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Part 2
Birmingham-raised singer Jamelia explores the music made in her native West Midlands.
20 Jul 2022,·28 mins
Andy Kershaw re-examines the Bob Dylan album that changed popular music and his life.
11 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Ciara McGrillan plays music and memories from across NI in this dementia-friendly show.
24 May 2020,·56 mins
Chris Beardshaw
Garden designer Chris Beardshaw creates his dream Egyptian-themed festival.
21 Aug 2016,·30 mins
In Session: Tebi Rex
Tebi Rex chat about releasing music in lockdown and reminisce about performing live.
04 Dec 2020,·20 mins
A spoken word concept album linking space and music.
01 Sep 2015,·30 mins
Mark Lamarr explores the life of blues woman Memphis Minnie.
12 Dec 2011,·30 mins
Professor John Butt explores the life and work of Johann Sebastian Bach.
10 Apr 2017,·30 mins
Izzat Majeed could have retired quietly, but he formed a Pakistani jazz ensemble instead.
31 Mar 2015,·30 mins
Mark Steel celebrates the ever expanding world of foreign Hip Hop
23 Feb 2017,·30 mins
Jazz composer Julian Joseph goes in search of black classical musicians from the past.
04 Dec 2007,·30 mins
Trevor Cox finds out how recording and copying music compromises the original quality.
07 Jan 2016,·28 mins
The story of Poland's Syrena Records, a label that defined a nation.
12 Jan 2016,·30 mins
The poet Ian McMillan on what really happened when Stockhausen came to Huddersfield.
19 Nov 2015,·30 mins
Finance guru Alvin Hall charts the rise of rap music entrepreneur Jay-Z.
08 May 2007,·30 mins
Lucie Skeaping hears music written for Pepys, played for the first time since his death.
04 Apr 2017,·30 mins
Alan Bennett and musicians young and old consider the orchestral heritage of Yorkshire.
15 Sep 2015,·30 mins
Jolyon Jenkins reports on "Spiral Tribe", the 90s free party sound system, still raving.
22 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Bluegrass in the Cotswolds at the Sore Fingers Summer School
02 Jun 2011,·30 mins
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey on the importance of documenting your progression.
26 Aug 2021,·41 mins
Brain
The brain - how it works, what it is responsible for and how we can help keep it healthy.
23 Jul 1997,·13 mins
14/08/2026
Dom James yn chwarae eich hoff fiwsig.
14 Aug 2026,·176 mins
3. Metropolis
Paul Morley charts a history of popular music through recording studios.
07 Aug 2012,·30 mins
10/08/2026
Tha Mairead NicIllinnein a' feitheamh ribh le taghadh ciùil traidiseanta Gàidhlig.
10 Aug 2026,·117 mins
AVA Live 2023
All the action from Ireland's biggest dance festival.
02 Jun 2023,·295 mins
Neil Brand explores Hammer's modernist soundtracks, and explains how scary music works.
31 Oct 2022,·28 mins
Interview with film director Danny Boyle
Harriett Gilbert talks to the director of Shallow Grave and Slumdog Millionniare.
31 Mar 2013,·55 mins
Schoenberg's 12-tone system redefined music. So why are his works rarely performed?
03 Sep 2024,·28 mins
Sir Antonio Pappano prepares for the Royal Opera's new production of Puccini's La bohème.
24 Sep 2017,·70 mins
