A Birdsong Garden

The Spring Revival

Gas guns to peewits to witnessing the intimate song of the blackbird like never before.

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Mayflower Portraits

400 years on

Nick Bryant reflectis on what the Mayflower 400th anniversary means to Americans in 2020.

• 14 mins

Mayflower Portraits

Squanto

Margaret Verble considers the role of Squanto in the Mayflower myth.

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Mayflower Portraits

John Alden

Michael Goldfarb on crew member turned colonist John Alden.

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Mayflower Portraits

Susanna White-Winslow

Rebecca Fraser’s portrait of Susanna White-Whitlow, Mayflower passenger

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Mayflower Portraits

Metacom

David J Silverman explores the motivations of resistance leader Metacom

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Five Kinds of Beethoven

Inua Ellams

Inua Ellams, poet and playwright, shares what Beethoven means to him.

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Five Kinds of Beethoven

Sophie Stone

Sophie Stone considers accessing music as a deaf person and what Beethoven means to her.

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Five Kinds of Beethoven

Nitin Sawhney

Nitin Sawhney on the origins, evolution and nature of Beethoven’s genius.

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Five Kinds of Beethoven

Andrew Biswell

Andrew Biswell explores the fascinating connection between Anthony Burgess and Beethoven.

• 14 mins

Five Kinds of Beethoven

Thangam Debbonaire

Thangam Debbonaire MP shares what Beethoven means to her.

• 14 mins

Thinking Black

Peter Fryer

Colin Grant explores whether it’s appropriate for a white writer to write black history.

• 14 mins

Thinking Black

John Howard Griffin

Colin Grant examines how black people often experience invisibility in wider society.

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Thinking Black

Bert Williams

Writer Colin Grant explores the history and evolution of minstrelsy.

• 14 mins

Thinking Black

Sandra Laing

Writer Colin Grant explores the history and consequences of racial passing.

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Thinking Black

Michael Manley

Writer Colin Grant asks who is black and who isn’t – and who gets to decide?

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Discovering Black Portraiture

The man with the ship on his head

Peter Brathwaite takes us into the world of his Rediscovering #BlackPortraiture project

• 14 mins

Discovering Black Portraiture

The boy with the monkey on his back

Peter Brathwaite takes us into the world of his Rediscovering #BlackPortraiture project

• 14 mins

Discovering Black Portraiture

The man with the French horn

Peter Brathwaite takes us into the world of his Rediscovering #BlackPortraiture project

• 14 mins

Discovering Black Portraiture

The man with the pipe

Peter Brathwaite takes us into the world of his Rediscovering #BlackPortraiture project

• 14 mins

Discovering Black Portraiture

The woman with the spoon

Peter Brathwaite takes us into the world of his Rediscovering #BlackPortraiture project.

• 14 mins

Africa in the City

Marseille

Lindsay Johns discusses how Marseille has been influenced by African migration.

• 14 mins

Africa in the City

Philadelphia

Lindsay Johns continues exploring cities influenced by African migration, in Philadelphia.

• 14 mins

Africa in the City

Kingston

In Kingston, Jamaica, Lindsay Johns explores another city influenced by African migration.

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Africa in the City

Fort-de-France

Lindsay Johns's tour of cities influenced by Africa continues in Fort-de-France.

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Africa in the City

Cape Town

Lindsay Johns ends a series of essays on cities changed by African migration in Cape Town.

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Composers and Their Dogs

Newfoundlands

Famous composers devoted to certain dog breeds. Wagner’s turbulent life with Newfoundlands

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Composers and Their Dogs

Old English Sheepdogs

Famous composers devoted to dogs. Dame Ethel Smyth’s obsession with Old English sheepdogs.

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Composers and Their Dogs

Poodles

Composers' links to certain dog breeds. Haydn’s poodle tale and Chopin’s poodle myth.

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Composers and Their Dogs

Dachshunds

Famous composers’ devotion to dogs. Britten and Bernstein were obsessed with dachshunds.

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