The Essay Episodes Available now
Teresa del Riego's suffrage anthem—Music Rediscovered
Naomi Paxton shares research on a suffrage song with a special performance by Lucy Stevens
The Actor—Five Kinds of Amadeus
Geoffrey Colman meets Simon Callow who first played Mozart in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus.
The Composer—Five Kinds of Amadeus
Geoffrey Colman discovers Mark-Anthony Turnage's take on Mozart and composer rivalries.
The Genius—Five Kinds of Amadeus
Geoffrey Colman discovers Dame Jane Glover's reactions to Peter Shaffer's Amadeus.
The Prodigy—Five Kinds of Amadeus
Geoffrey Colman explores what it's really like to be a musical prodigy with Vanessa-Mae.
The Film Star—Five Kinds of Amadeus
Geoffrey Colman asks Patrick Mackie what Peter Shaffer's 'Amadeus' reveals about Mozart.
Night—Sounds of Wild Poland
Join Izabela Dłuzyk on her sound adventures at night in the forests of eastern Poland.
Trees—Sounds of Wild Poland
A deep listening experience in the wild places of Poland, recorded by Izabela Dłuzyk.
Thrush Nightingales—Sounds of Wild Poland
Adventures in sound with Polish nature recordist Izabela Dłuzyk.
Harmonies—Sounds of Wild Poland
Sound journeys into Poland's wild forests and marshes.
