Culture

The Essay. Let There Be Dark, Let There Be Dark. Audio, 15 minutes
Rupert Goodwins on what going blind suddenly taught him about science, culture and life.
Attribution
BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Twenty Minutes. British Wagnerism. Audio, 20 minutes
Simon Russell Beale explores the impact of Wagner on fin-de-siecle British culture.
Attribution
BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
1913: The Year Before. Cultural Upheaval. Audio, 15 minutes
Michael challenges the idea that modernism was a reaction to the shock and savagery of WWI
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
The Why Factor. The Lie. Audio, 18 minutes
Why do we lie? How do different cultures define telling the truth?
Attribution
BBC World Service
Available for over a year
A Room for a View: The Artist's Studio. Audio, 28 minutes
Rats under the floorboards, paint on the floor. What makes an artist's studio?
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Putting the Black Country on the Map. Audio, 28 minutes
Adrian Goldberg tries to work out what the Black Country is - and where it is.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Twenty Minutes. Tredegar House, Gwent. Audio, 20 minutes
Katie Derham tours Tredegar House in Wales with Lars Tharp and the NT's Derw Thomas.
Attribution
BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Twenty Minutes. Ham House, Surrey. Audio, 20 minutes
Katie Derham is joined by Lars Tharp and curator Victoria Bradley for a tour of Ham House.
Attribution
BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Twenty Minutes. Clandon Park, Surrey. Audio, 20 minutes
Katie Derham, Lars Tharp and Katherine Sharp take a tour of the treasures of Clandon Park.
Attribution
BBC Radio 3
Available for over a year
Twenty Minutes. National Baroque. Audio, 20 minutes
Katie Derham tours Powis Castle for a closer look at its many Baroque splendours.
Attribution
BBC 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
Attribution
BBC 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?
Attribution
BBC 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.
Attribution
BBC 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.
Attribution
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Available for over a year
Turkish Delight? Audio, 30 minutes
Yasmeen Khan reports on the Turkish community in the United Kingdom.
Attribution
BBC 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.
Attribution
BBC 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
Attribution
BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
In Our Time. Victorian Pessimism. Audio, 30 minutes
Melvyn Bragg discusses the high pessimism of Victorian culture.
Attribution
BBC 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
Attribution
BBC World Service
Available for over a year
African Perspective. Journey to Mali - Part Two. Audio, 29 minutes
Music, history and culture - what makes Mali special among African nations?
Attribution
BBC World Service
Available for over a year
African Perspective. Journey to Mali - Part One. Audio, 28 minutes
Music, history and culture - what makes Mali special among African nations?
Attribution
BBC World Service
Available for over a year