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People in particular jobs reflect on the writings of a forebear from the same trade

Lines of Work homepage

Five young scholars share new evaluations of Shakespeare's work

Shakespeare 400 homepage

How great artists and thinkers responded to World War I in individual works of art

Minds at War: Series 3 homepage

Writers reflect on various organs of the human body.

A Body of Essays: Series 2 homepage

Series in which writers recall their observations while walking at dawn.

Dawnwalks homepage

Writers explore concepts of eternity within and beyond religious and cultural traditions

Desperately Seeking Eternity homepage

Madeleine Bunting on the definitions of 'care' we may encounter over the course of a life.

Crisis of Care homepage

Five women discuss their lives in music including what, and who, inspires them

Inspiring Women in Music homepage

Charlotte Bronte's true identity revealed through her powerful and poignant letters

I Am, Yours Sincerely, C Bronte homepage

Marcus du Sautoy untangles the maths behind great contemporary and historical works of art

The Secret Mathematician homepage

Writer AL Kennedy muses on the hell that is other people

Other People (Hell Is...) homepage

Radio 3 classical music presenters celebrate lesser-known composers.

Secret Admirers (Series 2) homepage

Five writers examine items of clothing that figure memorably in a work of art.

Listener, They Wore It homepage

Series exploring modern works

Five Seismic Moments in New Music homepage

Series of discussions about religion and legend in Nordic countries

Religion in the North homepage

Five writers each consider the significance of a work of art to their nation

Art in a Cold Climate homepage

Series of reflections on landscapes in the northernmost parts of the world

Cornerstones homepage

Series of features in response to Adelaide Crapsey's five-line poem November Night

Between the Essays homepage

Authors explain Roland Barthes's significance to them and his influence on their work

Signs and Mythologies - The Significance of Roland Barthes homepage

Andrew Martin contemplates the ghosts of fact and fiction, plus some in his own life

The Further Realm homepage

Five theatrical practitioners reflect on what Arthur Miller's work means to them

Staging Arthur Miller homepage

Michael Goldfarb recalls growing up in America in the 1950s and 60s

Bliss Was It in That Dawn homepage

Novelist and critic Ian Sansom explores the meaning of the 'average'

About Average homepage

William Dalrymple tells a history of India through classic images of art and sculpture

A Short History of Indian Art homepage

How great artists and thinkers responded to World War I in individual works of art

Minds at War: Series 2 homepage

Leading cultural figures from Ireland reflect on their relationship with WB Yeats's work

WB Yeats at 150 homepage

Stuart Kelly on imaginary locations that have provided settings for great Scottish novels.

Five Imaginary Scottish Places homepage

Recordings taking the title of George Orwell's essay Why I Write as a starting point

Why I Write homepage

Leading writers explore the breadth of Czech author Franz Kafka's thinking

In the Shadow of Kafka homepage