Sunday Feature Episodes Episode guide
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The Myth and Mystery of Anja Thauer
The story of a lost cellist, who was once a rival to Jacqueline du Pré.
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Our Birmingham Fathers
Three people meet to share experiences of grieving for their musician fathers.
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The Silence of My Pain
Hannah French explores an often hidden disability for many musicians: chronic pain.
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Curves and Concrete
How did a maverick Scottish architect revolutionise the design of UK skateparks?
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Tate Modern - Exploding the Canon
For Director Frances Morris, there is an urgency to make Tate Modern fit for the future.
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New Generation Thinkers: Short Feature - COVID and the Black Death; the imperfect fit
Dr Seb Falk challenges the repeated pandemic comparison of Covid-19 with the Black Death.
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Cave Life for Beginners
Down down, deeper and down - Ben Cottam overnights in a cave in search of inspiration.
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New Generation Thinkers: Sloe Time
Nature's barbed wire - and giver of a fruit that creates a delicious warming tipple.
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Andy's Kitchen and On the Road in the Americas
Andy Kershaw introduces rare recordings from his personal archive.
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Andy's Kitchen and On the Road in Africa
Andy Kershaw introduces rare recordings from his personal archive.
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Silent Witness - John Cage, Zen and Japan
How American experimental composer John Cage came to write his infamous, silent 4’33”.
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Afterwords: Toni Morrison
Reflections on American writer Toni Morrison in her own words and those of her peers.
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Writing Across Distance
Writing Across Distance. New Sunday Feature from ѿý Radio 3.
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Electronic India
Musician Paul Purgas investigates the lost history of India’s electronic avant-garde.
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New Generation Thinkers: The Crankiness of CW Daniel
Dr Elsa Richardson explores the impact and legacy of radical publisher CW Daniel.
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New Generation Thinkers: Susan Greaney and the Jomon Connection
Susan Greaney draws parallels between ancient peoples of Britain and Japan
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Wordsworth - Poet of the People
Jenny Uglow sets Wordsworth, the nature poet, in contrast to the economist Adam Smith.
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New Generation Thinkers: The Endless Demise of the High Street
Dr Jade Halbert ponders the veracity of the long-running warnings of high street demise.
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New Generation Thinkers: The Air that I Breathe
New Generation Thinker Alun Withey reflects on our desire for clean air.
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Queen of Technicolor
Maureen O'Hara's journey from Dublin's suburbs to star of Hollywood's golden age.
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The East Speaks Back
Jerry Brotton celebrates the world of Ottoman traveller Evliya Celebi.
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In Search of Arabic Classical Music
Kate Molleson travels to Cairo to discover a lost aural music tradition.
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Shades of Black: The Art and Genius of Archibald Motley Jr
How the artist Archibald Motley Jr captured the politics of skin tone in Jazz Age Chicago.
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The Lonely Death of Stanley Bate
Simon Heffer explores the tragic life of Stanley Bate, enigma of English music.
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The Emergency - Creative freedom in wartime Dublin
Regan Hutchins tells the story of bohemian Dublin in World War II.
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Gentileschi's Revenge
Painter Caroline Walker explores the life of Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi.
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New Generation Thinkers: Glitter and Villainy
Glitter and Villainy: Camp performance and dressing to kill.
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Rewiring Raymond Scott
Ken Hollings assesses the legacy of American electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott.
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A Racist Music
Challenging the legacy of composer and racist ideologue John Powell (1882-1963).
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Poles Apart
The unknown tale of Cold War communist Poland's unlikely love affair with electronic music