Catherine Bott and the conductor of the 2009 Proms performance of Handel's opera Lars Ulrik Mortensen and Dr Suzanne Aspden from Oxford University discuss Handel's Partenope.
Matthew Sweet is joined by Roy Hattersley and Valentine Cunningham as they champion the Victorian novel in all its forms, from Austen to Hardy. Show more
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Ian McMillan explores the power of the partnership between Gilbert and Sullivan with Ian Bradley, author of a complete annoted version of their works. Show more
Christopher Cook discusses Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring with director of the Royal Ballet Monica Mason and choreographer Millicent Hodson. Show more
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Edward Stourton talks to Rana Mitter about how the literature of the Middle East has informed his understanding of the region - and selects his personal choice of readings.
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Sara Mohr-Pietsch discusses Radio 3's four anniversary composers in 2009 with members of OAE - oboist Anthony Robson, viola player Nicholas Logi and conductor Roger Norrington. Show more
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Philosophers Roger Scruton and AC Grayling consider how iconoclastic thought found an echo in groundbreaking music in late 19th century Vienna. Show more
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Author AN Wilson and BBC TV producer Steven Moffat talk to Matthew Sweet about the enduring appeal of Sherlock Holmes and his love of Mendelssohn.
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Rector of the Royal College of Art Christopher Frayling joins novelist DJ Taylor to discuss the wider importance of key cultural events in the year 1934. Show more
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Andrew Motion talks to Matthew Sweet about Alfred, Lord Tennyson and Fiona Shaw performs Tennyson's poems in front of an audience. Show more
Sara Mohr-Pietsch, with conductor Vladimir Jurowski and pianist Tamara Stefanovich, discusses Prom 64, which includes multiple piano works by Mozart and Zimmerman.
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Ian McMillan is joined by Lynda Mugglestone of Oxford University and writer Matthew Parris to explore the myth and reality of Samuel Johnson, and his hold on the English language. Show more
For 2009's Proms Literary Festival, author Philip Pullman talks to Susan Hitch about the legend of Orpheus, explaining why myth matters for fiction. Show more
Andrew McGregor discusses Shostakovich with musicologist David Nice and lecturer Dr Philip Ross Bullock.
Catherine Bott is joined by conductor Harry Bicket and musicologist Dr Berta Joncas for an introduction to Handel's oratorio Samson.
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Rana Mitter is joined by writer Jamila Gavin and theatre director Jatinder Verma to discuss the appeal of the stories at the heart of Bollywood cinema and how they have changed. Show more
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Moutain climber Stephen Venables and former cabinet minister Chris Smith talk to Ian McMillan about their favourite mountain writing. Show more
Martin Handley discusses Iannis Xenakis with the composer's friend and biographer Nouritza Matossian, and percussionist Colin Currie.
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Matthew Sweet with readings that celebrate villains from Victorian fiction. He is joined by biographer Michael Holroyd and writer Elaine Showalter. Show more
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Conductor Gianandrea Noseda and Richard Wigley, general manager of the BBC Philharmonic join Martin Handley to talk about their Italian-themed Prom.