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Musicians on the Couch

Lisztomania: Music, mood and mass hysteria!

An eclectic look at music and the mind, from Liszt to Gould to Taylor Swift.

• 14 mins

Women at the Keyboard

Wanda Landowska

Natasha Loges tells the remarkable story of the Polish harpsichordist Wanda Landowska.

• 14 mins

Women at the Keyboard

Majoie Hajary

Natasha Loges on the pianist-composer Majoie Hajary.

• 14 mins

Women at the Keyboard

Gu Shengying

Natasha Loges on Chinese pianist Gu Shengying.

• 14 mins

Women at the Keyboard

Chiquinha Gonzaga

Natasha Loges on Chiquinha Gonzaga - the woman who forged the sound of the Rio carnival.

• 14 mins

Women at the Keyboard

Philippa Schuyler

Natasha Loges on the life and music of American composer-pianist Philippa Schuyler.

• 14 mins

The Little Secrets of Great Works

You've Got Mail

Children's novelist Elle McNicoll discusses one line from Nora Ephron's romantic comedy.

• 14 mins

The Little Secrets of Great Works

Sibelius's Fifth Symphony

Financial Times journailst Stephen Bush on the third movement of Sibelius's Symphony No 5.

• 14 mins

The Little Secrets of Great Works

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Sam Leith on his fascination with a background figure in Judith Kerr's classic book.

• 14 mins

The Little Secrets of Great Works

Field of Dreams

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

• 14 mins

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.

• 14 mins

The Little Secrets of Great Works

Neil Young鈥檚 鈥極ut On The Weekend鈥�

Essays on the small, underappreciated aspects of famous artistic pieces.

• 14 mins

The Little Secrets of Great Works

Howard鈥檚 End

Essays on the small, underappreciated aspects of famous artistic pieces.

• 14 mins

Under the Influence

Jon Boden

Jon Boden on the influence of apocalyptic science-fiction on him as a folk singer.

• 15 mins

New Generation Thinkers

The Entrepreneur

Philip Roscoe asks whether our expectations of the lone entrepreneur are unrealistic.

• 15 mins

Under the Influence

Emma Rice

Emma Rice reveals the influences that stamp her work as a theatre director.

• 15 mins

New Generation Thinkers

Parallels and Paradoxes

Shahidha Bari examines the ideas behind the founding of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.

• 15 mins

Under the Influence

Shobana Jeyasingh

Shobana Jeyasingh on how different dance traditions inform her choreography.

• 15 mins

New Generation Thinkers

Light in the Dark

Alexandra Harris explores the history of artificial light through literary sources.

• 15 mins

Under the Influence

Tom Hunter

Photographer and artist Tom Hunter on the impact that Vermeer has had on his work.

• 15 mins

New Generation Thinkers

Looking beyond the Dead

Zoe Norridge ask why photos of Africa fix perceptions of the continent at its worst times.

• 15 mins

Under the Influence

Kei Miller

Indian-born choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh reflects on the influences shaping her dances.

• 15 mins

New Generation Thinkers

The Canon of Comics

Jon Adams compares the work of modern comic book enthusiasts to ancient biblical scholars.

• 15 mins