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Austrian baritone Wolfgang Holzmair

"I never could be without Schubert." The singer talks about his love of the composer

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Academy of Ancient Music

A visit to a rehearsal of the British period orchestra

• 24 mins

Ray Charles

A profile of the life and work of the American singer and songwriter

• 24 mins

The sound of muzak

Is there too much music in our daily lives?

• 24 mins

Text message poetry

A competition which brings together mobile phones and poetry

• 24 mins

Amos Oz interview

The Israel journalist, novelist and intellectual talks about his novel The Same Sea.

• 24 mins

Le Corbusier

A discussion about the French Swiss architect's controversial legacy

• 23 mins

Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

Was this most famous piece of organ music really written by Bach?

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Marc-Antoine Charpentier oratorios

A review of a recording of the French composer's three historical dramas

• 24 mins

Is TV killing itself?

Is a world of multi-channel television sustainable?

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The Commonwealth Writers' Prize

The judges of the prize talk about the contest from the awards ceremony in Accra, Ghana.

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Ravi Shankar's guide to Indian instruments

The Indian sitar virtuoso reveals the secrets of the tabla, tanbur and sitar

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Maria Callas' early life

Discussing the operatic soprano's life in Athens from 1937 to 1945

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RK Naryan remembered

A tribute to the Indian writer, with contributions from Mark Tully and archive interviews.

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The Wigmore Hall

The history and impact of the London music venue which opened in 1901

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Carlos Fuentes

The celebrated Mexican writer talks about losing a child and his book The Years With Laura

• 23 mins

The Ta'ziyeh in Iran

An exploration of the annual religious event in Iran, a kind of passion play.

• 23 mins

The Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta

Egytpian novelist Ahdaf Soueif talks about the accounts of the 14th-century traveller

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Wigmore Hall

The history behind Wigmore Hall and the artists who have performed there

• 25 mins

Displaced authors

The Lebanese Hanan Al-Sheikh and two other writers talk about being separated from home

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Opening Nights: West Side Story

The American musical's first performance in 1957, remembered by the cast.

• 23 mins

How do artists use colour?

The abstract artists Terry Frost, John Hoyland and Yuko Shirai discuss how they use colour

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Opening Nights: Evita

The first performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical about Eva Peron.

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Iain Sinclair interview

The British writer and 'psychogeographer' talks about his novel Landor's Tower

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Schoenberg Festival

Ensemble Organum perform Franciscan chant; Tribute to Arnold Schoenberg.

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主播大秀 Proms 2001

A look ahead to the 主播大秀 Proms season with the conductor Leonard Slatkin

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Seamus Heaney and Irish literature

The Irish poet talks about his collection, Electric Light

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Where Do Plays Come From?

Three playwrights talk about why they choose to write plays and film scripts

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主播大秀 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition

Marius Brenciu is the first tenor to win the 主播大秀 Cardiff Singer of the World Competition

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Protecting Intellectual Property in the Digital Age

Protecting creators' rights to their artistic and literary works in a new digital age

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