Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now
Free Thinking: Energy and Landscape: Edward Burtynsky, Ella Hickson
Photographer Edward Burtynsky, playwright Ella Hickson & experts on energy policy debate.
Free Thinking - Thames Estuary Festival, Jatinder Verma, Arne Næss
From Dickens, wartime defences to Doctor Who - Matthew Sweet explores the Thames Estuary.
Proms Poetry Competition
Judges Ian McMillan, Jackie Kay & Judith Palmer are joined on stage by the winning poets.
Free Thinking - Aphra Behn. 1066 and the South Coast. Mark Thompson
Playwright, poet, spy. Anne McElvoy on Aphra Behn at the RSC. And a festival marking 1066
Proms Extra: Capability Brown: Anna Pavord
Anna Pavord considers the landscapes created by 'Capability' Brown - born 300 years ago
Proms Extra: The Great Fire of London
Historians Adrian Tinniswood and Tom Charlton look at London in ruins in September 1666.
Proms Extra: Tagore
Novelist Tahmima Anam and Preti Taneja join Rana Mitter to explore the writing of Tagore.
Proms Extra: Germany East and West
Novelist Philip Kerr and historian Karen Leeder look at Leipzig in 1989 and Germany now.
Proms Extra: Devils and Paganini
Rev Richard Coles and poet Imtiaz Dharker on the Devil in Christian and Islamic cultures.
Proms Extra: Shakespeare – Actors and Acting
Actor Michael Pennington continues our series on professions in Shakespeare's plays.