Iconic arts series with films, plays, literature and music from around the world
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How the conductor has changed over the last one hundred years and what the future might hold.
A profile of the American film director on the release of AI Artificial Intelligence
How artists use ‘everyday stuff’ such as clay. Presented by Michael Rosen
How artists use ‘everyday stuff’ such as steel. Presented by Michael Rosen
The British novelist, painter and poet talks after celebrating his 75th birthday
How artists use ‘everyday stuff’ in their work, such as glass. Presented by Michael Rosen
How music was at the heart of the royal chateau’s life under Louis XIV
The instruments of Kazakhstan and the people who play them
The American writer talks about his novel Corrections
The life and work of the Russian born conductor and virtuoso pianist
The Egyptian novelist talks about his novel Aunt Safiyya and the Monastery
A review of a new film of the Italian opera, starring Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu
An examination of Handel’s coronation anthem by the singers who have performed it
The American composer talks about his controversial opera The Death of Klinghoffer
The South African storyteller talks about his novel The Restless Supermarket
What is the secret behind the longest running play in the world?
The life and work of Alexandrovich Vengerov, the Israeli violinist
The Finnish composers talk about their remarkable musical partnership
A celebration of the American big band leader’s 1940 hit
A celebration of the English composer’s pastoral masterpiece
The Zimbabwean writer talks about his latest novel Ancestors
The Nigerian writer talks about her work, which ranges from novels to dramas for TV
A centenary tribute to one of the most remarkable singers of the 20th century
The British author talks about his unsettling fiction from his suburban London home.
An interview with the co-founder of the bookstore and cultural space in Cairo, Egypt
How do you define world music?
The celebrated British biographer talks about the craft of biography and its origins
How Joseph Conrad’s masterpiece was a response to real events in the Congo of the 1880s
What makes Vincent Van Gogh’s much-loved still life a masterpiece?
The Israeli author talks about his unsettling novel Be My Knife
