A collection of programmes relating to Dante, plus Dante reading Desert Island castaways.
The team behind Radio 4's The Divine Comedy talk about creating Dante's world in sound.
Melvyn Bragg examines Danteβs βInfernoβ, a medieval journey through Hellβs nine circles
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of Hell and its representation in the arts.
Mark Lawson reviews Joe Wright's new staging of A Season in the Congo by Aime Cesaire.
Dante finds himself in the middle of a dark wood in extreme personal and spiritual crisis.
Dante's journey comes to a glorious conclusion as he and Beatrice ascend through Paradise.
On their journey, Dante and Virgil encounter numerous souls who have gone before them.
Roy Plomley's castaway is film director Franco Zeffirelli
Sue Lawley's castaway is chef and broadcaster Nigella Lawson
Roy Plomley's castaway is tenor Luciano Pavarotti
Roy Plomley's castaway is playwright Tom Stoppard
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists.
