Living and Present: Laurie Anderson on Performance Art

Pioneering artist Laurie Anderson traces the roots of contemporary performance art.

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Fear and Trembling in Copenhagen - In Search of Soren Kierkegaard

Nigel Warburton explores the life and work of Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard.

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The Devastation of British Art

Diarmaid MacCulloch tells the story of iconoclasm during the English Reformation.

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Production-Line Living

AL Kennedy explores the impact and idea of Henry Ford's introduction of the assembly line.

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Albert Camus: Inside the Outsider

Andrew Hussey celebrates the life and work of French writer and philosopher Albert Camus.

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Britten 100: Cultural Conchies

Exploring the background to the pacifism which was central to Britten's creative vision.

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A Profile of Ken Adam: The Spectre of Modernism

Matthew Sweet meets film production designer Ken Adam, famous for Bond and Dr Strangelove.

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The Invisible Theatre: Wagner's Opera House in Bayreuth

Tom Service and others explore the ideas behind Wagner's own opera house in Bayreuth.

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Ideas of Germany

Anne McElvoy considers how Germans see their country's cultural role.

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Anything But Banal - The Fascination of the Villain

Paul Allen explores, with Britain's leading actors, the allure of the villain in drama.

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Somme

Paul Farley visits the Somme, a river whose sleepy character belies its violent history.

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Albrecht Durer: Printing Press Native

Charlotte Higgins charts the printing prowess of German Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer.

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Shanghai - World City Redux

Rana Mitter on how today's ultra-modern Shanghai is rediscovering its glamorous past.

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Living with Memory in Rwanda

Zoe Norridge reports from Rwanda on how the country's devastating genocide is remembered.

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Eileen Gray: The Missing Heart of Design

Fiona Shaw explores the life and work of Irish-born designer and architect Eileen Gray.

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Billy - The Other Lloyd Webber

Andrew Green explores the life and little-heard romantic music of William Lloyd Webber.

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Merchant Ivory - Classics, Celluloid and Class

Laurence Scott re-assesses the work of the film-making team known as Merchant Ivory.

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Educating Isaac

Nicholas Baragwanath explores a forgotten mode of music education once used in Naples.

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Dylan Thomas the Radio Poet

Writer Rachel Trezise tells the story of Dylan Thomas's broadcasting life.

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Per Petterson

A profile of Norwegian writer Per Petterson, author of the novel Out Stealing Horses.

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Clocks and Clouds: An Adventure Around György Ligeti

A portrait of a magnificent and mischievous musical spirit, György Ligeti.

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Sonic Art Boom - The Art of Noise

Composer Dan Jones celebrates sound art and The Art of Noise Manifesto.

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Dennis Potter - With Aggressive Affection

Matthew Sweet reassseses the life, work and legacy of playwright Dennis Potter.

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Bannockburn Begins

Novelist Louise Welsh explores meanings, ancient and modern, of the battle of Bannockburn.

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Music in the Great War: Gavrilo Princip's Footprint

Maria Margaronis explores the legacy of Gavrilo Princip, whose shots sparked WWI.

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World War One: Cradle of Jazz

Alyn Shipton charts the musical and social changes behind the emergence of jazz.

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How Did Scotland's Artists Turn Nationalist?

Stuart Kelly examines why many Scottish artists today have declared for independence.

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Faith Without God

Episode 1

Michael Goldfarb learns about the real lives of Buddha, Confucius, Thales and Pythagoras.

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Faith Without God

Episode 2

Michael Goldfarb explains how Buddhism and Confucianism became religions.

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I Have Been Here Before

How a 1927 essay by a former soldier influenced JB Priestley and other writers for decades

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