麻豆社

Back up to: 2013

1. Proms Poetry Competition

   Ian McMillan introduces the winning entries in the 2013 Proms Poetry Competition.
2. Louis MacNeice

   Poets Andrew Motion and Paul Farley celebrate the life and work of poet Louis MacNeice.
3. The Sound of Outer Space

   Matthew Sweet talks to Anna Meredith and Miguel Mera about composing the sound of space.
4. Britten 100: Billy Budd

   Writers Philip Hoare and Jamila Gavin discuss Herman Melville's novella Billy Budd.
5. Music and Cinema

   Debbie Wiseman and David Benedict on the ways film-makers have created mood with music.
6. Britten and Poetry

   The relationship between Benjamin Britten's music and the poetry which inspired it.
7. The Life and Legacy of Rudolf Nureyev

   Monica Mason celebrates the life and legacy of the great ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev.
8. Sylvia Plath

   Lavinia Greenlaw and Sally Bayley reflect on the achievement of Sylvia Plath.
9. Scott, Burns and Beethoven

   Robert Crawford and Fiona Stafford on the links between Scott, Burns and Beethoven.
10. Michael Tippett

    Rana Mitter introduces an anthology of readings on English composer Michael Tippett.
11. Light Music at the 麻豆社

    Simon Heffer and Andrew O'Hagan on the halcyon days of light music at the 麻豆社.
12. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

    John le Carre celebrates the 50th anniversary of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
13. Staging Wagner

    Designer Peter Mumford and Dr John Snelson of the ROH on the challenges of staging Wagner.
14. Playing Falstaff

    Timothy West and Desmond Barrit discuss Falstaff, one of Shakespeare's greatest characters
15. Poles in Britain

    Writer Eva Hoffman on the art and literature created by Polish artists today.
16. Mahler in Words

    Conductor Kenneth Woods presents a selection of readings about Gustav Mahler.