What's on the programme?

Tom Service explores the art of concert programming.

• 29 mins

What's the Point of Symphonies?

What exactly is a symphony, and are they just a thing of classical music's past?

• 29 mins

Gloria!

Tom Service immerses himself in the joyous world of Poulenc's Gloria.

• 29 mins

Strange Tuning

An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service.

• 30 mins

The Ethereal

Tom Service explores the ethereal in music.

• 29 mins

Unripe Cherries: Brahms's Symphony No 4

Tom explores one of the most popular works of all time, Brahms's Symphony No 4 in E minor.

• 29 mins

Hitting the High Notes

Tom Service explores the enduring appeal of the tenor voice.

• 29 mins

In it to win it

Tom Service explores the enduring, worldwide appeal of classical music competitions.

• 29 mins

The Old Testament of Music

Tom Service explores JS Bach's extraordinary The Well-Tempered Clavier.

• 29 mins

The Trombone Section

What is the role of the trombone section in orchestras, and why do they come in threes?

• 29 mins

New York, New York!

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's Tom Service, exploring the music of The Big Apple.

• 29 mins

Resolutions

An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service.

• 29 mins

Jumping Fleas: the rise and rise of the Ukulele

Tom Service explores the world of the Ukulele with virtuoso Taimane Gardner.

• 29 mins

Turangalila!

Tom Service travels deep into Olivier Messiaen's epic Turangalila Symphony.

• 29 mins

'Pathétique'

An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service.

• 28 mins

Songs of the Moon

Tom Service takes us on a musical voyage to the moon (and back).

• 28 mins

Impassioned argument: Elizabeth Maconchy's string quartets

Tom Service surveys the 13 extraordinary string quartets of Elizabeth Maconchy.

• 28 mins

Needle Drop: the power of classical music in film

Tom Service discovers the power of using pre-existing classical music in films.

• 28 mins

What's the point of Listening?

Tom Service reflects on digital listening and how it impacts our relationship with music.

• 28 mins