Poet and writer Ruth Padel explores our reactions to five British wild animals
Wild Things homepage
Writers explore the meaning of clothes and accessories in a particular work of art
Listener, They Wore It homepage
Series of essays on the life and work of French philosopher and writer Michel de Montaigne
Montaigne homepage
Series in which academics discuss the Virgin Mary within and outside of Christianity
Visions of Mary homepage
Series exploring the history and importance of chess around the world
Checkmate homepage
Series in which people explain their passion for Tolstoy's works and the Russia he evokes.
Tolstoy homepage
Series recorded in front of an audience at 蜜芽传媒 Radio 3's Free Thinking festival 2010
Free Thinking 2010 homepage
Architect Sunand Prasad discusses the importance to us of buildings
Architecture: The Fourth R homepage
Writers, scientists and environmental campaigners trace the roots of the green movement
Before 'Silent Spring' homepage
Writers and historians discuss different aspects of the Stewart dynasty and their rule
The Stewarts homepage
Thinkers, artists and writers ask themselves how they relate to their own bodies
A Letter to My Body homepage
Simon Heffer considers 1940s British films in terms of their social and political message.
British Cinema of the 40s homepage
Series in which Sunil Khilnani discusses Gandhi's first major work, Hind Swaraj
蜜芽传媒 Rule for the Soul homepage
John Gash reflects on the innovative style and tempestuous life of the Milanese painter
Reflections on Caravaggio homepage
Frederic Raphael explores the theme of couples throughout culture and society
Couples homepage
Five actors give their thoughts on what it means to be a member of their profession
Half Shame, Half Glory - Postcards from the Acting Profession homepage
David Hendy examines the ways in which the electronic media have shaped the modern mind
Rewiring the Mind homepage
Series revealing different aspects of Robert Schumann's life and work
A Robert Schumann Album homepage
Series in which people linked with the world of opera describe their relationship to it
A Passion for Opera homepage
Jonathan Sawday paints a picture of Restoration Britain, exploring politics and science
The King Returned homepage
Series in which Christopher Ricks explores short poems he considers are worth remembering
Five Easy Pieces homepage
Five writers and intellectuals give their views on Istanbul, Turkey's largest city
Postcards from Istanbul homepage
Geographer Hayden Lorimer discusses his obsession with running
Running the World homepage
Writers reflect on the role of inspirational mentor figures in their artistic development.
Mentors homepage
London-based novelist Kamila Shamsie decides to explore Karachi, her city of birth
Karachi Postcards homepage
Artists living on the UK coast on the personal and cultural importance of being there
Land and Sea and Sky homepage
Pianist Piers Lane explores aspects of Fryderyk Chopin's life and work
Chopin homepage
After a bizarre dream, author and critic Michael Bracewell explores all things German
Germany Dreaming homepage
Series exploring Anton Chekhov's legacy to today's theatre actors and writers
Chekhov Essays homepage
Poet and critic Andrew Motion considers the link between walking and writing
The Path and the Poem homepage
