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Sunday Feature Episodes

  1. Searching for Alfred in the Shadow of Tennyson

    Ruth Padel searches for the real Tennyson behind the poetry and investigates his legacy.

  2. Simone Weil

    Michael Symmons Roberts examines the short life of the French philosopher Simone Weil.

  3. The State of Tel Aviv

    Moshe Morad meets people in Tel Aviv, a modern city in an ancient land.

  4. Travelling the Great Divide - The New US-Mexico Border

    Claudine LoMonaco examines the impact of the US-Mexico border and its new fortifications.

  5. Chaos and Creation

    An exploration of the mythology and the science of the origins of the universe.

  6. Children of the Whitsun Weddings

    Poets Paul Farley and Kate Royal discuss their admiration for Philip Larkin's poetry.

  7. The Life and Times of Michael X

    The story of Michael X, a former mugger who had a part in race politics in 1960s Britain.

  8. Leland's Travels

    David Wallace explores the life and work of scholar John Leland.

  9. 18th Century Season - Liquid Assets: Tracing Handel's Thousands

    蜜芽传媒 business correspondent Peter Day explores Handel's financial dealings.

  10. Wheels and Stones

    Robert Powell reads from The Wheelwright's Shop, about making wooden wheels and wagons.

  11. Sorochintsy Fair

    Hardeep Singh Kohli examines life and work of the Ukrainian writer Nikolai Gogol.

  12. From Ecstasy to Infinity

    Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores science and mathematics in the arts of the baroque

  13. The Black Cube

    Navid Akhtar talks about the Ka'aba, a shrine in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

  14. Dr Rowan Williams

    Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, explores the realms of silence.

  15. Darwin's Conundrum

    An exploration of what Charles Darwin really thought about faith and religion.

  16. The Origins of the Origin

    Andrew Cunningham traces the roots of Darwin's On the Origin of Species.

  17. Killing the King

    Justin Champion considers new research about the trial and execution of Charles I.

  18. Creating Burns's Reputation

    Robert Crawford on why Robert Burns was a poet and songwriter of international importance.

  19. Inside the Art Schools

    Michael Bracewell discovers how today's art students realise their creative ambitions.

  20. Vril

    Matthew Sweet finds out about Vril, an all-powerful Victorian fictional energy source.

  22. John Milton's Adventurous Song

    David Norbrook traces Milton from his age to ours, and considers his importance today.

  23. Yiddish: A Struggle for Survival

    Dennis Mark travels to New York to discover what has become of the Yiddish language.

  24. Buying a Culture in Abu Dhabi

    Anthony Sattin explores the attempts in Abu Dhabi to 'buy culture'.

  25. A New Image for the Housing Estate

    Author Dreda Say Mitchell investigates the issues relating to today's housing estates.

  26. Rebellion and Fear: Artists in the Great War

    Richard Cork on how the First World War influenced Europe's early avant-garde artists.

  27. Byzantium

    Prof Judith Herrin traces the history of the Roman city of Byzantium.

  28. Elegy

    Poet Michael Symmons Roberts embarks on a personal exploration of the role of the elegy.

  29. Hark: An Acoustic Archaeology of Elizabethan England

    Chris Brookes and Alan Hall sift the sound-worlds of two modern English environments.

  30. The First War on Terror

    Hari Kunzru on writers' responses to the Anarchists of the Victorian and Edwardian era.

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