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Shostakovich: A Journey into Light
Stephen Johnson on how the music of Shostakovich helped him survive clinical depression.
Canary in the Mine—Out in the World - A Global Gay History
4/4 Examining the issues relating to gay rights as a measure of global human rights.
Episode 3—Out in the World - A Global Gay History
3/4 Richard Coles looks at the conflict between sexuality and gender identity.
Episode 2—Out in the World - A Global Gay History
2/4 Richard Coles on the ancient Greek culture where homosexuality was part of a social code.
Episode 1—Out in the World - A Global Gay History
1/4 Richard Coles on the modern construction of gay identity and links with the ancient world.
A Symphony for Detroit
A portrait of the American city of Detroit seen through its world-class orchestra.
Part 2—Dark Arcadias
2/2 Adam Nicolson explores ideas of Arcadia in western culture and why death is at its heart.
Episode 1—Dark Arcadias
1/2 Adam Nicolson explores ideas of Arcadia in the work of Hesiod, Virgil and Horace.
Europe: The Art of Austerity
Michael Goldfarb asks how Europe's artists and writers saw the Depression of the 1930s.
Barbara Hepworth
Juliet Gardiner profiles Barbara Hepworth, Britain's most successful female sculptor.