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The Free Thinking Festival Essay - Politician and Pioneer: Writing the Life of Arthur Kavanagh
Tue 10 Nov 2015
Clare Walker Gore on what a C19th MP without hands and feet tells us about stereotypes.
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Free Thinking - Feature: Bamburgh Castle
Thu 29 Oct 2015
Dr Alun Withey researches an 18th C healthcare scheme at Bamburg Castle in Northumberland
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Proms Poetry Competition - 08 September 15
Tue 8 Sep 2015
The winning entries in this year's Proms Poetry Competition
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PROMS EXTRA - Arabian Nights - 7 Sep 15
Mon 7 Sep 2015
Shahidha Bari and Houda Echouafni on this powerful islamic folk-cycle - Arabian Nights
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Proms Extra: David Hare's memoir 'The Blue Touch Paper' - 04 Sep 15
Fri 4 Sep 2015
The playwright David Hare discusses his new memoir, 'The Blue Touch Paper'.
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PROMS EXTRA - 120 years of London School of Economics: 2 Sep 15
Wed 2 Sep 2015
Michael Cox explores the history of the London School of Economics with Stephanie Flanders
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Proms Extra: Willa Cather's The Song of the Lark - 31 August 15
Mon 31 Aug 2015
Hermione Lee on the American writer Willa Cather's 1915 novel 'The Song of the Lark'.
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Proms Extra: The Lumiere Brothers in 1895 - 22.08.15
Sat 22 Aug 2015
Ian Christie on the Lumiere brothers' invention of the world's first film camera in 1895.
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Proms Extra: Hans Christian Andersen 20 August 15
Thu 20 Aug 2015
Lars Tharp and Julia Eccleshare on the work and legacy of Hans Christian Andersen.
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Proms Extra: The National Trust - 17.08.15
Mon 17 Aug 2015
The history of the National Trust with Dame Helen Ghosh and Patrick Barkham.
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Proms Extra: DH Lawrence's The Rainbow 09 August 15
Sun 9 Aug 2015
Novelists Helen Dunmore and Louise Welsh on DH Lawrence's 1915 novel, 'The Rainbow'.
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Proms Extra: Oscar Wilde in 1895: 3 Aug 2015
Mon 3 Aug 2015
Philip Hoare and Merlin Holland discuss Wilde's tumultuous year. With Shahidha Bari.
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Proms Extra: Memory in Performance – 2 Aug 15
Sun 2 Aug 2015
Actress Lisa Dwan and singer Susan Bullock discuss the role of memory in performance.
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Proms Extra: Alice in Wonderland 30 July 15
Thu 30 Jul 2015
Anne McElvoy discussses the enduring appeal of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'.
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Proms Extra: Ezra Pound's 'Cathay - 29 July 15
Thu 30 Jul 2015
Poets Jo Shapcott and Sean O'Brien discuss Ezra Pound's poetry collection, 'Cathay'.
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Proms Extra: Holst's The Planets Suite
Tue 28 Jul 2015
Oscar-winning composer Steven Price on the inspiration of Holst's Planets Suite.
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Proms Extra: Fiddler on the Roof
Sat 25 Jul 2015
Rana Mitter discuss the appeal of Fiddler on the Roof.
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Proms Extra: Beethoven and German Romantic Poetry
Fri 24 Jul 2015
Anne McElvoy discusses the German Romantic poetry which inspired Beethoven.
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Proms Extra: 1895 The First Proms
Sun 19 Jul 2015
Rana Mitter with Nicholas Kenyon and Leanne Langley
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Proms Poetry Competition
Fri 12 Sep 2014
The poet Daljit Nagra and Radio 3 presenter Ian McMillan introduce the winning entries...
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Proms Plus Literary - Robert Frost
Mon 8 Sep 2014
In 1914 the American poet Robert Frost published his collection 'North of Boston'.co.
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Prom Plus Literary - Philip Larkin
Fri 5 Sep 2014
Poets Andrew Motion and Kate Clanchy discuss the writing of Philip Larkin and his was...
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Proms Plus Literary: Martin Amis
Fri 29 Aug 2014
Novelist Martin Amis discusses 'The Zone of Interest', his 14th novel, in which he the...
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Prom Plus Literary - Iceland
Fri 22 Aug 2014
As the Iceland Symphony Orchestra appear at the Proms, Radio 3's New Generation and in...
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Prom Plus Literary – Wilfred Owen
Thu 21 Aug 2014
Wilfred Owen is one of the greatest First World War writers. The poets Fred d'Aguiar...
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Proms Plus Literary - Melbourne
Tue 19 Aug 2014
Melbourne prides itself on being the 'cultural and sporting capital of Australia'.co.
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Proms Plus Literary - WW1's Lost Generation
Sun 17 Aug 2014
Award-winning novelist and poet Helen Dunmore and the writer Simon Heffer discuss the...
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PROMS PLUS LITERARY - Gavin Maxwell
Fri 15 Aug 2014
Nature writers Miriam Darlington and Horatio Clare join Rana Mitter to discuss the of...
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Proms Plus Literary - Dylan Thomas
Mon 11 Aug 2014
The current National Poet of Wales Gillian Clarke and the painter Peter Blake the of...
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Proms Plus Literary - Tony Harrison
Thu 7 Aug 2014
The poet and playwright Tony Harrison talks to Matthew Sweet about his passionate to...
