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A Taste of Summer in America

The Cookout

Author TC Boyle considers how cookouts are memorable markers of his American summers.

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A Taste of Summer in America

Two Seaside Buns

Author Simon Van Booy, transplanted to New York, compares hot dogs and lobster rolls.

• 15 mins

A Taste of Summer in America

Homecoming

Novelist Audrey Niffenegger on alternatives to delicious ice cream now she cannot eat it.

• 15 mins

Finish the Bottle

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Art historian Martin Gayford recalls visiting the great photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson

• 15 mins

Finish the Bottle

Marina Abramovic

Art historian Martin Gayford meets the 'grandmother of performance art', Marina Abramovic.

• 15 mins

Finish the Bottle

Robert Rauschenberg

Art historian Martin Gayford recalls visiting artist Robert Rauschenberg.

• 15 mins

Finish the Bottle

Patrick Heron

Art historian Martin Gayford describes spending a week observing artist Patrick Heron.

• 15 mins

Finish the Bottle

Euan Uglow

Art historian Martin Gayford recalls visiting the London studio of painter Euan Uglow.

• 15 mins

Dylan Thomas Centenary

Crossing Dylan's Boundaries

John Goodby explores the ways in which Dylan Thomas's poetry and life crossed boundaries.

• 15 mins

Dylan Thomas Centenary

A Childhood Encounter with Dylan

Andrew Davies reflects on the influence of Dylan Thomas, growing up in Wales in the 1950s.

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Dylan Thomas Centenary

Tracing Dylan's Pathway

Gwyneth Lewis takes a personal journey through the language of Dylan Thomas.

• 15 mins

Dylan Thomas Centenary

Dylan Over the Pond

Writer and poet Kevin Powell explores Dylan Thomas's influence on black American writers.

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Dylan Thomas Centenary

Dylan's Bardic Heritage

Poet and musician Twm Morys explores links between Dylan Thomas and Wales's poetic past.

• 15 mins

The Retreating Roar

The Loss of God

Madeleine Bunting explores the loss of God as a defining feature of Western democracy.

• 15 mins

The Retreating Roar

Sin

Journalist Madeleine Bunting discusses the notion of sin.

• 15 mins

The Retreating Roar

Salvation

Madeleine Bunting on the decline of Christianity and the loss of the notion of salvation.

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The Retreating Roar

Patience

Madeleine Bunting discusses the decline of faith in the UK and with it a loss of patience.

• 15 mins

Georgian Portraits

Claire Tomalin on Dora Jordan

Claire Tomalin on the life of actress Dora Jordan, lover of the future King William IV.

• 15 mins

Georgian Portraits

Ian Kelly on David Garrick

Actor and writer Ian Kelly explores the life and times of David Garrick.

• 15 mins

Georgian Portraits

Amanda Vickery on Elizabeth Parker Shackleton

Historian Amanda Vickery explores the life of Elizabeth Parker Shackleton.

• 15 mins

Georgian Portraits

Martin Rowson on William Hogarth

Writer and cartoonist Martin Rowson discusses the satiric genius of William Hogarth.

• 15 mins

Georgian Portraits

Dan Cruikshank on Robert Adam

Dan Cruikshank on the work of neo-classical architect and interior designer Robert Adam.

• 15 mins

A Short History of Indian Art

The King of Varanasi's Hunting Expedition

A mural from the Ajanta caves showing the king of Varanasi on a hunting expedition.

• 15 mins

A Short History of Indian Art

Arjuna's Penance

William Dalrymple celebrates a remarkable 7th-century rock carving near the Bay of Bengal.

• 15 mins

A Short History of Indian Art

Ibrahim Adil Shah with Castanets

William Dalrymple examines a 17th-century miniature portrait of the Sultan of Bijapur.

• 15 mins

A Short History of Indian Art

A Leisurely Ride

William Dalrymple discusses a painting by Nainsukh celebrating a leisurely horse ride.

• 15 mins

A Short History of Indian Art

The Delhi Book

Exploring the Delhi Book, an album containing paintings of 19th-century Delhi.

• 15 mins

Bliss Was It in That Dawn

Episode 1

Michael Goldfarb recalls being a child in 1950s New York.

• 15 mins

Bliss Was It in That Dawn

Episode 2

Michael Goldfarb discusses the migration in the 1950s of many Americans to the suburbs.

• 15 mins

Bliss Was It in That Dawn

Episode 3

Michael Goldfarb recalls growing up in 1950s and 60s America, in an era of full employment

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