Sunday Feature Episodes Episode guide
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Flowers in the Backyard - China and its Minority Cultures
Isabel Hilton reports from Beijing on China's relationship with its minority cultures.
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Piano fever in China
Petroc Trelawny visits China to find out why the country is now gripped by piano fever.
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A Tale of Two Skulls
Artist Jane Wildgoose traces the history of two human skulls in her private collection.
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Soundings
An interview from 1998, in which American artist Robert Rauschenberg discusses his career.
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Burney and Hawkins: A Tale of Two Histories
A tale of rivalry, character assassination and social climbing in 18th century London.
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Paradise or Nightmare - DH Lawrence in Cornwall
Looking at the DH Lawrence's time in Cornwall after the bad reception of The Rainbow.
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Enter the Garden: Toru Takemitsu
Exploring the works of Japanese artist Toru Takemitsu.
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Herzl from Here
Frances Stonor Saunders discusses Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism.
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Minghella Remembered
A tribute to the filmmaker and playwright Anthony Minghella who died in March 2008.
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The Splintered City
Story of the biggest man-made explosion before the atomic bomb, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Raymond Williams: Keywords
A discussion on the life and legacy of cultural historian Raymond Williams.
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Joined-Up Artists
Tim Marlow charts the history of cultural collaboration and looks at its importance today.
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The Moving Power of Art
Hisham Matar explores how countries use culture as a political tool.
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Retreat to Bug River
Rana Mitter considers the legacy of the August 1920 Soviet march on Warsaw.
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Malory: A Tale of Two Texts
Prof David Wallace traces the history of Le Morte Darthur, Thomas Malory's great work.
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20/01/2008
Investigating whether Moscow's building boom is damaging its architectural heritage.
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Rules of Engagement
British artist Cornelia Parker considers whether artists can bring about change.
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Bosphorus Battles
Tom de Waal takes a journey up the Bosphorus to present a portrait of Istanbul.
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Oscar in America
Owen Dudley Edwards explores Oscar Wilde's year-long tour of America.
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A Cloud in a Paper Bag
A drama-documentary telling the story of the first decades of hot air ballooning.
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All Your Tomorrows Today
Ken Hollings explores the world's ultimate think tank, the RAND Corporation.
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In the Beginning Was the Song
Ivan Hewett explores the origins and evolution of music.
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The virtual world of Paul Bennun
Paul Bennun spends seven days living solely through the portal of his computer screen.
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The Poetic World of Newt
David Vaughan explores the life and work of the poet Ivan Blatny.
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The childhood landscape of Elizabeth Bishop
Lavinia Greenlaw visits Nova Scotia to explore the childhood home of poet Elizabeth Bishop
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Free Thinking Lecture
Phil Redmond delivers the annual Free Thinking Lecture at Liverpool's St Georges Hall.
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Elgar and Empire
Tristram Hunt explores how Elgar's music articulated the notion of British Empire.
