Metal City

How has metalworking affected the culture of Birmingham over hundreds of years?

• 44 mins

Tutu - A Portrait of Nigeria

Chibundu Onuzo tells the story of ‘Africa’s Mona Lisa’ and its creator Ben Enwonwu.

• 44 mins

A Jig into History

Nandini Das celebrates the pioneering commercial triumph of Shakespeare's clown Will Kemp.

• 14 mins

Carol and Muriel

Carol Morley on Britain's most prolific female director, Muriel Box.

• 44 mins

Government Song Woman

Rhiannon Giddens investigates folk song collector Sidney Robertson Cowell.

• 44 mins

Heinrich Heine: The First Modern European

Michael Goldfarb tells the story of playwright, poet and essayist Heinrich Heine.

• 44 mins

X-Ray Vision: Rudolph Fisher in Harlem

Lindsay Johns makes the case for writer Rudolph Fisher's portraits of Black American life.

• 44 mins

Shakespeare's Brum Ting

Islam Issa celebrates Birmingham's unique public ownership of Shakespeare's first Folio.

• 14 mins

Hypnotising Rachmaninov

Georgia Mann delves into the world of hypnosis and how it helped cure Rachmaninov.

• 44 mins

Please Mr Lacey, Let Me Work Your Lovely Machine

Roger Law looks at the life and work of Bruce Lacey.

• 44 mins

A Charlestonian Rhapsody: The Story of Edmund T Jenkins

The remarkable story of an African-American composer who made his life in Europe.

• 44 mins

The Black Cantor

The story of a Black tenor who sang Jewish music in America in the early 20th century.

• 44 mins

The Pleasures and Pains of Denton Welch

New arts feature exploring the brief but brilliant career of writer Denton Welch.

• 44 mins

The Perfect Balance

Dr Anindya Raychaudhuri journeys through a vortex tunnel to study the notion of balance.

• 14 mins

Thomas Roe and the origins of empire

Nandini Das explores the fortunes of Elizabethan diplomat Thomas Roe.

• 14 mins

A Slice of Renaissance Italy in Leeds

A short feature presented by BBC Radio 3 New Generation Thinker John Gallagher.

• 14 mins

Tuner of the World

A portrait of pioneering Canadian composer and soundscape maestro R Murray Schafer.

• 44 mins

What did George Lloyd do wrong?

Simon Heffer delves into the career and reputation of composer George Lloyd

• 44 mins

Nu Yorica

Exploring the history, art and politics of the Latin music scene of Spanish Harlem, NYC.

• 44 mins

A Powerful Crush

The teenage love letters of a young George IV are maybe not so sweet.

• 14 mins

Byrd and Beyond: Challenged by Faith

Harry Christophers examines the powerful relationship between music and faith.

• 44 mins

Brazilian Modernist Godfather

Katie Derham explores her connection to the Brazilian modernist movement of 1922.

• 44 mins

Forever Blue

The fascinating story behind artist and film-maker Derek Jarman's final masterpiece, Blue.

• 44 mins

Edward Carpenter Brings German Sexology to Sheffield

BBC New Generation Thinker Seán Williams explores the writing life of Edward Carpenter.

• 14 mins

The Temple of Mithras at Hadrian's Wall: past and present

New Generation Thinker Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough travels to Hadrian's Wall.

• 14 mins

The musical mouse that roared: the pioneering baroque revival of 1973

Sir Nicholas Kenyon looks back at 1973, a momentous year when early music changed forever.

• 44 mins

The Murder Capital of Medieval England

New Generation Thinker Hetta Howes explores the murder capital of medieval England.

• 14 mins

Shakespeare's Rival

How neglected playwright Robert Greene offers an alternative history of English theatre.

• 44 mins

Afterwords: Richard Hoggart

The life and ideas of literary critic and cultural theorist Richard Hoggart.

• 44 mins

Afterwords: Maurice Sendak

Dive inside the wild, feverish imagination of Maurice Sendak.

• 44 mins

Afterwords: Ursula Le Guin

Discover other ways of being, with science-fiction writer Ursula K Le Guin.

• 44 mins

Turning Picasso

New evidence that the CIA tried to turn Picasso to the American side in the Cold War.

• 44 mins

Recording on the Nomads' Trail

A journey into the work of Deben Bhattacharya, an uncelebrated pioneer of field recording.

• 44 mins

While Shepherds Watched: The hidden world of the South Yorkshire village carol sings

Elizabeth Alker steps into the world of South Yorkshire village pub carol sings.

• 44 mins

The Divine Ms Bernhardt

Ms Bernhardt lived in a blaze of publicity. We celebrate the first global superstar.

• 44 mins

Classical Africa

Leon Bosch explores the remarkable - often unheard - array of art music from Africa.

• 44 mins

Bayard Rustin: Activism and Early Music

How the African American Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin used Early Music in activism.

• 44 mins

Time Canvasses: Morton Feldman and Abstract Expressionism

How friendship with Philip Guston and Mark Rothko took American music in new directions.

• 44 mins

American Rhapsody

Olivia Giovetti examines the legacy of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.

• 44 mins

Waiting for the Flood

As we brace ourselves for storm tides, storm surges are a way of life in the Wadden Sea.

• 14 mins

Bath Time

Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough explores the lingering rites of Roman Bathing.

• 14 mins

Flaming Creatures - Sound of Cinema Sunday

Diarmuid Hester re-examines Flaming Creatures, a film swamped by its notorious reputation.

• 14 mins

The Golden Age of the MGM Musical

To mark the centenary of MGM, Neil Brand looks at the magic of Hollywood musicals.

• 44 mins

Never Failed Me Yet

The story of Gavin Bryars' iconic composition, Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet.

• 44 mins

Sakamoto - Art Is Long, Life Is Short

Reflecting on the legacy of Ryuichi Sakamoto, a year on from the composer's passing.

• 44 mins