South African lawyer Albie Sachs discusses the work of his country's Constitutional Court.
Strange Justice homepage
Michael Goldfarb considers the definition of the 'nation' for the globalised 21st century.
What Is a Nation? homepage
Writers from around the world explain the importance of Shakespeare in their own countries
Shakespeare Around the Globe homepage
Series exploring five paintings hanging in the National Portrait Gallery in London
Here's Looking at Me homepage
Series about Edward Lear's poetry and art, and the influence of 'nonsense' on modern life
How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear homepage
Exploring Shakespeare's relationship to love and how his work affects perceptions of love.
Shakespeare and Love homepage
Series examining the life and work of Irish novelist Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker homepage
Series in which people discuss the idea that doubt is more useful than fixed beliefs
The Case for Doubt homepage
Writers explore how sports have been captured in the arts
Listener, They Won It homepage
Series in which poet and writer Ruth Padel explores our reactions to native wild animals
Wild Things II homepage
Series of essays exploring the meaning of the male nude in the visual arts
An Informal History of the Male Nude homepage
Series in which film and theatre directors reflect on their craft
On Directing homepage
Contemporary children's authors and editors each explore a fictional family in literature.
Happily Ever After homepage
Amit Chaudhuri explores the work and influence of Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore
Tagore and the Bengali Sensibility homepage
Author and journalist Andrew Martin discusses noises that annoy us
The Sound and the Fury homepage
Historian and writer Simon Heffer celebrates British military films made in the 1950s
British War Films of the 50s homepage
Contemporary novelists examine the craft of Charles Dickens's prose
The Writer's Dickens homepage
Series about living and working in the Antarctic
The Antarcticans homepage
Reflections on various aspects of the life, work and influence of German writer WG Sebald.
Looking and Looking Away homepage
Series of essays inspired by the musical content of the first Earth Music Bristol festival
Earth Music Bristol homepage
Series marking the anniversary of the publication in 1961 of EH Carr's What Is History?
What Is History, Today? homepage
Jenny Uglow on the less lovely aspects of the British character that blossom in the garden
A Dark History of British Gardening homepage
Series on the history of confessions, which link the legal world of Cicero to our own
I Confess: The Power of the Confession homepage
Series on sleeplessness and the creative life
The Darkest Hour homepage
Series of programmes devoted to the life and work of composer and pianist Percy Grainger
Aspects of Grainger homepage
Series exploring different aspects of novelist William Golding's life and work
Golding Remembered homepage
Julian Jackson tells the story of France's imperial past
The Other Empire homepage
Musicologist Richard Witts describes the development of Music Appreciation
The Music Appreciation Movement homepage
Series exploring the history of an idea
Dark Arcadias homepage
Series in which writers discuss how new technology has changed student travel forever
InterRail Postcards homepage
