Harmony of the Spheres

Going in search of the music at the centre of our cosmos: the Harmony of the Spheres.

• 44 mins

The Actors' Guide to the Emotions

Shahidha Bari traces the changing portrayal of emotions on the stage.

• 44 mins

John Ashbery - Portrait in a Convex Mirror

Colm Toibin presents an intimate portrait of American poet John Ashbery, who died in 2017.

• 44 mins

Hotel Genius

Sally Marlow reveals the creative legacy of residents at the Institute for Advanced Study.

• 44 mins

Haus Work: Women of the Bauhaus

Olivia Horsfall Turner tells the story of the women of the radical Bauhaus school.

• 44 mins

Waterlog

Wild swimming enthusiast Alice Roberts examines the legacy of Waterlog by Roger Deakin.

• 44 mins

Alexander Korda - Producer, Director, Exile, Spy

Matthew Sweet unearths movie mogul Alexander Korda's wartime role as a British agent.

• 44 mins

Robinson Crusoe Road Trip

Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe marks its 300th anniversary, but does it have a future?

• 44 mins

Literary Pursuits - Golding's Lord of the Flies

Golding's classic novel was saved from being rejected by Faber by the luckiest of chances.

• 44 mins

Cristiani and Her Cello

Dr Kate Kennedy explores the life and journeys of pioneer cellist Lise Cristiani.

• 44 mins

The Art of Rowing with Mary Wollstonecraft

Making waves - how did travelling as a single mother inspire Mary Wollstonecraft?

• 14 mins

A Unicorn Quest

A short feature about unicorns from 2019 BBC New Generation Thinker Hetta Howes.

• 14 mins

Cold War in Full Swing - Louis Armstrong in the GDR

Kevin Le Gendre discovers how Louis Armstrong came to play jazz in communist East Germany.

• 44 mins

Everybody Likes Music, Don't They?

To many, music is indispensible. But what if it has no place in your life?

• 44 mins

Judy Punches Up

Punch and Judy - unexpected feminist icons?

• 14 mins

Al-Andalus: the Legacy

Andrew Hussey journeys through Spain in search of the legacy of Al-Andalus.

• 44 mins

Moral Machinery: The Invention of Mental Healthcare

How one individual led a revolution in care for the mentally ill.

• 14 mins

Plot 5779: Unearthing Elizabeth Siddall

Actor Lily Cole plays Elizabeth Siddall who climbs out of her grave to tell her own story.

• 44 mins

The Hidden Reservoir

Carlo Gebler on the role of the arts in healing and reconciliation in Northern Ireland.

• 44 mins

Power Plays

How theatre challenged the East German government - but was swept aside as communism fell.

• 44 mins

Poles Apart

The unknown tale of Cold War communist Poland's unlikely love affair with electronic music

• 44 mins

A Racist Music

Challenging the legacy of composer and racist ideologue John Powell (1882-1963).

• 44 mins

Rewiring Raymond Scott

Ken Hollings assesses the legacy of American electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott.

• 44 mins

New Generation Thinkers: Glitter and Villainy

Glitter and Villainy: Camp performance and dressing to kill.

• 14 mins

Gentileschi's Revenge

Painter Caroline Walker explores the life of Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi.

• 44 mins

The Emergency - Creative freedom in wartime Dublin

Regan Hutchins tells the story of bohemian Dublin in World War II.

• 44 mins

The Lonely Death of Stanley Bate

Simon Heffer explores the tragic life of Stanley Bate, enigma of English music.

• 44 mins

Shades of Black: The Art and Genius of Archibald Motley Jr

How the artist Archibald Motley Jr captured the politics of skin tone in Jazz Age Chicago.

• 44 mins

In Search of Arabic Classical Music

Kate Molleson travels to Cairo to discover a lost aural music tradition.

• 44 mins

The East Speaks Back

Jerry Brotton celebrates the world of Ottoman traveller Evliya Celebi.

• 44 mins