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The Little Secrets of Great Works

Field of Dreams

Writer Sarfraz Manzoor discusses one moment in the Kevin Costner movie Field of Dreams.

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The Little Secrets of Great Works

Frida Kahlo's Broken Column

Art historian Katy Hessel on the symbolism of the spine in Frida Kahlo's Broken Column.

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Five Cellos: Lost and Found

The Soul of Music

Kate Kennedy reflects on her quest to find Pal Hermann's cello, and his soul.

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Five Cellos: Lost and Found

The Bee Cello

The story of an abandoned cello that a physicist has filled with 400,000 bees.

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Five Cellos: Lost and Found

The Auschwitz Cello

How the cellist of Auschwitz, Anita Lasker-Wallfisch's life was saved by her cello.

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Five Cellos: Lost and Found

The Shipwrecked Cello

The unlikely story of the reconstruction of the 'Mara' Stradivarius.

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Five Cellos: Lost and Found

The Flat-Pack Cello

Kate Kennedy reflects on a reimagined cello whose story is yet to begin.

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Highland Tails

The Reindeer

An Essay and reflection in poetry on the reintroduction of wild animals into the Highlands

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Highland Tails

The Sea Eagle

An Essay and reflection in poetry on the reintroduction of wild animals into the Highlands

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Highland Tails

The Wallabies

An Essay and reflection in poetry on the reintroduction of wild animals into the Highlands

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Highland Tails

The Beaver

An Essay and reflection in poetry on the reintroduction of wild animals into the Highlands

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Highland Tails

The Bison

An Essay and reflection in poetry on the reintroduction of wild animals into the Highlands

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On Disappointment

Creative

Rachel Cooke takes a wry look at artistic disappointment.

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On Disappointment

Love

Rachel Cooke takes a wry look at the let-downs and disappointments of love.

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On Disappointment

Food

Rachel Cooke takes a wry look at disappointment with food.

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On Disappointment

Politics

Rachel Cooke looks at why political ambition invariably turns to disappointment.

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On Disappointment

Travel

Rachel Cooke takes a wry look at disappointing holidays, and how to avoid them.

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Multitrack

The Djembe Drum: Beyond West Africa

A journey into the history and present of West Africa鈥檚 djembe drum.

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Multitrack

Rhythm of the Run

Radio-maker and runner Ricardo Burt hits the London streets with DJ run crews.

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Multitrack

An Turas / The Journey

A linguistic tour of modern Scotland, created as part of the Multitrack Audio Fellowship.

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To Odesa

1. Ears

Ukrainian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky (author of Deaf Republic) on the city of his birth.

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To Odesa

2. Departure

Ukrainian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky (author of Deaf Republic) on the city of his birth.

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To Odesa

3. Watching

Ukrainian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky (author of Deaf Republic) on the city of his birth.

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To Odesa

4. Crossing

Ukrainian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky (author of Deaf Republic) on the city of his birth.

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To Odesa

5. Return

Ukrainian-American poet Ilya Kaminsky (author of Deaf Republic) on the city of his birth.

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The Enormous Condescension of Posterity

On reading The Making of the English Working Class

Sheila Rowbotham remembers the catalytic influence of Edward and Dorothy Thompson.

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The Enormous Condescension of Posterity

The Making of EP Thompson

Historian Geoff Andrews explores EP Thompson's experience of adult education.

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The Enormous Condescension of Posterity

Those Thompson Left Behind

Christienna Fryar on the inspiration of EP Thompson's classic work of social history.

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The Enormous Condescension of Posterity

The Rescuer

David Aaronovitch explores EP Thompson's The Making of the English Working Class.

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The Enormous Condescension of Posterity

Breaking Class

Writer Natasha Carthew on the inspiration of EP Thompson's classic work of social history.

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