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What Childhood of Christ?

Helen Bond analyses the Scriptures and the Apocrypha to discover Christ's missing years.

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Angelology

The Rev Lucy Winkett explores traditional images of angels.

• 20 mins

Shostakovich's Symphony No 7

Stephen Johnson explores the symbolism of Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony.

• 20 mins

Ragtime to Riches

Bricklayer's son, ragtime pianist, major philanthropist: the lost story of Walter Harding.

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The Sound of One Hand Clapping

Musician David Bramwell explores the art of the clap in creating and teaching music.

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The Ascent of Mount Ventoux

Petrarch's account of how he and his brother once set out to climb a mountain in Provence.

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William Byrd and Catholicism

The Rev Richard Coles hosts a discussion on how William Byrd survived as a recusant.

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Czeslaw Milosz: Poet-Witness

Fiona Sampson considers the work of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish poet Czeslaw Milosz.

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The Story of the Cross

Jonathan Coffey on the story of the cross and how it became the symbol of Christianity.

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The Light in Darkness

A documentary contemplating the 'endless days and nights' that affect Finland.

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Bittersweet Symphony

Louise Fryer investigates the inspiration behind Walton's powerful First Symphony.

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Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex

Stephen Johnson explores Stravinsky's take on the ancient tale of Oedipus Rex.

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Your First 1812

Children from Amersham Music Centre prepare to perform Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.

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The Meaning of Maturity

Paul Allen explores the work that inspired Josef Suk's The Ripening.

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Schumann's Carnaval

Stephen Johnson tries to uncover the mysteries of Schumann's piano suite Carnaval.

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Lizzie's Tiger

In Angela Carter's story a circus tiger shapes the destiny of the notorious Lizzie Borden.

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Elgar's Coronation Ode

Stephen Johnson explores Elgar's Coronation Ode.

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No Conquering Hero

Ruth Smith uncovers the surprising truth about the many meanings of Judas Maccabeus.

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The Trojan Horse Has Bolted

Paul Allen examines how, despite losing the war, the Trojans have shaped Western culture.

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Goethe and the West-Eastern Divan

Episode 1

Paul Farley explores Goethe's verse tribute to Persian poetry, The West-Eastern Divan.

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Goethe and the West-Eastern Divan

Episode 2

Paul Farley on how Goethe's West-Eastern Divan poems were fuelled by a love affair.

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Entertaining Toscanini

Suzy Klein explores the drama engendered by Toscanini's visits to the 91热爆 SO in the 1930s.

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The Sunken City

Phil Carradice investigates a lost kingdom submerged beneath the waves of Cardigan Bay.

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Are You Musical?

Exploring how in Edwardian Britain Tchaikovsky became a symbol of male homosexuality.

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Wallace and Gromit: Feet of Clay

Poet Michael Rosen visits the Aardman Studios to meet Nick Park and Wallace and Gromit.

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A Herball for the 21st Century

A mysterious discovery prompts Anna Pavord to celebrate her botanical hero William Turner.

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Herschel Grynszpan, the Forgotten Assassin

The story of Herschel Grynszpan, whose actions provided the pretext for Kristallnacht.

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The Greatest Poem Never Read

Danny Karlin considers Robert Browning's Sordello: is it the best worst poem ever?

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The Global Flute Fraternity

Keith Waithe gives Julian May a tour of his collection of 207 flutes from around the globe

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Judas

Richard Holloway explores the myth of Judas Iscariot and his depiction through the ages.

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