningham is a dancer and choreographer who performs with crutches. We join her as she devises a new work about Elvis tribute acts with an ensemble of disabled artists. Show more
Writer Tej Adeleye meets the new generation of British musicians shaking up the jazz establishment. Show more
Eighteen
Ibukun Ajagbe & Groa
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Unravelling the lives, dreams and creative worlds of six 18 to 21 year-old artists across the globe. Today, Icelandic female punk trio, Groa, and Nigerian slam poet Ibukun Ajagbe. Show more
Eighteen
Malin Lewis and Malak Mattar
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Unravelling the lives, dreams and creative worlds of 18 to 21-year-old artists. Today, we meet transgender Scottish piper Malin Lewis and Palestinian artist Malak Mattar. Show more
Shock Waves
Musician Anoushka Shankar
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Anoushka Shankar explores the effect of the pandemic and lockdown on musical creativity, asking what can be gleaned from the shockwaves endured by previous generations of artists. Show more
Peter White believes his life was shaped by a scene in The Day of the Triffids. He sets out to explore science fiction's interest in blindness. Show more
Behind the scenes of Here For Life, the latest Open Call project from Artangel and Radio 4. Show more
On Form
The Villanelle
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
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Andrew McMillan explores the recent resurgence in formal poetry. This week: the villanelle - its history and how to write a modern one. With poet and academic, Aviva Dautch. Show more
Art of Living
Songwriting with Soldiers
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Trevor Dann reports from the USA on an innovative scheme that helps military veterans suffering with post-traumatic stress by pairing them with songwriters. Show more
Art of Living
From the Heart
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Artist Sofie Layton and bioengineer Giovanni Biglino worked with young patients to look inside themselves and reflect on the uniqueness of the stories carried inside their hearts. Show more