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Sunday Feature Episodes

  1. Remember, Remember

    Susan Blackmore explores how we are outsourcing the memory of our lives to digital devices

  2. Broken Images

    Louisa Buck discusses the life and work of British painter Francis Bacon.

  3. Vaughan Williams: Valiant for Truth

    Stephen Johnson presents an elegiac portrait of Vaughan Williams the man and composer.

  4. A Brief History of Cunning

    American writer and satirist Joe Queenan traces the history of cunning through the ages.

  5. Louis MacNeice: The Cat, the Celt and the Cave

    Paul Muldoon and other poets offer personal assessments of the Irish poet's work.

  6. Wee Have Also Sound-Houses

    Examining the life and legacy of electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram.

  7. Waiting for Netaji?

    Sunil Khilnani questions the myths surrounding the man they call Netaji, or 'great leader'

  8. Forster in India: Sex, Books and Empire

    The links between EM Forster's homosexuality, his politics and his ability to mix cultures

  9. The Trial of Ezra Pound

    The story of poet Ezra Pound, accused of treason by the US and held in a mental hospital.

  11. Flowers in the Backyard - China and its Minority Cultures

    Isabel Hilton reports from Beijing on China's relationship with its minority cultures.

  12. Piano fever in China

    Petroc Trelawny visits China to find out why the country is now gripped by piano fever.

  13. A Tale of Two Skulls

    Artist Jane Wildgoose traces the history of two human skulls in her private collection.

  14. Soundings

    An interview from 1998, in which American artist Robert Rauschenberg discusses his career.

  15. Burney and Hawkins: A Tale of Two Histories

    A tale of rivalry, character assassination and social climbing in 18th century London.

  16. Paradise or Nightmare - DH Lawrence in Cornwall

    Looking at the DH Lawrence's time in Cornwall after the bad reception of The Rainbow.

  17. Enter the Garden: Toru Takemitsu

    Exploring the works of Japanese artist Toru Takemitsu.

  18. Herzl from Here

    Frances Stonor Saunders discusses Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism.

  19. Minghella Remembered

    A tribute to the filmmaker and playwright Anthony Minghella who died in March 2008.

  20. The Splintered City

    Story of the biggest man-made explosion before the atomic bomb, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

  23. Raymond Williams: Keywords

    A discussion on the life and legacy of cultural historian Raymond Williams.

  24. Joined-Up Artists

    Tim Marlow charts the history of cultural collaboration and looks at its importance today.

  25. The Moving Power of Art

    Hisham Matar explores how countries use culture as a political tool.

  26. Retreat to Bug River

    Rana Mitter considers the legacy of the August 1920 Soviet march on Warsaw.

  28. Malory: A Tale of Two Texts

    Prof David Wallace traces the history of Le Morte Darthur, Thomas Malory's great work.

  29. 20/01/2008

    Investigating whether Moscow's building boom is damaging its architectural heritage.

  30. Rules of Engagement

    British artist Cornelia Parker considers whether artists can bring about change.

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