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Ivan Hewett examines Wagner's Tristan Chord to test the idea that harmony is a reflection of history. From 2017. Show more
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Ivan Hewett tests the idea harmony is a reflection of history using Mahler's 10th Symphony. With David Matthews. From 2017. Show more
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Ivan Hewett tests if harmony is a reflection of history using Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. With Gerard McBurney. From 2017. Show more
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Ivan Hewett tests if harmony is a reflection of history using Terry Riley's In C. With pianist Joanna MacGregor. From 2017. Show more
Multicultural sketch show written by white, black, Asian and minority ethnic stand-ups and writers from across the UK. Hosted by Hardeep Singh Kohli in his home town of Glasgow. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Soprano Catherine Bott tells the story of Nancy Storace, an English singing superstar who worked with Mozart. From 2014. Show more
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Businesswoman and professor Julia Hobsbawm explores how the world of work runs on human networks and networking. From October 2014. Show more
Scientist Dorothy Hodgkin and her lover wrestle with the internal structure of complex molecules in 1930s letters. From October 2014. Show more
In the 1940s, Dorothy made more scientific strides even with a baby, prompting the college to award maternity pay. From October 2014. Show more
Dorothy's reputation grew post-war, conquering the structure of penicillin before the challenge of vitamin B12. From October 2014. Show more
Becoming the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1964, Dorothy shared her hopes for the future. From October 2014. Show more
Countertenor Christopher Robson reflects on his life in music, from the Salvation Army to Blur’s Damon Albarn. From 2017. Show more
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Paul Barrett explores the life of 20th-century palaeontologist, Franz Baron Nopcsa von Felso-Szilvás. From October 2015. Show more
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Beulah Garner explores the life of the pioneering entomologist, Evelyn Cheesman. From October 2015. Show more
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Erica McAllister explores the life of entomologist - and dipterist (fly expert), George Verrallis. From October 2015. Show more
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Paul Jackson explores how TV reflects cultural changes: 1969, snooker and the arrival of colour in ‘Pot Black’. From May 2003. Show more
Jake Yapp and Jon Holmes are joined by Angela Barnes, Paul Garner, Jessica Fostekew and Arthur Smith for a look back at the 2010s.
Jake Yapp and Jon Holmes are joined by Jessica Fostekew, Sarah Campbell, Paul Garner, Angela Barnes and Arthur Smith for a rundown of the most shocking Comedy Club moments of 2019.
Jake Yapp and Jon Holmes are joined by Paul Garner, Sarah Campbell, Rob Deering and Jessica Fostekew to look ahead to the coming year.
Chris Washington shares with BBC Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club tales of his worst DIY experience and the funniest thing that happened to him as a postie.
