Iconic arts series with films, plays, literature and music from around the world
World Service,Β·2413 episodes
Exploring the life of Mikhail Bulgakov and his fiercely satirical novel
"I never could be without Schubert." The singer talks about his love of the composer
A visit to a rehearsal of the British period orchestra
A profile of the life and work of the American singer and songwriter
Is there too much music in our daily lives?
A competition which brings together mobile phones and poetry
The Israel journalist, novelist and intellectual talks about his novel The Same Sea.
A discussion about the French Swiss architect's controversial legacy
Was this most famous piece of organ music really written by Bach?
A review of a recording of the French composer's three historical dramas
Is a world of multi-channel television sustainable?
The judges of the prize talk about the contest from the awards ceremony in Accra, Ghana.
The Indian sitar virtuoso reveals the secrets of the tabla, tanbur and sitar
Discussing the operatic soprano's life in Athens from 1937 to 1945
A tribute to the Indian writer, with contributions from Mark Tully and archive interviews.
The history and impact of the London music venue which opened in 1901
The celebrated Mexican writer talks about losing a child and his book The Years With Laura
An exploration of the annual religious event in Iran, a kind of passion play.
Egytpian novelist Ahdaf Soueif talks about the accounts of the 14th-century traveller
The history behind Wigmore Hall and the artists who have performed there
The Lebanese Hanan Al-Sheikh and two other writers talk about being separated from home
The American musical's first performance in 1957, remembered by the cast.
The abstract artists Terry Frost, John Hoyland and Yuko Shirai discuss how they use colour
The first performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical about Eva Peron.
The British writer and 'psychogeographer' talks about his novel Landor's Tower
Ensemble Organum perform Franciscan chant; Tribute to Arnold Schoenberg.
A look ahead to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms season with the conductor Leonard Slatkin
The Irish poet talks about his collection, Electric Light
Three playwrights talk about why they choose to write plays and film scripts
Marius Brenciu is the first tenor to win the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cardiff Singer of the World Competition