Artworks Episodes Episode guide
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Omid's Tapes: The Afghan Memory Keeper
Omid, Afghan-American archivist, races to preserve rare Afghan cassettes from the Taliban.
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Okay Computer? Music in the Age of AI
Famed producer Giles Martin wades into the murky waters of AI in music.
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Unesco: From Cultural Diplomacy to Culture Wars
What does the United Nations cultural body tell us about the value of soft power today?
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Painting with Scissors
The revolutionary history of collage. How cut and paste shaped 20th-century culture.
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Queen Victoria's Nightmares
Presented by Matthew Sweet. A new discovery about the unconscious mind of Queen Victoria.
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When Kevin Met Sadie
Chris Page explores the influence of Joan Lingard’s Kevin & Sadie novels on young readers.
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Who is the Door-to-Door Poet?
Spend the day with the world’s first door-knocking poet.
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Ways of Not Seeing
Exploring how blind approaches to art description bring galleries to life for everyone.
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For FUZZ Sake
John Robb explores how the sound of fuzz changed the world.
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Iris Barry, First Lady of Film
Delve into the world of Iris Barry – pioneering film critic, curator and preservationist.
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Love’s Moment: RS Thomas and Mildred Eldridge
Gwyneth Lewis explores the unusual marriage of poet RS Thomas and artist Mildred Eldridge.
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Finding Elgar
Adrian Chiles uncovers the fun, fraught and frankly surprising early life of Edward Elgar.
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New Songs of Innocence
School-age readers grapple with William Blake's Songs of Innocence.
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The Farmer's Guide to Animal Farm
Why George Orwell's political satire also reveals his commitment to agricultural debates.
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Angry and Young
Anger as a motivation for art - its potency and limitations.
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Depeche Mode: Reach Out and Touch Faith
Sasha Frere-Jones leads us on the unlikely journey of Depeche Mode’s world domination.
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Souvenirs
The story of a friendship torn apart by type - as in, the bits of metal that print words.
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Rocking the Recorder
Susan Calman champions one of the most misunderstood musical instruments - the recorder.
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Monstrous Regiment
The dramatic story of the pioneering theatre company that dared to put women centre stage.
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Surrounded by Sound: Ray Dolby and the Art of Noise Reduction (Binaural Version)
Matthew Sweet discovers the life and work of Ray Dolby, inventor of Dolby Noise Reduction.
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Paul Simon's Political Storm
The legacy of one the most popular and controversial album releases ever - Graceland.
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Hip-Hop ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½work
Nkem Ifejika owes everything to hip-hop. But how should he share that with his son?
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I Am Sixteen Going on Sixty
Garry Richardson tracks down the child stars from the 1965 film The Sound of Music.
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Talk Talk: Living in Another World
Guy Garvey explores the mystery surrounding Talk Talk and their frontman Mark Hollis.