2013

Naresh Sohal

Composer Naresh Sohal in conversation with Andrew McGregor.

• 60 mins

2013

Poles in Britain

Writer Eva Hoffman on the art and literature created by Polish artists today.

• 20 mins

2013

Playing Falstaff

Timothy West and Desmond Barrit discuss Falstaff, one of Shakespeare's greatest characters

• 20 mins

2013

Staging Wagner

Designer Peter Mumford and Dr John Snelson of the ROH on the challenges of staging Wagner.

• 20 mins

2013

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

John le Carre celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

• 20 mins

2013

Light Music at the BBC

Simon Heffer and Andrew O'Hagan on the halcyon days of light music at the BBC.

• 20 mins

2013

Scott, Burns and Beethoven

Robert Crawford and Fiona Stafford on the links between Scott, Burns and Beethoven.

• 20 mins

2013

The Life and Legacy of Rudolf Nureyev

Monica Mason celebrates the life and legacy of the great ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev.

• 20 mins

2013

Music and Cinema

Debbie Wiseman and David Benedict on the ways film-makers have created mood with music.

• 20 mins

2013

Britten 100: Billy Budd

Writers Philip Hoare and Jamila Gavin discuss Herman Melville's novella Billy Budd.

• 20 mins

2013

The Sound of Outer Space

Matthew Sweet talks to Anna Meredith and Miguel Mera about composing the sound of space.

• 20 mins

2013

The Soundworld of Doctor Who

Doctor Who enthusiast Matthew Sweet and guests look back over 50 years of the BBC series.

• 20 mins

2013

The History of French Dance

Jane Pritchard chairs a discussion on French ballet from Lully to Stravinsky.

• 20 mins

2013

David Matthews and Nielsen

Daniel Grimley talks to Louise Fryer about Nielsen's Symphony No 4 (Inextinguishable).

• 20 mins

2013

Rachmaninov: Symphony No. 2

Louise Fryer and William Mival discuss Rachmaninov and his Second Symphony.

• 20 mins

2013

Sean Shepherd and Shostakovich 10

Sean Shepherd on his new commission. Gerard McBurney on Shostakovich's Symphony No 10.

• 20 mins

2013

Introduction to Das Rheingold

Sara Mohr-Pietsch, Nicholas Baragwanath and Mike Ashman discuss Das Rheingold.

• 20 mins

2013

Introduction to Die Walkure

Sara Mohr-Pietsch discusses Die Walkure with Patrick Carnegie and Elaine Padmore.

• 20 mins

2013

Introduction to Siegfried

Sara Mohr-Pietsch introduces Wagner's Siegfried with Mark Berry and Paul Mason.

• 20 mins

2013

Wagner 200: Introduction to Gotterdammerung

Sara Mohr-Pietsch joins Sarah Lenton and Philip Hensher for a guide to Gotterdammerung.

• 20 mins

2013

Mozart and Vienna

Nicholas Till and Richard Wigmore join James Jolly to explore Mozart's Vienna.

• 20 mins

2013

Introduction to Tannhauser

James Jolly discusses Wagner's Tannhauser with Peggy Reynolds and Simon Rees.

• 20 mins

2013

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'

James Jolly talks to Norman Lebrecht and Jeremy Barham about Mahler's Symphony No 2.

• 20 mins

2013

An Introduction to Urban Classics

Roger Wright introduces Prom 37: Urban Classics, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

• 20 mins

2013

Beethoven's Ninth and the RPS

Petroc Trelawny discusses Beethoven's relationship with the Royal Philharmonic Society.

• 20 mins

2013

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 'London'

Stephen Johnson, Kate Kennedy and Louise Fryer discuss Vaughan Williams's London Symphony.

• 20 mins

2013

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3

Ian Skelly, Rosamund Bartlett and Marina Frolova-Walker discuss Tchaikovsky and his world.

• 20 mins

2013

Tippett: The Midsummer Marriage

Louise Fryer talks to Oliver Soden, Michael Berkeley and Paul Webster about Tippett.

• 20 mins

2013

Brahms: German Requiem

Laura Tunbridge and Julian Johnson discuss Brahms's German Requiem.

• 20 mins

2013

Introduction to The Firebird

Louise Fryer and Jonathan Cross explore Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird.

• 20 mins

2013

The World of the Romantic Piano Concerto

Judith Chernaik and Kenneth Hamilton join Ian Skelly to discuss Romantic piano concertos.

• 20 mins

2013

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5

Fiona McKnight and David Nice join James Jolly to discuss Prokofiev's Fifth Symphony.

• 20 mins

2013

Lutoslawski, Panufnik and Polish Culture

Andrew McGregor talks to Nick Reyland and Roxanna Panufnik about Lutoslawski and Panufnik.

• 20 mins

2013

Introduction to Parsifal

Martin Handley discusses Parsifal with Stephen Fry and Stephen Johnson.

• 60 mins

2013

Britten 100

Martin Handley talks to Paul Kildea about Britten and his place in 20th-century music.

• 20 mins

2013

Bruckner - Inspirations and influences

Louise Fryer explores Bruckner and the man behind the music with expert Roderick Swanston.

• 20 mins

2013

Verdi's Orchestral Writing, Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony

Ian Skelly hosts a talk on Verdi's orchestral writing and Tchaikovsky's Manfred Symphony.

• 20 mins