Ravi Shankar at 100

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Jonathan Biss, Elizabeth Kenny, Susanna Malkki and Cheer Up!

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Music and mental health

Kate Molleson explores music and mental health.

• 44 mins

Mark Anthony Turnage at 60

An interview with Mark-Anthony Turnage who turns 60. A new book on Copland's film scores.

• 44 mins

Will classical music survive Covid?

A debate on rebuilding the classical music industry after Covid-19. Tom Service presents.

• 44 mins

Mahler's 8th Symphony

A book on the Symphony of the Thousand, and how the Enlightenment affected concert halls.

• 44 mins

Covid-19’s impact on singing and teaching

Sarah Connolly campaigns for singers. Plus the effects of Covid-19 on music education.

• 44 mins

Race, equality and classical music

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Roll-up, roll-up! Live music’s back…

Tom Service examines developments in the musical world during an unprecedented summertime.

• 44 mins

Impossible music

Alex Ross on his book Wagnerism, and tenor Allan Clayton on the effects of Covid-19.

• 44 mins

Music changes lives - and changes lanes

Lawrence Power, Annilese Miskimmon, Jane Mitchell, National Alzheimer's Day

• 44 mins

Changing perspectives

Kate Molleson with the stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Stars and Strads

Tom Service with the stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Messages of hope...

Bang on a Can's marathon; Musicians in our time: Rakhi Singh; Covid and schools in England

• 44 mins

Live from Southbank Centre

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

A global temperature

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Classical music and climate change

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Disability and music

Tom Service takes a look at how the music industry deals with disability and its impact.

• 44 mins

Focus on freelance musicians

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Sam Amidon; US-USSR ballet exchange; music streaming; lockdown postcards

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

The Human Connection

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Creating music in isolation

Benjamin Grosvenor and the prophetic voice of Glenn Gould.

• 44 mins

The Lark Ascending

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Music and myth, silence and AI

A book on Arvo Pärt. Luminosity in music. Beethoven's curtailed celebrations.

• 44 mins

Light at the end of the tunnel

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

Democracy from Wynton Marsalis

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters.

• 44 mins

New Music Innovators from today... and the 19th Century

Pianist Piotr Anderszewski. Songs of Fanny Hensel. Maxim Vengerov education masterclasses.

• 44 mins

Jackie Kay, Meredith Monk and Virtual Nature

Kate Molleson talks to Meredith Monk, plus Jackie Kay on blues pioneer Bessie Smith.

• 44 mins

Girl power in the 1940s

The stories that matter, the people that matter, the music that matters

• 44 mins

Uighur culture, Richard Tognetti, business models

Richard Tognetti. New relationship musicians-agents? The book Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam.

• 45 mins