Culture
Twenty Minutes. National Baroque. Audio, 20 minutes
Katie Derham tours Powis Castle for a closer look at its many Baroque splendours.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Black. Audio, 18 minutes
Mike Williams peers into the world of black and asks why it has so many different meanings
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Digital Human. Series 1, Conceal. Audio, 30 minutes
What is the biggest threat to privacy: governments, corporate entities or our friends?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Word of Mouth. Stories from other cultures. Audio, 28 minutes
Michael Rosen hears the traditional stories that are being passed down the generations.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Mastering the Art of the Kimono. Audio, 30 minutes
Japan: Roland Buerk explores why the kimono industry in Japan is in steep decline.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Turkish Delight? Audio, 30 minutes
Yasmeen Khan reports on the Turkish community in the United Kingdom.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
A History of the World in 100 Objects Omnibus. The World in the Age of Confucius (500 - 300 BC) Audio, 60 minutes
Five more items in Neil MacGregor's history of humanity through the objects it has made.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Analysis. A Nation of Billy Elliots? Audio, 30 minutes
Camilla Cavendish asks why our cultural industries are now so attractive to the government
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
In Our Time. Victorian Pessimism. Audio, 30 minutes
Melvyn Bragg discusses the high pessimism of Victorian culture.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
A History of Political Thought. Nationalism. Audio, 13 minutes
A look at the 'quintessentially modern' phenonemon of Nationalism
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Animals of Power. The Prey. Audio, 13 minutes
The reverence humans beings have had for the animals they hunt
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Bearing Gifts. Audio, 29 minutes
The history and politics of gift-giving
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
