Larkin and Believing

Ambulances

Vidyan Ravinthiran explores questions of belief in response to Larkin's poem 'Ambulances'.

• 14 mins

Larkin and Believing

Going

Helen Mort explores questions of faith and belief in response to Larkin's poem 'Going'

• 14 mins

Sign Language Is My Language

Sign Language through the Ages (Robert Adam)

Personal essays exploring the history, layers and nuances of British Sign Language.

• 14 mins

Sign Language Is My Language

Tina Kelberman

Personal essays exploring the history, layers and nuances of British Sign Language.

• 14 mins

Sign Language Is My Language

Deepa Shastri

Personal essays exploring the history, layers and nuances of British Sign Language.

• 14 mins

Sign Language Is My Language

Robert Adam

Personal essays exploring the history, layers and nuances of British Sign Language.

• 14 mins

Sign Language Is My Language

Christopher Laing

Personal essays exploring the history, layers and nuances of British Sign Language.

• 14 mins

Coming Home

Helen Cross

Memories of clubbing in 90s Birmingham and an encounter with an oil painting

• 14 mins

Coming Home

Dr Shahed Yousaf

Driving home to Birmingham after a very demanding day at work in prison.

• 14 mins

Coming Home

Professor Thomas Glave

Returning from London on a train at night to home in Birmingham.

• 14 mins

Coming Home

Naush Sabah

Re-visiting a childhood home in Sparkbrook, Birmingham

• 14 mins

Coming Home

Casey Bailey

Returning to Birmingham after a holiday and reliving childhood memories in Nechells.

• 14 mins

Double Vision

Tishani Doshi

Tishani Doshi performs an essay recorded at the BBC's Contains Strong Language Festival.

• 14 mins

Double Vision

Roy McFarlane

Roy McFarlane performs an essay recorded at the BBC's Contains Strong Language Festival.

• 14 mins

Double Vision

Isabelle Baafi

Isabelle Baafi performs an essay recorded at the BBC's Contains Strong Language Festival.

• 14 mins

Double Vision

Anil Pradhan

Anil Pradhan performs an essay recorded at the BBC's Contains Strong Language Festival.

• 14 mins

Double Vision

Alvin Pang

Alvin Pang performs an essay recorded at the BBC's Contains Strong Language Festival.

• 14 mins

Vaughan Williams: Belonging

Vaughan Williams - Clare Shaw

Personal essays on what Vaughan Williams means to five different writers.

• 14 mins

Vaughan Williams: Belonging

Vaughan Williams - Dr Rommi Smith

Personal essays on what Vaughan Williams means to five different writers.

• 14 mins

Vaughan Williams: Belonging

Vaughan Williams - Adrian McNally

Personal essays on what Vaughan Williams means to five different writers.

• 14 mins

Vaughan Williams: Belonging

Vaughan Willliams - Luke Turner

Personal essays on what Vaughan Williams means to five different writers.

• 14 mins

Vaughan Williams: Belonging

Vaughan Williams - Amanda Dalton

Personal essays on what Vaughan Williams means to five different writers.

• 14 mins

The Beeb and the Bard

Finding a way

Samuel West introduces a centenary celebration of BBC radio productions of Shakespeare.

• 14 mins

The Beeb and the Bard

Shakespeare in war and peace

Samuel West and Andrea Smith talk about performances of Shakespeare during WWII.

• 14 mins

The Beeb and the Bard

A century of Juliets

Actor Samuel West and Dr Andrea Smith discuss changing styles of acting in Shakespeare.

• 14 mins

The Beeb and the Bard

Radiophonia

Samuel West and Andrea Smith discuss sound in BBC radio's productions of Shakespeare.

• 14 mins

The Beeb and the Bard

Diversity

Samuel West and Andrea Smith discuss diversity in BBC radio's productions of Shakespeare.

• 14 mins

Renewing the Past: The BBC and Early Music

1920s, Reviving Old Ayres

Nicholas Kenyon explores early music at the BBC in the 1920s.

• 14 mins

Renewing the Past: The BBC and Early Music

1930s, Creating a National Music

Nicholas Kenyon explores early music at the BBC in the 1930s.

• 14 mins

Renewing the Past: The BBC and Early Music

1940s, New Life for Old Music

Nicholas Kenyon explores early music at the BBC in the 1940s.

• 14 mins