Ideas of Germany

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

• 45 mins

Anything But Banal - The Fascination of the Villain

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

• 45 mins

Somme

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

• 45 mins

Albrecht Durer: Printing Press Native

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

• 45 mins

Shanghai - World City Redux

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

• 45 mins

Living with Memory in Rwanda

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

• 45 mins

Eileen Gray: The Missing Heart of Design

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

• 45 mins

Billy - The Other Lloyd Webber

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

• 45 mins

Merchant Ivory - Classics, Celluloid and Class

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

• 45 mins

Educating Isaac

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

• 45 mins

Dylan Thomas the Radio Poet

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

• 45 mins

Per Petterson

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

• 45 mins

Clocks and Clouds: An Adventure Around György Ligeti

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

• 45 mins

Sonic Art Boom - The Art of Noise

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

• 45 mins

Dennis Potter - With Aggressive Affection

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

• 45 mins

Bannockburn Begins

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

• 45 mins

Music in the Great War: Gavrilo Princip's Footprint

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

• 45 mins

World War One: Cradle of Jazz

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

• 45 mins

How Did Scotland's Artists Turn Nationalist?

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

• 45 mins

Faith Without God

Episode 1

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

• 45 mins

Faith Without God

Episode 2

Michael Goldfarb explains how Buddhism and Confucianism became religions.

• 45 mins

I Have Been Here Before

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

• 45 mins

Who Was Richard Strauss?

Tom Service travels to Switzerland in search of the real Richard Strauss.

• 45 mins

Enter the Dragon: Chinese Theatre in the 21st Century

Rana Mitter travels to Beijing to explore the recent flourishing of theatre in China.

• 45 mins

The Gospel According to Joan

A portrait of the life and legacy of theatre director Joan Littlewood.

• 45 mins

God and the Great War

Frank Cottrell Boyce explores the impact of WWI on religion at home and at the front.

• 45 mins

New Generation Thinkers

Fern Riddell discusses suffragette Kitty Marion. Plus Gregory Tate on science and poetry.

• 45 mins

New Generation Thinkers

Christopher Harding, John Gallagher

Radio 3 New Generation Thinkers on Freud in Asia and the foreign language phrase book.

• 45 mins

In the Shadow of the Tower (Exhibition Exposed)

Andrew Hussey visits Paris to understand how the Eiffel Tower has shaped French culture.

• 45 mins

A Cultural History of the Plague

Laura Ashe explores how the plague has changed our social and cultural landscape.

• 45 mins