Writing the world with Amitav Ghosh

Amitav Ghosh talks about his latest novel, The Glass Palace, a 20th-century family saga

• 23 mins

Slave Narratives

How writers have conveyed the injustices and truths of the lives of slaves in America

• 23 mins

Why do Friedrich Nietzsche's ideas still matter?

Why is the work of contentious philiosopher Friedrich Nietzsche still relevant?

• 24 mins

Robert Schumann's Symphony No 3

A close examination of the Rhenish, the last symphony composed by Schumann

• 23 mins

Slave Narratives: Part 2

How slaves fought for their own emancipation

• 23 mins

A Bach Pilgrimage: Part 3

The life and work of JS Bach, from 1708 when he moved to Weimar

• 24 mins

A Bach Pilgrimage: Part 2

The life and work of composer J S Bach, from 1703 when he was an organist at Arnstadt

• 24 mins

George Balanchine

A profile of the American choreographer and co-founder of New York City Ballet

• 23 mins

Felix Mendelssohn

A profile of the composer's prodigious talent, influences and early life.

• 23 mins

Swedish choregrapher Mat Ek

The life and work of the leading dancer, choregrapher and stage director

• 23 mins

The Barbaric Comedies

Frank McGuinness' version of three plays by the Spanish playwright Ramón del Valle-Inclán

• 24 mins

Beethoven and Copeland symphonies

An examination and comparison of two symphonies written 150 years apart

• 23 mins

A Bach Pilgrimage: Part 4

The life and work of JS Bach, from 1717 when he worked for Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen

• 24 mins

Strauss' Don Quixote

An examination of Strauss' tone poem based on the character created by Miguel de Cervantes

• 24 mins

With Great Pleasure: Donald Woods

The South African journalist and anti-apartheid activist introduces his favourite prose

• 24 mins

Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto

A close examination of the Norwegian composer's Piano Concerto

• 24 mins

Video games

How the video game industry is threatening traditional entertainment such as cinema and TV

• 23 mins

Chaucer

A profile of the first great poet to write in English, 600 years after his death

• 24 mins

Roberto Alagna and Angela Gheorghiu interview

The tenor and his soprano wife talk about their chemistry on and off stage

• 24 mins

Slave Narratives: Part 3

How a handful of educated slaves expressed their ideas

• 23 mins

Writers' Workshop: Part 1

How to write novels, with advice from writers Eliot Perlman and Michele Roberts

• 23 mins

Jerome Robbins

A profile of the American film director and choreographer

• 24 mins

Gone With The Wind

Examining the author Margaret Mitchell and her epic historical novel

• 22 mins

Traditional dance

Can traditional dance survive in the face of contemporary dance?

• 23 mins

Australia's history

The novelists Alexis Wright, Nikki Gemmell and Kate Grenville discuss Australian identity

• 24 mins

The American artist Robert Mangold

The artist talks about how and why he paints.

• 23 mins

Aaron Copland

A review of a recording of the American composers' three great ballet scores

• 24 mins

James Turrell's Roden Crater

How the American sculptor made his famous work in an extinct volcano in Arizona

• 24 mins

A Good Read: Gillian Tyndall and Sir Ernest Hall

Gillian Tyndall and Sir Ernest Hall discuss Apsley Cherry-Garrard and Marguerite Youcenar

• 23 mins

Handel's Acis and Galatia

A review of a recording by Les Arts Florissants and conducted by William Christie

• 24 mins