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Fear Itself

Temple Grandin

Temple Grandin considers the role fear and anxiety plays in autistic people's lives.

• 15 mins

Fear Itself

Raymond Tallis

Raymond Tallis explains how human fear is often led by thought and imagination.

• 15 mins

Classical Music's Unsung Heroines

Nadezhda von Meck

Vanora Bennett on Tchaikovsky's generous benefactor, who refused to ever meet the composer

• 15 mins

Classical Music's Unsung Heroines

Lady Maud Warrender

Kate Kennedy tells the story of Lady Maud Warrender, an aristocrat and patron of music.

• 15 mins

Classical Music's Unsung Heroines

Leopoldine Wittgenstein

Bethany Bell on the life of Leopoldine Wittgenstein, host of a Viennese musical salon.

• 15 mins

Classical Music's Unsung Heroines

Mary Gladstone

Discussing Mary Gladstone, daughter of William, who brought music to Downing Street.

• 15 mins

Classical Music's Unsung Heroines

Betty Freeman

Helen Wallace on Betty Freeman, perhaps the greatest patron of modern classical music.

• 15 mins

Swimming Stories

Christopher Hope

Christopher Hope describes swimming in outdoor pools in Pretoria during his youth.

• 15 mins

Swimming Stories

Antonia Quirke

Antonia Quirke describes a dip in the south Pacific that reminded her of darker waters.

• 15 mins

Swimming Stories

Marcus O'Dair

Marcus O'Dair describes swimming in Ullswater in the Lake District with his mother.

• 15 mins

Swimming Stories

Kamila Shamsie

Kamila Shamsie describes a time with friends in Byron Bay, Australia.

• 15 mins

Swimming Stories

Philip Hoare

Philip Hoare describes how he used to avoid the water before overcoming his reticence.

• 15 mins

Meeting the Giants of Jazz

Doc Cheatham

Martin Gayford recalls touring with octogenarian trumpeter Doc Cheatham.

• 15 mins

Meeting the Giants of Jazz

Marian McPartland

Martin Gayford recalls his meetings with British-American pianist Marian McPartland.

• 15 mins

Meeting the Giants of Jazz

Ruby Braff

Martin Gayford remembers revealing telephone conversations with cornettist Ruby Braff.

• 15 mins

Meeting the Giants of Jazz

Sonny Rollins

Martin Gayford recalls the lessons that he learnt from meeting saxophonist Sonny Rollins.

• 15 mins

Meeting the Giants of Jazz

Jimmy Rowles

Martin Gayford describes his encounters with pianist Jimmy Rowles.

• 15 mins

On Earth, as It Is in Heaven

Art in Heaven

Author Ali Smith discusses the first lines of the Lord's Prayer.

• 15 mins

On Earth, as It Is in Heaven

Thy Kingdom Come...

Muslim academic Mona Siddiqui explores the second section of the Lord's Prayer.

• 15 mins

On Earth, as It Is in Heaven

Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

Rabbi Julia Neuberger considers the middle section of the Lord's Prayer.

• 15 mins

On Earth, as It Is in Heaven

Forgive Us Our Trespasses

Michigan-based poet and undertaker Thomas Lynch considers a line from the Lord's Prayer.

• 15 mins

On Earth, as It Is in Heaven

Lead Us Not into Temptation

Poet and author Andrew Motion considers the penultimate lines of the Lord's Prayer.

• 15 mins

British Film Comedians

Will Hay

Simon Heffer on the career of actor Will Hay, best known for his anti-authoritarian roles.

• 15 mins

British Film Comedians

Alastair Sim

Columnist and historian Simon Heffer discusses the life and work of actor Alastair Sim.

• 15 mins

British Film Comedians

Terry-Thomas

Columnist and historian Simon Heffer discusses the life and work of actor Terry-Thomas.

• 15 mins

British Film Comedians

Tony Hancock

Columnist and historian Simon Heffer on the life and work of comic actor Tony Hancock.

• 15 mins

British Film Comedians

Sid James

Columnist and historian Simon Heffer explores the life and work of comic actor Sid James.

• 15 mins

Being Orson

Boy Wonder

Simon Callow tracks Orson Welles's transformation from schoolboy to prodigy.

• 15 mins

Being Orson

He that Plays the King

Exploring Orson Welles's Shaksepeare film trilogy: Macbeth, Othello and Chimes at Midnight

• 15 mins

Being Orson

Why Citizen Kane Matters

Film critic Peter Bradshaw gives his personal take on Orson Welles's film Citizen Kane.

• 15 mins