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Twenty Minutes Episodes

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    From Neptune to Nixon

    Adrian Mourby examines the history of the operatic plot.

  2. Ne'er Cast a Clout ...

    David Bramwell meets natural weather forecaster David King.

  3. This New Strange World

    By Clare Wigfall. A new short story inspired by Berlin.

  4. The Last Heretic

    Andrew Brown and Diarmaid MacCulloch consider why we burned heretics and why we stopped.

  5. Suffolk Sounds

    Simon Barnes on the sounds of the Suffolk coast, which inspired Britten's Peter Grimes.

  6. The Captain's Apprentice

    The history of a traditional song that influenced Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes.

  7. Ballet and Musicians

    Catherine Bott and guests on the benefits of ballet music without accompanying dance.

  8. How to Play a Cactus

    Robert Worby explores the adventures undertaken by performers tackling John Cage's music.

  9. The Invitation

    Author Ian Sansom explores the meaning and mystery of invitation giving and receiving.

  10. Goodbye, Goodbye

    Amanda Root reads Elizabeth Taylor's tale of forbidden love.

  11. Judas

    Richard Holloway explores the myth of Judas Iscariot and his depiction through the ages.

  12. Telling Me of Elsewhere - Philip Larkin and Radio

    Historian Sean Street explores Philip Larkin's relationship with radio.

  13. The Global Flute Fraternity

    Keith Waithe gives Julian May a tour of his collection of 207 flutes from around the globe

  14. The Greatest Poem Never Read

    Danny Karlin considers Robert Browning's Sordello: is it the best worst poem ever?

  15. Herschel Grynszpan, the Forgotten Assassin

    The story of Herschel Grynszpan, whose actions provided the pretext for Kristallnacht.

  16. A Herball for the 21st Century

    A mysterious discovery prompts Anna Pavord to celebrate her botanical hero William Turner.

  17. Wallace and Gromit: Feet of Clay

    Poet Michael Rosen visits the Aardman Studios to meet Nick Park and Wallace and Gromit.

  18. Are You Musical?

    Exploring how in Edwardian Britain Tchaikovsky became a symbol of male homosexuality.

  19. The Sunken City

    Phil Carradice investigates a lost kingdom submerged beneath the waves of Cardigan Bay.

  20. Entertaining Toscanini

    Suzy Klein explores the drama engendered by Toscanini's visits to the 成人快手 SO in the 1930s.

  21. The Trojan Horse Has Bolted

    Paul Allen examines how, despite losing the war, the Trojans have shaped Western culture.

  23. No Conquering Hero

    Ruth Smith uncovers the surprising truth about the many meanings of Judas Maccabeus.

  24. Sibelius's Lost Eighth Revealed?

    The most infamous lost work in 20th century music: revealed at last?

  25. Elgar's Coronation Ode

    Stephen Johnson explores Elgar's Coronation Ode.

  26. Lizzie's Tiger

    In Angela Carter's story a circus tiger shapes the destiny of the notorious Lizzie Borden.

  27. Shadows

    Michael Symmons-Roberts introduces his own personal reflection on the subject of shadows.

  28. Schumann's Carnaval

    Stephen Johnson tries to uncover the mysteries of Schumann's piano suite Carnaval.

  29. Arne's Olympic Flop

    Piers Burton-Page tells the story of Thomas Arne's lost opera L'Olimpiade.

  30. The Meaning of Maturity

    Paul Allen explores the work that inspired Josef Suk's The Ripening.

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