Writing
The Essay. Writing Music, Hannah Beckerman on Brahms. Audio, 14 minutes
For Hannah Beckerman, Brahms's Second Piano Concerto is a masterclass in storytelling.
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The Essay. Writing Music, Barbara Trapido on Stravinsky. Audio, 14 minutes
For Barbara Trapido, nothing is as it seems in Stravinsky’s ballet, Pulcinella.
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The Essay. Writing Music, Minoo Dinshaw on Mendelssohn. Audio, 14 minutes
Minoo Dinshaw questions identity by tuning in to Mendelssohn’s ‘Scottish’ Third Symphony.
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The Essay. Writing Music, Hermione Hoby on Steve Reich. Audio, 14 minutes
Author Hermione Hoby reveals how Steve Reich’s Music For 18 Musicians helps her write.
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Desert Island Discs. Kate Atkinson, novelist. Audio, 48 minutes
Novelist Kate Atkinson is interviewed by Lauren Laverne
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Arts & Ideas. What kind of history should we write? Audio, 45 minutes
Peter Frankopan & Maya Jasanoff, winner of richest prize for history with Rana Mitter
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Open Book. Barbara Kingsolver, Northern Irish writing, India’s gay fiction. Audio, 28 minutes
Best-selling novelist Barbara Kingsolver talks to Mariella Frostrup about her new novel.
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Sunday Feature. The Kristapurana. Audio, 44 minutes
The travels of the first Englishman in India, and the hunt for a lost poetic masterpiece.
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Open Book. Fiction following the Armistice; Beowulf reimagined; James Daunt. Audio, 28 minutes
Exploring literary responses to the Great War in the immediate aftermath of the Armistice.
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The Essay. A Body of Essays: Series 3, The Nose. Audio, 14 minutes
Scottish writer AL Kennedy reflects on the ability of our nose to conjure memories.
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Open Book. Open Book 20th Anniversary Special. Audio, 28 minutes
Mariella Frostrup and guests celebrate 20 years of reading, writing and Open Book
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Word of Mouth. Lane Greene on Editing. Audio, 28 minutes
Economist Johnson language columnist Lane Greene talks to Michael Rosen and Laura Wright.
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Arts & Ideas. Sebastian Faulks. Audio, 45 minutes
The author of Birdsong in conversation with Anne McElvoy about his new novel Paris Echo.
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Art of Now. Atmosfears. Audio, 28 minutes
Japanese poets create new work in a location marred by a tragic history.
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The Comedy Club Interviews. Chris Lang. 3/3. Audio, 5 minutes
Paul Garner chats again to Unforgotten creator Chris Lang about his comedy roots.
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The Comedy Club Interviews. Chris Lang. 2/3. Audio, 5 minutes
Paul Garner chats again to Unforgotten creator Chris Lang about his comedy roots.
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The Conversation. Young African Authors. Audio, 27 minutes
Two women who set their award-winning stories in Zimbabwe and Nigeria
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The Comedy Club Interviews. Chris Lang. 1/3. Audio, 5 minutes
Paul Garner chats to Unforgotten creator Chris Lang about his comedy roots.
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Open Book. Claire Fuller, Neil Gaiman, Iranian fiction. Audio, 28 minutes
Claire Fuller discusses the appeal of setting a novel in a crumbling country house.
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Prime Ministers' Props. Series 2, Benjamin Disraeli's Novels. Audio, 14 minutes
David Cannadine explores how Disraeli merged fact and fiction in his life and work.
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Desert Island Discs. Martina Cole. Audio, 37 minutes
Martina Cole, novelist, is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
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The Essay. Kaleidoscope of Muses, The Haunted Lullaby. Audio, 15 minutes
A personal exploration of writers’ unexpected muses – place, people and memories.
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