Radio 3 presenters share personal stories of the composer who has inspired them the most.
Secret Admirers homepage
Veteran broadcaster Geoffrey Smith reflects on different perceptions of jazz in Britain.
Jazz Among the British homepage
New insights into famous composers' lives through their devotion to particular dog breeds.
Composers and Their Dogs homepage
Lindsay Johns takes a tour of five cities which have been influenced by African migration.
Africa in the City homepage
Peter Brathwaite takes us into the world of his Rediscovering Black Portraiture project.
Discovering Black Portraiture homepage
The stories of five individuals who have each attempted to challenge the boundary of race.
Thinking Black homepage
Five different Beethovens - from a poet, an actor, an MP, a professor and a musician.
Five Kinds of Beethoven homepage
Reflection on the impact of the Pilgrims setting sail on the Mayflower 400 years ago.
Mayflower Portraits homepage
Geoff Sample takes us through the seasons, rediscovering how nature can enrich our lives.
A Birdsong Garden homepage
A five-part series exploring the impact of the global crisis on musicians.
Culture in Quarantine: Sounds of Silence homepage
Unfamiliar and often bizarre folk tales from innovative theatre company 1927.
Decameron Nights homepage
The latest crop of New Generation Thinkers stretch their broadcasting wings.
New Generation Thinkers 2020 homepage
The history of the changes in news reporting in US journalism over the last 40 years.
It's a Hack's Life homepage
Kenneth Steven visit five islands and responds to their landscapes in poetry and prose.
Islands homepage
Five diarists of the past through the lens of the present.
The Diarists homepage
In her garage studio, Verity Sharp calls up folk musicians in lockdown across the country.
Folk at Home homepage
Leading writers share the secret of an internal place of refuge in times of crisis.
Let Me Take You There homepage
Journalist and author Rachel Cooke examines the phenomenon of the single woman.
'The Odd Woman', or celebrating five single females homepage
The life and struggle of Paul Robeson through song.
Paul Robeson in Five Songs homepage
Jon Gower, writer and keen walker, explores five mountain ranges of Wales.
Higher Thoughts and the Meaning of Welsh Mountains homepage
Madeleine Bunting begins a new series examining the many dimensions of what we call home.
Home Sweet Home homepage
New Generation Thinkers champion five early and overlooked female writers of fiction.
Women Writers to Put Back on the Bookshelf homepage
Poet and self-confessed apology addict Helen Mort explores the human impulse to apologise.
The Art of Apology homepage
Stand-up comedians talk about their interest in a particular aspect of comedy.
Top of the Bill homepage
Five writers embark on walks of entertaining eccentricity.
Strange Strolls homepage
Radio producers from around the world present miniature 'Between the Ears' features.
Between the Essays homepage
Series tracing the extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan and his influence on the arts.
The Escape Artist homepage
Five musicians write about the music that has shaped their personal lives.
My Life in Music homepage
Dr Stuart Clark gives his personal perspective on how we draw meaning from the stars.
Beneath the Night homepage
Writers take their favourite fictional stories and imagine what happened next.
Open Endings homepage
