Sunday Feature Episodes Episode guide
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Dee
Poet Paul Farley explores John Milton's 'wizard stream' the River Dee, from source to sea.
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St Vitus Dance
Frances Byrnes explores the Dance Plague of 1518, and dance mania throughout history.
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Barbara - The Inner Voice of France
Norman Lebrecht explores the life and work of French icon, chanteuse and composer Barbara.
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In Search of Celia Sanchez
An exploration of the life of Fidel Castro's most precious aide until her death in 1980.
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Walking With Attitude
Travel writer Ian Marchant investigates 'psychogeography'.
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Three Centuries of the British Mosque
Humayun Ansari from the University of London tells the story of mosques in Britain.
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Shostakovich: A Journey into Light
Stephen Johnson on how the music of Shostakovich helped him survive clinical depression.
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A Poet in Bohemia
David Vaughan traces the life and work of English poet Elizabeth Weston.
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Leonardo - Master of Ceremonies
Charles Nicholl recreates Leonardo da Vinci's transient masterpieces.
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Hungary's Soul: Liszt and Gypsy Music
Hungarian-born poet George Szirtes revisits Budapest in search of Liszt's gypsy music.
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A Guernica for Gotham
Judith Kampfner on the best interpretation in the arts of the 9/11 attacks.
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A Symphony for Detroit
A portrait of the American city of Detroit seen through its world-class orchestra.
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Don't Make Fun of the Festival
John Tusa explores the cultural dimension to the 1951 Festival of Britain.
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Europe: The Art of Austerity
Michael Goldfarb asks how Europe's artists and writers saw the Depression of the 1930s.
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To Listen Well
Hilary Finch considers the craft, purpose and future of newspaper music critics.
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A Movement Beyond Dance
Judith Mackrell asks if dance remains ultimately about the moving human body.
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Barbara Hepworth
Juliet Gardiner profiles Barbara Hepworth, Britain's most successful female sculptor.
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El Milagro! - The Miracle of Cartagena
Owen Sheers visits a Colombian city reborn - through its own great literary heritage.
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Hume, the Philosophical Historian
Andrew Brown explores philosopher David Hume's witty, provocative career as a historian.
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Among the Ranks of the Angels - Rainer Maria Rilke
Martyn Crucefix explores the appeal of Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies.
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Le Corbusier in Chandigarh
Sukhdev Sandhu travels to Chandigarh, the city in northern India built by Le Corbusier.
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The Life and Afterlife of Wilhelm Reich
Matthew Sweet explores the life, ideas and impact of psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich.
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The World Is Out of Order! - The Life, Work and Legacy of Georg Buchner
Peter Thompson investigates the life and legacy of German dramatist Georg Buchner.
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Endnotes: David Foster Wallace
Geoff Ward considers the legacy of American novelist and writer David Foster Wallace.
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Elizabeth Scott, Architect
The forgotten story of the young female architect of the first Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
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The Shadow of the Emperor
Isabel Hilton reports from China more than 100 years on from the fall of the last emperor.
