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The Essay Episodes

  1. Today 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    Dean's Verger: David Maw, Sheffield CathedralTowards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the 麻豆社鈥檚 broadcasting of Choral Evensong.

  2. Tomorrow 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    Director of Music: Daniel Hyde, King's College, CambridgeTowards Evensong

    Celebrating a hundred years of the 麻豆社鈥檚 broadcasting of Choral Evensong.

  3. Saturday 10:35
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  4. Saturday 15:35
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  5. Saturday 21:35
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  6. Sunday 05:35
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

    Dan Cruickshank on Robert AdamGeorgian Portraits

    Dan Cruickshank explores his passion for the work of Georgian architect Robert Adam.

  7. Monday 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    The Rue BoissonadeThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    A street in the Montparnasse area of Paris has been home to important artists for decades.

  8. Tuesday 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    Gardens shaping creative imaginationsThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    How a small patch of Paris became home to generations of influential artists and writers. (R)

  9. Next Wednesday 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    Composers, singers - and Chopin's pianoThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that's been home to generations of composers, musicians and singers. (R)

  10. Next Thursday 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    Writers and spiritualityThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that has been home to influential writers, and a unique spirituality. (R)

  11. Next Friday 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    The living and the deadThree hundred metres in Montparnasse

    The patch of Paris that's been home to generations of influential artists and writers. (R)

  12. Sat 17 Oct 2026 10:40
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  13. Sat 17 Oct 2026 15:40
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  14. Sat 17 Oct 2026 21:40
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  15. Sun 18 Oct 2026 05:40
    麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra

    The Browning VersionHeffer on British Film

    Simon Heffer reflects on the post-war British film The Browning Version.

  16. Mon 19 Oct 2026 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    Auntie Elsie鈥檚 Upright PianoJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  17. Tue 20 Oct 2026 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    The Royal College of ArtJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  18. Wed 21 Oct 2026 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    Marble Arch StudiosJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  19. Thu 22 Oct 2026 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    Harold Budd and TranslucenceJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  20. Fri 23 Oct 2026 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    The Piano of the FutureJohn Foxx - Key Moments

    Musician, singer and composer John Foxx on five evolving pianos which changed his life.

  21. Mon 26 Oct 2026 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    26/10/2026Solo

    A soloist鈥檚-eye-view of some of classical music鈥檚 miniature masterpieces.

  22. Tue 27 Oct 2026 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    Rodrigo鈥檚 Three Spanish PiecesSolo

    Guitarist Sean Shibe prepares to play a celebrated solo piece of classical repertoire.

  23. Wed 28 Oct 2026 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    Haydn's Trumpet ConcertoSolo

    Trumpet player Matilda Llloyd prepares to play Haydn's Trumpet Concerto.

  24. Thu 29 Oct 2026 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    Bach's Cello Suite No.1 in G majorSolo

    Cellist, Laura van der Heijden, rehearses a masterwork from the classical repertoire.

  25. Fri 30 Oct 2026 21:45
    麻豆社 Radio 3

    30/10/2026Solo

    A soloist鈥檚-eye-view of some of classical music鈥檚 miniature masterpieces.