Wide-ranging series exploring arts and cultural issues around the world
World Service,Β·126 episodes
The history of 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' and the coded messages in Spiritual songs
Why the Concerto for Two Violins in D minor by, J. S. Bach is so important to people
Why people love for Bob Dylan's song 'Like a Rolling Stone'
The history of the song 'Stand By Me'
Writer and film maker Namik Kabil introduces his Sarajevo
A look at the young cultural scene in Warsaw
Writer and director Banuta Rubess leads a tour of her Riga
Exploring the cultural highlights of Bucharest with the architect Augustin Ioan
An interview with Indian film director Mira Nair
Exploring spiritualism, the idea that the dead live on and can communicate through seances
An investigation into witchcraft, supernatural powers and the possibility of miracles
Defining good and evil and exploring the conflict between them
A trip to the ruins of Persepolis to investigate it's role in Iran's sense of identity
A visit to a 'symbol of hope', Kosovo's first multi-ethnic school
Men longing for women to commit to a life in the rural outback of Australia
A look at the purpose and appeal and of clowns
An interview with the British film director Mike Leigh
Tracing the extraordinary story of pianist Helga Bassel and her escape from Nazi Germany
A visit to a village about to be destroyed by the creation of the Almatti Dam
Theodore Zeldin reflects on the lost art of conversation
What role does art play in building a nation?
Can art challenge a nation and disrupt the status quo?
The story of the Danish writer of fairy-tales, Hans Christian Andersen
Celebrating Hans Christian Andersen, the creator of 'The Snow Queen'
How a team of people create a great musical
Exploring how to write a novel with prominent writers who share their creative processes
'First you need a good idea'. Exploring the vital elements for a successful art exhibtion
The growing global business of video games and how to make them
How the voice works to physically produce sound
Exploring the vast range of sounds that the human voice can produce