成人快手

Africa in the City

Fort-de-France

Lindsay Johns's tour of cities influenced by Africa continues in Fort-de-France.

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Africa in the City

Cape Town

Lindsay Johns ends a series of essays on cities changed by African migration in Cape Town.

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Composers and Their Dogs

Newfoundlands

Famous composers devoted to certain dog breeds. Wagner鈥檚 turbulent life with Newfoundlands

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Composers and Their Dogs

Old English Sheepdogs

Famous composers devoted to dogs. Dame Ethel Smyth鈥檚 obsession with Old English sheepdogs.

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Composers and Their Dogs

Poodles

Composers' links to certain dog breeds. Haydn鈥檚 poodle tale and Chopin鈥檚 poodle myth.

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Composers and Their Dogs

Dachshunds

Famous composers鈥� devotion to dogs. Britten and Bernstein were obsessed with dachshunds.

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Composers and Their Dogs

Cocker Spaniels

Famous composers devoted to dogs. Edward Elgar was inseparable from his spaniel, Marco.

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Jazz Among the British

On Not Being a Jazzer

Geoffrey Smith reflects on perceptions of jazz in Britain and questions the term 'jazzer'.

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Jazz Among the British

The British Audience

Geoffrey Smith looks at the how the audience for jazz in Britain has evolved over time.

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Jazz Among the British

Americans in Britain

Geoffrey Smith on how Britain influenced the work of two celebrated American jazz artists.

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Jazz Among the British

Stan Tracey

Geoffrey Smith on the work of Stan Tracey, paragon of British jazz and of jazz in Britain.

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Jazz Among the British

Sonny Rollins

Geoffrey Smith on the connection Sonny Rollins forged with his British audience.

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New Generation Thinkers at 10

Should biographers imitate their subjects?

Deep diving into the trail of an Indian guru: Martin Goodman's adventures in life writing

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New Generation Thinkers at 10

Byron, celebrity and fan mail

Would Byron have embraced twitter? Corin Throsby considers the letters fans sent him.

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New Generation Thinkers at 10

Beastly Politics

Alasdair Cochrane re-imagines a political world that takes animal rights seriously.

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New Generation Thinkers at 10

Politician and Pioneer: Writing the Life of Arthur Kavanagh

Clare Walker Gore on what a C19th MP without hands and feet tells us about stereotypes.

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New Generation Thinkers at 10

When Shakespeare Travelled with Me

New Generation Thinker Islam Issa looks at Shakespeare in 1916 Egypt to Arabic pop songs.

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Secret Admirers

Hannah French on Barbara Strozzi

Radio 3 presenter Hannah French celebrates the Venetian composer Barbara Strozzi

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Secret Admirers

Elizabeth Alker on Sofia Gubaidulina

Radio 3 presenter Elizabeth Alker celebrates the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina

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Secret Admirers

Ian Skelly on Jean Mouton

Radio 3 presenter Ian Skelly celebrates the French composer Jean Mouton

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Secret Admirers

Jumok茅 Fashola on Nina Simone

Radio 3 presenter Jumok茅 Fashola celebrates the American singer-songwriter Nina Simone

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Secret Admirers

Jess Gillam on Bach

Radio 3 presenter Jess Gillam celebrates German composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

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The Frozen River

First Flight

A perilous winter pilgrimage to the source of Britain鈥檚 highest river.

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The Frozen River

Cairn Toul

A perilous winter pilgrimage to the source of Britain鈥檚 highest river.

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The Frozen River

The Sundial

A perilous winter pilgrimage to the source of Britain鈥檚 highest river.

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The Frozen River

Garbh Choire

A perilous winter pilgrimage to the source of Britain鈥檚 highest river.

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The Frozen River

The Wells of Dee

A perilous winter pilgrimage to the source of Britain鈥檚 highest river.

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Mug Shots

Know Thy Selfie

Polly Coles reads the first of her essays on portraiture and our obsession with ourselves.

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Mug Shots

Portraits of Love and Hate

Polly Coles reads the next of her essays on portraiture and our obsession with ourselves.

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Mug Shots

Fame and Infamy

Polly Coles reads the third of her essays on portraiture and our obsession with ourselves.

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