Learning - History

Radio 3 broadcasts many programmes celebrating the twentieth century's most influential musical form, and to help you get to know the topic offers up a 100 profiles of the genre's most important artists.

From Bach to Britney, over 600 profiles celebrating the world's musical heritage in all its forms - with concise bullet points and plenty of links. An excellent place to start your exploration of an artist's work.

Just what is that makes a song great? Radio 2's Sold On Song project has analysed over a 100 of the world's most wonderful tracks, trying to find out just what gives them that magic touch...