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A Theatre For Everyman
As Liverpool's Everyman Theatre prepares to re-open, we hear from those who worked there.
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Lucy Mangan's Literary Solutions to the Economy
Writer Lucy Mangan selects five different economic remedies from literature.
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Playing the Skyline
Musicians look at how the land meets the air and imagine it as music.
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Burrell's Bequest
Alvin Hall explores the controversial decision allowing the Burrell Collection to tour.
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Alan Bennett at 80: Hytner Meets Bennett
Sir Nicholas Hytner interviews playwright Alan Bennett on the eve of his 80th birthday.
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The First Georgians: The German Kings Who Made Britain
Dr Lucy Worsley tells the story of Britain's first Georgian kings.
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Scotland Meet Murray Lachlan Young
Poet Murray Lachlan Young goes in search of his Scottishness.
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How to Get Ahead
What it took to prosper in the most artistic, decadent and dangerous royal courts.
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Jimi Hendrix: The Road to Woodstock
The definitive documentary record of one of Jimi Hendrix's most celebrated performances.
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Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Alastair Sooke looks at masterpieces of Ancient Egypt through the eyes of an art lover.
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The Living Mountain
Robert Macfarlane undertakes an immersive poetic pilgrimage to the Cairngorms.
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A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
The history of our curious relationship with murder is explored by Lucy Worsley.
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The Fairy-Tale Castles of King Ludwig II with Dan Cruickshank
Examining the extravagant castles and palaces created by King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
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Derek Tangye - The Cornish Gardener
John McCarthy explores the fascinating life of British author Derek Tangye.
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When Washington Came to Brum
How some of the earliest American literary classics were actually written in Birmingham.
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Archaeology: A Secret History
Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.
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The Butterfly Effect
Amanda Roocroft explores the impact of Madame Butterfly in performance and popular culture
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What Do Artists Do All Day?
Portraits of leading artists, with insights into their working lives and creative process
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The Sound and the Fury in Concert
Performances recorded for 大象传媒 Four's The Sound and the Fury: A Century of Music
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The Human Jukebox
Peter Curran on earworms; why we sing to ourselves, and why sometimes we can't stop it
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Old Photographs Fever - The Search for China's Pictured Past
Historical photographs are rare in China, but now the pictured past is being reclaimed.
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Changing My Voice
Christopher Gabbitas explores the effects on singers of changing the pitch of their voice.
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What the Scandinavians Know About Children's Literature
Mariella Frostrup looks at Scandinavian children's literature.
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Sounds of the 20th Century: The 90s
Fearne Cotton looks back at the Sounds of the 1990s.
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The Countertenor
Men who sing in falsetto. Bidisha on the countertenor voice, from Purcell to Plan B.
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Change of Art
Artist Andrew Shoben explores a controversial idea to 'rotate or retire' public artworks
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Fake or Fortune?
Journalist Fiona Bruce and art expert Philip Mould investigate mysteries behind paintings.
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Birth of the British Novel
How 18th-century novelists such as Defoe and Swift established all our literary genres.
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Billy Connolly and Aly Bain: Fishing for Poetry - A Celebration of Norman MacCaig
Anecdotes, tributes and readings for the late poet Norman MacCaig.
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And the Academy Award Goes To...
Paul Gambaccini traces the history of the Oscars and tells the story behind winning films
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Twenty Minutes
Eclectic arts magazine programme, exploring a range of fascinating subjects
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Mark Lawson Talks To...
Mark Lawson in conversation with famous personalities from all walks of life
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Living with Harry Potter
Author J K Rowling and Stephen Fry discuss the Harry Potter book series.
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Trollope on Austen
Novelist Joanna Trollope explores the work of her favourite author, Jane Austen.
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A Picture of Birmingham, by Benjamin Zephaniah
Benjamin Zephaniah revisits his home town, Birmingham, on a mission to compose a new poem.
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Joan Bakewell: Flowering in Autumn
Joan Bakewell considers how great creative artists respond to old age.
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Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Jim White takes a road trip into the heart of the poor white American South. (2004)
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Vivienne Westwood Talks to Kirsty Wark
Kirsty Wark interviews fashion icon Vivienne Westwood.
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Roy Lichtenstein: Pop Idol
Roy Lichtenstein revolutionised art with his cartoon images of American culture. (2004)
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Rossetti - Sex, Drugs and Oil Paint
Andrew Graham-Dixon considers the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. (2003)
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Definitely Dusty
Documentary looking at the life and work of soul and pop diva Dusty Springfield.
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Angelou on Burns
Writer and poet Maya Angelou goes on a pilgrimage to Burns Country in Scotland.
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