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Artworks Episodes

  1. Baby, You Can Compose My Car

    John Robins discovers who is composing the sound of electric vehicles - and why.

  2. Drama in Schools: An Unfolding Tragedy?

    The actor Christopher Eccleston investigates the decline in drama education in schools.

  4. Mr and Mrs Angadi

    Sindhu Vee joins the dots between the UK's first yoga class, a family home and The Beatles

  5. Poems on the Underground

    A programme to mark the 40th anniversary of London's Poems on the Underground scheme.

  7. Do You Call That Singing?

    Why do many great singers speak their songs? Adrian Goldberg on the power of sprechgesang.

  8. Omid's Tapes: The Afghan Memory Keeper

    Afghan-American archivist Omid races to save rare Afghan cassettes from the Taliban.

  9. Okay Computer? Music in the Age of AI

    Famed producer Giles Martin wades into the murky waters of AI in music.

  10. Unesco: From Cultural Diplomacy to Culture Wars

    What does the United Nations cultural body tell us about the value of soft power today?

  11. Painting with Scissors

    The revolutionary history of collage. How cut and paste shaped 20th-century culture.

  12. Queen Victoria's Nightmares

    Presented by Matthew Sweet. A new discovery about the unconscious mind of Queen Victoria.

  13. When Kevin Met Sadie

    Chris Page explores the influence of Joan Lingard鈥檚 Kevin & Sadie novels on young readers.

  14. Who is the Door-to-Door Poet?

    Spend the day with the world鈥檚 first door-knocking poet.

  15. Ways of Not Seeing

    Exploring how blind approaches to art description bring galleries to life for everyone.

  16. For FUZZ Sake

    John Robb explores how the sound of fuzz changed the world.

  17. Iris Barry, First Lady of Film

    Delve into the world of Iris Barry 鈥� pioneering film critic, curator and preservationist.

  18. Love鈥檚 Moment: RS Thomas and Mildred Eldridge

    Gwyneth Lewis explores the unusual marriage of poet RS Thomas and artist Mildred Eldridge.

  19. Finding Elgar

    Adrian Chiles uncovers the fun, fraught and frankly surprising early life of Edward Elgar.

  20. New Songs of Innocence

    School-age readers grapple with William Blake's Songs of Innocence.

  21. The Farmer's Guide to Animal Farm

    Why George Orwell's political satire also reveals his commitment to agricultural debates.

  25. Angry and Young

    Anger as a motivation for art - its potency and limitations.

  26. Depeche Mode: Reach Out and Touch Faith

    Sasha Frere-Jones leads us on the unlikely journey of Depeche Mode鈥檚 world domination.

  27. Souvenirs

    The story of a friendship torn apart by type - as in, the bits of metal that print words.

  28. Rocking the Recorder

    Susan Calman champions one of the most misunderstood musical instruments - the recorder.

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