Our Birmingham Fathers

Three people meet to share experiences of grieving for their musician fathers.

• 44 mins

The Myth and Mystery of Anja Thauer

The story of a lost cellist, who was once a rival to Jacqueline du Pré.

• 44 mins

The Fake Poet

Why does the image of the forlorn and abandoned poet Thomas Chatterton haunt us today?

• 44 mins

Dissecting Beethoven

Neurosurgeon Henry Marsh and Georgia Mann dissect Beethoven.

• 44 mins

New Generation Thinkers: A Passion for Annotations

Dr Kylie Murray explains her fascination for annotation.

• 14 mins

The Robots Are Us

Ken Hollings explores a century of R.U.R., Karel Capek's staged robot revolution.

• 44 mins

The Apple and the Tree

Carlo Gébler asks why the children of writers often become writers themselves.

• 44 mins

Margaret Fay Shaw's Hebridean Odyssey

An exploration of the life and work of the remarkable American Gaelic folk song collector.

• 44 mins

The Aphorism Now - Failing with Style

New Generation Thinker Dr Noreen Masud examines the 21st-century health of the aphorism.

• 14 mins

John Foulds - Life, Death and Resurrection

Simon Heffer explores the innovative world of John Foulds, a forgotten genius.

• 44 mins

Classical Commonwealth, Part 1

Errollyn Wallen unravels the story of classical music across the British Commonwealth.

• 44 mins

The Balcony

Dr Islam Issa contemplates the social and cultural significance of the Balcony.

• 14 mins

The Tidal Sense

Signe Lidén reflects on ancient and emerging knowledge about what the tide might mean.

• 44 mins

Hilltop Histories

Archaeologist Seren Griffiths tells the multiple stories of a Sandstone ridge in Cheshire.

• 14 mins

Male Grooming - Past and Present

New Generation Thinkers test their theories in the real world.

• 14 mins

Should Feminists Read Baudelaire?

Michèle Roberts assesses the reputation of the French poet 200 years after his birth.

• 44 mins

Silent Spaces

Soumik Datta explores what’s become of the country's empty music venues.

• 44 mins

Fluxus - 60 Years and Not Counting

Paul Morley celebrates an irreverent art movement.

• 44 mins

Riding the Waves

Artists dive deep beneath the waves of Virginia Woolf's inspirational novel.

• 44 mins

Repeating Patterns in the Street Harassment of Women

Dr Rachel Hewitt explores repeating patterns in the street harassment of women.

• 14 mins

The Kershaw Tapes

More Kershaw Tapes

Andy Kershaw introduces more rare recordings from his personal archive.

• 44 mins

Even more Kershaw Tapes

Andy Kershaw introduces more rare recordings from his personal archive.

• 44 mins

Clubbing after Lockdown

New Generation Thinker Tom Smith explores post-lockdown club culture and what's changed.

• 14 mins

Regarding the Pain of Others

Allan Little addresses the gulf between the reality of war and our means to comprehend it.

• 44 mins

Archives in the Culture Wars

Tom Charlton explores how his academic career as a historian fits into the ‘culture wars’.

• 14 mins

The Puppet's Gaze

Noreen Masud reflects on what the puppet's gaze can give that the human gaze cannot.

• 14 mins

Unmouthed

Revelations, new poems and music from composer Ivor Gurney’s lost years in an asylum

• 44 mins

Tranquility Inc - The Great New Ambient Wave

Elizabeth Alker traces the hidden history of Japan’s environmental music scene.

• 44 mins

Reclaiming the Bridgetower Sonata

Chi-chi Nwanoku's journey to restore Beethoven's dedication to George Bridgetower.

• 44 mins

Then there was Light - Stockhausen's LICHT, his opera for the seven days of the week

How German avant-garde composer Stockhausen wrote an opera for each day of the week.

• 44 mins