Sunday Feature Episodes Episode guide
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Doing Goya Justice: The Curator's Story
Feature following the work of Xavier Bray as curates an exhibition of Goya's paintings.
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Memoirs of the Spacewomen
Matthew Sweet explores the science fiction futures of three neglected female writers.
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Mission Harpsichord
Mahan Esfahani discovers why the harpsichord is an often misunderstood instrument.
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From Convent to Concert Hall
Kate Kennedy reviews four female string players who were pioneering in their own lifetimes
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The Day of the Locust
Adam Smith unearths the roots of Nathanael West's Hollywood novel The Day of the Locust.
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Cuba Clasica
Andrew McGregor visits Havana to investigate Cuba's classical music scene today.
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Eric Ravilious: Chalk and Ice
Alexandra Harris explores the life and work of the elusive artist Eric Ravilious.
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Palace of Shame
Chris Bowlby uncovers the fate of the imperial summer palace in Beijing.
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Beautiful Death
Stephen Johnson connects Mahler's beliefs about death to Viennese funeral customs.
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Zola in Norwood
Michael Rosen traces novelist Emile Zola's exile in Britain as he fled a prison sentence.
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Thom Gunn: Appropriate Measures
Author Colm Toibin profiles Anglo-American poet Thom Gunn, who died in 2004.
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Matthew Sweet's Palace of Great War Varieties
Matthew Sweet explores WWI popular culture with the help of historians and performers.
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The Supernatural North
Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough journeys to northern Norway in search of the supernatural.
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The Fundamentalist Queen
Samira Ahmed delves into the mysterious life of Oliver Cromwell's wife, Elizabeth.
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A Cultural History of the Plague
Laura Ashe explores how the plague has changed our social and cultural landscape.
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In the Shadow of the Tower (Exhibition Exposed)
Andrew Hussey visits Paris to understand how the Eiffel Tower has shaped French culture.
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God and the Great War
Frank Cottrell Boyce explores the impact of WWI on religion at home and at the front.
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The Gospel According to Joan
A portrait of the life and legacy of theatre director Joan Littlewood.
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Enter the Dragon: Chinese Theatre in the 21st Century
Rana Mitter travels to Beijing to explore the recent flourishing of theatre in China.
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Who Was Richard Strauss?
Tom Service travels to Switzerland in search of the real Richard Strauss.
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I Have Been Here Before
How a 1927 essay by a former soldier influenced JB Priestley and other writers for decades
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How Did Scotland's Artists Turn Nationalist?
Stuart Kelly examines why many Scottish artists today have declared for independence.
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World War One: Cradle of Jazz
Alyn Shipton charts the musical and social changes behind the emergence of jazz.
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Music in the Great War: Gavrilo Princip's Footprint
Maria Margaronis explores the legacy of Gavrilo Princip, whose shots sparked WWI.
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Bannockburn Begins
Novelist Louise Welsh explores meanings, ancient and modern, of the battle of Bannockburn.
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Dennis Potter - With Aggressive Affection
Matthew Sweet reassseses the life, work and legacy of playwright Dennis Potter.
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Sonic Art Boom - The Art of Noise
Composer Dan Jones celebrates sound art and The Art of Noise Manifesto.
