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Drama on 3 - The Pattern of Painful Adventures

Antony Sher plays William Shakespeare in a play about the Bard's life.

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Composer of the Week: Episode 5
Composer of the Week - Episode 5

Donald Macleod explores music from Haydn's last two decades, including his last symphony.

Composer of the Week: Episode 4
Composer of the Week - Episode 4

Donald Macleod discusses Haydn's unusual Oboe Mass and his Symphony in G.

Composer of the Week: Episode 3
Composer of the Week - Episode 3

Donald Macleod on the effect on Haydn of the arrival of the new archbishop of Salzburg.

Composer of the Week: Episode 1
Composer of the Week - Episode 1

Donald Macleod on Michael Haydn's time as music director to the Bishop of Grosswardein.

Discovering Music: Tango
Discovering Music - Tango

Charles Hazlewood and the quintet Tango Volcano explore the world of the tango.

The Early Music Show: Dufay Weekend
The Early Music Show - Dufay Weekend

Lucie Skeaping introduces La Reverdie performing music by Dufay.

The Early Music Show: Dufay's Europe
The Early Music Show - Dufay's Europe

A look at the career of composer Guillaume Dufay.

The Essay: Learning From Russia
The Essay - Learning From Russia

Laura Piacentini on how Russia's prisons provide insights into our growing jail population

The Essay: Anthropology at Home
The Essay - Anthropology at Home

Rebecca Cassidy looks at the social life of betting shops and doing anthropology 'at home'

The Essay: Episode 3
The Essay - Episode 3

Adam Kuper asks to what extent are we still influenced by our own culture.

The Essay: The Big Questions
The Essay - The Big Questions

Prof Maurice Bloch reflects on his work in Madagascar with Malagasy villagers.

In Tune: Fri, 21 Nov 2008
In Tune - Fri, 21 Nov 2008

With Sean Rafferty. Includes the Mandolinquents, singer Lucy Crowe and pianist Neil Cowley

In Tune: Thu, 20 Nov 2008
In Tune - Thu, 20 Nov 2008

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With Rolando Villazon, Gidon Saks and pianist Joe Stilgoe.

In Tune: Wed, 19 Nov 2008
In Tune - Wed, 19 Nov 2008

Sean Rafferty is joined by guitarist John Etheridge and violinist Christian Carricklong.

In Tune: Mon, 17 Nov 2008
In Tune - Mon, 17 Nov 2008

Presented by Sean Rafferty. With the Frith Piano Quartet and jazz trio [em].

Music Matters: Sat, 22 Nov 2008
Music Matters - Sat, 22 Nov 2008

With Tom Service. Including Fiona Shaw on directing her first opera.

Night Waves: Free Thinking Special
Night Waves - Free Thinking Special

Trevor Phillips of the Equality and Human Rights Commission on democracy's tough choices.

Night Waves: Wed, 19 Nov 2008
Night Waves - Wed, 19 Nov 2008

Anne McElvoy presents the arts and ideas programme.

Night Waves: Free Thinking Special
Night Waves - Free Thinking Special

Matthew Sweet presents a debate on bridging the generation gap from Free Thinking 2008.

Night Waves: Mon, 17 Nov 2008
Night Waves - Mon, 17 Nov 2008

Bidisha presents the arts and ideas programme - with interviews, debate and reviews.

Sunday Feature: A New Image for the Housing Estate
Sunday Feature - A New Image for the Housing Estate

Author Dreda Say Mitchell investigates the issues relating to today's housing estates.

Twenty Minutes: Fri, 21 Nov 2008
Twenty Minutes - Fri, 21 Nov 2008

Stephen Critchlow reads Alexander Solzhenitsyn's short story Matryona's House.

The Verb: Fri, 21 Nov 2008
The Verb - Fri, 21 Nov 2008

Ian McMillan's guests include poet Lemn Sissay and Norway's most celebrated writers.

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