Sunday Feature Episodes Episode guide
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Al-Andalus: the Legacy
Andrew Hussey journeys through Spain in search of the legacy of Al-Andalus.
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Judy Punches Up
Punch and Judy - unexpected feminist icons?
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Everybody Likes Music, Don't They?
To many, music is indispensible. But what if it has no place in your life?
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Cold War in Full Swing - Louis Armstrong in the GDR
Kevin Le Gendre discovers how Louis Armstrong came to play jazz in communist East Germany.
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A Unicorn Quest
A short feature about unicorns from 2019 麻豆官网首页入口 New Generation Thinker Hetta Howes.
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The Art of Rowing with Mary Wollstonecraft
Making waves - how did travelling as a single mother inspire Mary Wollstonecraft?
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Cristiani and Her Cello
Dr Kate Kennedy explores the life and journeys of pioneer cellist Lise Cristiani.
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Literary Pursuits - Golding's Lord of the Flies
Golding's classic novel was saved from being rejected by Faber by the luckiest of chances.
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Robinson Crusoe Road Trip
Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe marks its 300th anniversary, but does it have a future?
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Alexander Korda - Producer, Director, Exile, Spy
Matthew Sweet unearths movie mogul Alexander Korda's wartime role as a British agent.
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Waterlog
Wild swimming enthusiast Alice Roberts examines the legacy of Waterlog by Roger Deakin.
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John Ashbery - Portrait in a Convex Mirror
Colm Toibin presents an intimate portrait of American poet John Ashbery, who died in 2017.
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Haus Work: Women of the Bauhaus
Olivia Horsfall Turner tells the story of the women of the radical Bauhaus school.
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Hotel Genius
Sally Marlow reveals the creative legacy of residents at the Institute for Advanced Study.
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The Actors' Guide to the Emotions
Shahidha Bari traces the changing portrayal of emotions on the stage.
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Harmony of the Spheres
Going in search of the music at the centre of our cosmos: the Harmony of the Spheres.
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The Deluxe Edition
Sean Williams takes a first-class journey through the enduring contradictions of luxury.
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Gabriel Prokofiev - My Family and Russia
The shifting relationship between Russian music and the state across three generations.
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Jazz Japan
An exploration of the rich and surprising history of jazz in Japan.
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Into the Eerie
Will Abberley explores the recent interest in the eerie within English culture.
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My Trouble with Classical Music
David Baddiel is on a quest to like classical music.
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A History of the Tongue
A succulent and mouthwatering portrait of one of the body's least talked-about organs.
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The Victorian Queens of Ancient Egypt
Samira Ahmed on the women who brought ancient Egypt to Britain鈥檚 industrial north.
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Afterwords: Octavia E Butler
Writers reflect on the work of celebrated science fiction writer Octavia E Butler.
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Afterwords: Susan Sontag
A fragmentary look at the writer Susan Sontag through her own words and those of her peers
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Afterwords: Martha Gellhorn
Contemporary writers reflect on modern reporting through the work of Martha Gellhorn,
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Keats Goes North
Fiona Stafford follows John Keats鈥檚 epic 1818 walk, which inspired his greatest poetry.
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The Pine Tree
The magical story of the tree that sits at the heart of Christmas Day.
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Tales from the Caspian Sea
Dr Bettany Hughes illuminates the neglected culture of the Caspian Sea and its hinterland.
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Tales from the Caspian Sea
Professor Bettany Hughes investigates the rich cultural history of the Caspian Sea.