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Historian Jochen Hung presents his view of the Weimar Republic from Berlin. Read more
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The Weimar Years
Historian Jochen Hung presents his view of the Weimar Republic from Berlin.
Episode 2
Camilla Smith looks at the art of the Weimar Republic.
Episode 3
Author Katie Sutton looks at sexuality in the Weimar Republic.
Episode 4
Film critic Clarisse Loughrey looks at the cinema of the Weimar Republic.
Episode 5
Ute Lemper looks at the enduring appeal of Weimar music and song.
Legacies of 1619
Philip Quaque
Caryl Phillips reflects on the life of African priest Philip Quaque.
Isaac
Daina Ramey Berry reflects on Isaac, whose life ended in a final act of defiance.
Sarah Forbes Bonetta
David Olusoga on the life of a girl sold into slavery and gifted to Queen Victoria.
Mary Prince and Sally Hemings
Author Anne Bailey reflects on two remarkable women, Mary Prince and Sally Hemings.
John Ocansey
Caryl Phillips reflects on young African John Ocansey exercising his freedom in Liverpool.
Open Endings
Ian Rankin on Lord of the Flies
Ian Rankin chooses William Golding's Lord of the Flies.
Bernardine Evaristo on Mrs Dalloway
Man Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo chooses Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway.
AL Kennedy on The Wind in the Willows
AL Kennedy chooses Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows
Elif Shafak on Anna Karenina
Elif Shafak chooses Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina.
Philippa Gregory on Jane Eyre
Historical author Philippa Gregory writes a new end for Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.
Beneath the Night
The Great Sky Above
Can we find meaning in the stars? Astronomer Dr Stuart Clark searches for answers.
Omens in the Heavens
In his second essay, astronomer Dr Stuart Clark takes a journey back in time.
Cosmic Revelations
Astronomer Dr Stuart Clark continues to explore our relationship with the night sky.
Touching the Night
Can we have a better future among the stars? Dr Stuart Clark investigates.
Above the Night
Has our relationship with the night sky changed forever? Dr Stuart Clark thinks so.
My Life in Music
The Lamb by John Tavener
Visits to a bird hide are accompanied by this song for singer-songwriter Kitty Macfarlane.
Rockin' in Rhythm by Duke Ellington sung by Ella Fitzgerald
In an airhead moment, Soweto Kinch needs Ellington’s sonic reminder that joy is essential.
Disko Partizani by Shantel
Composer Roxanna Panufnik discovers an earworm in duty free at Tel Aviv airport.
The Protecting Veil by John Tavener
Steven Isserlis recalls the impact of a commission and his friendship with its composer.
Now, oh now I needs must part by John Dowland arranged by Percy Grainger
Kenneth Hamilton's mind is filled with Dowland's song of parting at his mother's death.
The Escape Artist
1: The Poet
The extraordinary life of Arthur Cravan and his influence on modern art.
2: The Boxer
3: The Most Hated Art Critic in
4: The Living Artwork
5: The Deserter
6: The Persona
