Chess
Sporting Witness. Chess City. Audio, 9 minutes
In 1998, the world's most expensive chess centre opened in a remote region of Russia.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Thinking Allowed. Chess worlds, Competitive entrepreneurs. Audio, 28 minutes
Laurie Taylor looks at chess communities and the competitive culture of the self-made men.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Sporting Witness. Judit Polgar - Chess Prodigy. Audio, 9 minutes
How the chess prodigy overcame sexism in her sport and defeated the all-time greats.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Chess. Audio, 18 minutes
How has the 1500-year-old game mirrored politics and changes in society?
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Wood Pushers. Audio, 14 minutes
A close encounter with the street chess players of Washington Square park, New York.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Essay. Cities on the Brink, St Petersburg. Audio, 15 minutes
Steve Rosenberg revisits 1914 St Petersburg and an event that would define modern Russia.
- AttributionBBC Radio 3
- Available for over a year
Saturday Drama. Lewis Carroll - Alice through the Looking Glass. Audio, 90 minutes
Alice's fantastical story collides with Radio 4, as she crashes a giant game of chess.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
