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Tchaikovsky's Island of Inspiration
How a trip to a remote island monastery inspired Pyotr Tchaikovsky's First Symphony.
Aida at 150
Flora Willson tells the story of Verdi's operatic masterpiece from an Egyptian lens.
This Land of Words and Water
A journey into the Ireland of Louis MacNeice’s poetic imagination.
In Search of the Sublime
In Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, artist Emma Stibbon RA explores the idea of the sublime.
Afterwords: Stuart Hall
The writer and academic Stuart Hall in his own words and those of admirers of his work.
Afterwords: Mary Oliver
A dive into the world of American writer Mary Oliver, with recordings of the poet herself.
Afterwords: Simone de Beauvoir
A portrait of Simone de Beauvoir through her own words and those of critics and admirers.
A Tree Story
Martin Handley traces the journey of a violin from forest to concert hall via its builder.
Nuit Blanche
What is it about the night? Artists and writers reveal their nocturnal creative processes.
A Trip to My Grave
Sophie Coulombeau reflects on the contemporary reluctance to face death.
