Factual: Arts, Culture & the Media A to Z
- 78 Revolutions
Jenny Hammerton, a DJ of 78s, explores why the old discs are still alive and kicking.
- A Family Business: The Chaplin Legacy
Tim Brooke-Taylor views Chaplin's legacy in the theatre of his grandson James Thierree.
- A Good Read
Harriett Gilbert talks to two guests about their favourite books.
- A History of the World Special
The story of the portrait of a private soldier's sweetheart, painted for him in Auschwitz.
- A Hundred Years of Mervyn Peake
Life of Gormenghast author Mervyn Peake, on the centenary of his birth, by his children.
- A Kist o Wurds
A Kist o Wurds is Radio Ulster's weekly Ulster-Scots magazine show.
- A Last Excuse Me Dance
The first reunion in 70 years of writer Shirley Hughes and her 1940s dancing partner.
- A Letter to Alistair, from his producer, 2004
BBC producer Tony Grant recalls the late broadcasting icon Alistair Cooke.
- A Menace to Society
Lifelong fan Danny Wallace celebrates the Beano comic in its 75th anniversary year.
- After I Was Gorgeous
Some of the world's most beautiful women discuss the ageing process.
- Am I Tone Deaf?
Sathnam Sanghera asks if being tone-deaf is a medical matter or simply a lack of training.
- And No Birds Sing: Rachel Carson and Silent Spring
Franny Armstrong looks at the explosive impact of Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring.
- Angels in the North
Gabrielle Drake looks at regional theatre through the story of Manchester's Royal Exchange
- Arts Extra
Arts magazine
- Australian Rap
Rapping out dreamtime stories: a new outlet for Australian Aboriginal youth.
- Ayckbourn in Action
Amid rehearsals for his 75th play, an analysis of Alan Ayckbourn's talent as a director.
- Bach's Choir
Stephen Evans traces the 800-year history of the boys' choir of St Thomas' Church, Leipzig
- Back Row
Film programme featuring interviews with on and off screen stars
- Baroque in Britain
Tim Marlow explores Britain's response to Europe's most lavish art movement
- Bàrr a' Bhaile
Linda MacLeod presents unpublished songs from her own community
- BBC Radio 1's Stories
Music, culture and life.
- BBC Radio 1Xtra's Stories
Music, culture and life.
- Behind the Fairytale
Dermot O'Leary presents the story behind the Christmas classic Fairytale of New York.
- Between the Ears
Innovative and thought-provoking features on a wide variety of subjects
- Bleep Bleep Bloop: Music and Video Games
Paul Bennun explores the world of music composed for video games.
- Blowing in the Wind: Dylan's Spiritual Journey
An exploration of the spiritual side of the music of Bob Dylan as the singer turns 70.
- Bookclub
Led by James Naughtie, readers talk to acclaimed authors about their best known novels
- Born in Bradford
Winifred Robinson tracks researchers on one of the world's largest child health studies.
- Boston Calling
How the world looks through American eyes
- Brain Culture: Neuroscience and Society
Matthew Taylor explores the coming 'Brain Culture'
- Britain in a Box
Series exploring the stories behind programmes which have become part of TV history
- Cat Women of the Moon
Sarah Hall explores the popular sci-fi motif of an all-women society surviving without men
- Change of Art
Artist Andrew Shoben explores a controversial idea to 'rotate or retire' public artworks.
- Classics Illustrated: The Comic Book Unbound
Bill Paterson marks the 70th anniversary of the Classics Illustrated comic book series.
- Cofio
Rhaglen yn cynnwys darnau o'r archif. Programme featuring archive clip and recordings.
- Curb your Judaism
David Schneider looks back at the history of British Jewish comedy.
- David Pownall at 75
Dramas and a documentary to celebrate the birthday of the British playwright and author
- Deborah Bull's Dance Nation
Dancer, writer and broadcaster Deborah Bull presents a social history of dance in the UK
- Does Happiness Write White?
Why do writers find happiness such a difficult emotion to capture on the page?
- Domesday Reloaded - Me and My Square
Five Radio 4 presenters return to a place that had special significance for them in 1986
- Domesday Reloaded: How Britain Has Changed
Danny Dorling uses the Domesday Reloaded data to explore how Britain has changed.
- Dòmhnall Aonghais Bhàin
Josie Burgess a' toirt iomradh air Bàrd Taobh a Deas Loch Baghasdail.
- Dream Builders
Razia Iqbal in conversation with some of the world's greatest architects.
- Erich Honecker's Rock and Roll Years
Henning Wehn investigates 'Ostrock' - the East German rock and pop music scene.
- Fabulous Flops
Paul Roseby investigates the disasters of British musical theatre
- Famed for Its Knitting
The life and changing times of Woman's Weekly as it celebrates its centenary.
- Fela Kuti Comes Home
Radio 4 explores the story of Nigerian musican and political revolutionary, Fela Kuti.
- Folk Song, Art Song
Christopher Maltman debates the place of folk song in the classical recital repertoire.
- For One Night Only
Series looking back at classic live albumss
- Four Thought
Series of thought-provoking talks with a personal dimension
- Frankenstein's Moon
Adam Rutherford with astronomical insights on literature and art.
- Free Thinking Festival
Radio 3 2012 festival of ideas.
- Front Row
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music
- Goodnight John Boy
Frank Cottrell Boyce celebrates one of the great TV families, the Waltons.
- Guy Garvey's Rainy City
Guy Garvey discovers how Manchester has become a powerhouse for culture and politics.
- Hearing the Past
Professor Jim Al-Khalili explores how the sounds of our past still influence us today.
- Hemingway Days
Wayne Hemingway celebrates the lives of 1950s designers Robin and Lucienne Day.
- Here We Come
John Waite tells the story of The Monkees, the successful 1960s pop group.
- Horsepower
Jane Smiley goes horse racing in California. Why is it such fertile ground for a novelist?
- How Dolly Got Rotherham Reading
Sarfraz Manzoor meets Dolly Parton to discover her 'Imagination Library'.
- Ibiza: Britain's Balearic Soul
Dr Kate O'Brien explores Ibiza's subtle influence over British youth culture and nightlife
- In Doubt We Trust
Mark Vernon examines how desire for certainty has affected people's ability to doubt
- In for the Kill
Mike Phillips investigates the coming of age of black British crime fiction.
- In His Element
Sir Ken Robinson, creativity guru, is in Derry-Londonderry, the first UK City of Culture.
- In Pursuit of Spring
Presenter Matthew Oates follows in the footsteps of the writer Edward Thomas
- In Search of Barney Bubbles
The hunt for the truth about the most influential and enigmatic of graphic designers.
- In the Lounge with Rich Morton
Comedian and musician Rich Morton explores the laid-back world of lounge music.
- Inside the Academie Francaise
Agnes Poirier explores the role of the body which protects the French language.
- It's Fun, But Is It Theatre?
Punchdrunk, YouMeBumBumTrain, and other immersive theatre companies under the microscope.
- Just So Science
Vivienne Parry presents the science behind some of Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
- Kermode and Mayo's Film Review
Mark Kermode joins Simon Mayo to give his verdict on the week's movies
- La France Maintenant
Andrew Hussey goes beyond the cliches to discover the true face of 21st-century France
- Letter from America by Alistair Cooke
Alistair Cooke’s weekly talks on American life, history and politics from 1946 – 2004.
- Letters from Germany
Leading German figures write about the country they know and the way it is perceived
- Liberty, Fraternity, Anarchy - Le Punk Francais
How France played a pivotal role in the explosion of 70s punk.
- Loose Ends
Clive Anderson and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy
- Lord Gnome Aged 49 and Three Quarters
As Private Eye nears 50, Michael Crick traces its ups and downs and assesses its impact.
- Lunchtime with Mark Patterson, including News at One
Grassroots news, views, issues and culture from across the north west community
- Make Me a National Treasure
Gyles Brandreth discovers what it takes to become a national treasure.
- Mastering the Art of the Kimono
Roland Buerk reports on the crisis in Japan's declining traditional kimono industry.
- Merzman: The Art of Kurt Schwitters
How a leading German modern artist's greatest work was rediscovered in a barn in Cumbria.
- Midweek
Lively and diverse conversation with weekly guests
- Music Matters
Radio 3's flagship classical music magazine programme.
- My Empire of Dust
Wolfgang Stoecker is on a mission to explore the meaning of dust.
- New Conversation
Olivia O'Leary follows historian Theodore Zeldin in the quest to reform conversation.
- Night Visions
Poet Paul Farley flies over London in a police helicopter and reflects on the city below.
- Night Waves
Flagship arts and ideas programme, featuring discussions between academics and artists
- Old Photographs Fever - The Search for China's Pictured Past
Historical photographs are rare in China, but now the pictured past is being reclaimed.
- On the French Fringe
Kirsty Lang and Lucy Ash present cultural snapshots off the beaten track in France
- One in a Million
One million books given away for free - how did it affect those involved?
- One Man's War
Katie Derham delves into the fascinating world of musical life during the Second World War
- Online Damage: Porn in the 21st Century
Penny Marshall examines the effects of the rapid expansion of online porn on UK society.
- Open Air
Series of audio interventions by artists, to mark the launch of the Open arts initiative
- Open Book
Mariella Frostrup with the best in new fiction and non-fiction.
- Opening the Boxes: A Soprano's Secrets
Michael White uncovers the life of the soprano singer Jennifer Vyvyan.
- Oscar and Al Pacino
An exclusive interview with Al Pacino about his passion for Oscar Wilde.
