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The extraordinary story of how classic Irish folk songs were saved from extinction.
08 May 2012,·57 mins
Join Malachi Cush and friends at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh.
24 Dec 2024,·55 mins
Under a full moon and the Northern Lights, Richard Coles hears the Ice Music of Norway.
08 Feb 2011,·30 mins
Ruth Barnes explores the music, life and loves of the singer songwriter Judee Sill
09 Sep 2014,·30 mins
Part Four
The latest developments of Latin American music in USA and what the future holds for it
09 Dec 1993,·29 mins
Hugh Masekela - Words and Music
The BBC’s Audrey Brown pays tribute to South Africa’s Father of Jazz - Hugh Masekela.
27 Jan 2018,·49 mins
Looking back at a life in music, on the centenary of his birth
06 Nov 2000,·24 mins
The Maestro's Tale
Sir Neville Marriner talks about how touring up to six months every year takes it's toll
19 Mar 1998,·13 mins
6Music DJ Shaun Keaveny meets the scientists investigating why songs get stuck in our head
22 Oct 2012,·30 mins
The surprising and touching story of how Richard Strauss' marriage inspired his music.
21 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Comedian and musician Rich Morton explores the laid-back world of lounge music.
08 Mar 2012,·30 mins
Composer Matthew Herbert takes a critical look at looping and sampling in modern music.
01 Mar 2014,·30 mins
Laura Marling celebrates the 50th anniversary of the release of Joni Mitchell's LP, Blue.
17 Jun 2021,·28 mins
Andrew McGibbon explores why John Coltrane's version of My Favourite Things became a hit.
24 Dec 2020,·28 mins
Evelyn Glennie explores the extraordinary story of a new percussion instrument - The Hang.
14 Jul 2015,·30 mins
What happens when a songwriter accidentally copies someone else's song?
27 Jan 2011,·30 mins
Manga Saint Hilare is in the studio with Bare Selection, Queen Millz and Cunning.
07 Sep 2026,·120 mins
2. Turntablists and Turntable Survival
Colleen Murphy continues her celebration and history of the enduring record Turntable.
15 Mar 2016,·30 mins
Alistair McGowan uncovers the sensational, creative life of the Irish composer John Field.
17 May 2016,·30 mins
Musician and producer Harmony Samuels reveals how to have a successful career in music.
25 Aug 2022,·28 mins
Christopher Hogwood
"The orchestras of the 18th Century were mostly directed from within"
24 Sep 1991,·28 mins
1988: The Cold War Ends
Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev signed the Internmediate Nuclear Forces Treaty
09 Mar 1995,·28 mins
The life, times, and music of arranger and composer Ronald Binge
06 Sep 1994,·13 mins
Martin Wainwright looks at our national night time obsession - with the beauty of moths.
06 May 2011,·28 mins
Episode 2
Singer-songwriter Erykah Badu explores the music generated by the Black Power movement.
12 Jan 2012,·30 mins
Islington-born Sylvie Simmons talks to Nick Barraclough about her life as a rock writer.
16 Apr 2011,·30 mins
Pierre Henry, the Sampler Generation
French composer, Pierre Henry is considered a pioneer of electronic music
13 Oct 2000,·27 mins
Musician Mark Seow traces tensions between his Asian heritage and Western classical music.
15 Aug 2023,·28 mins
The Riff Mix
The best new Indie, Rock & guitar-led tunes from Introducing artists across the UK.
01 Jun 2020,·60 mins
Rainer Hersch explores unusual instruments used by composers.
20 May 2008,·30 mins
