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    PROMS EXTRA - 120 years of London School of Economics: 2 Sep 15

    Michael Cox explores the history of the London School of Economics with Stephanie Flanders

  2. Proms Extra: Ezra Pound's 'Cathay - 29 July 15

    Poets Jo Shapcott and Sean O'Brien discuss Ezra Pound's poetry collection, 'Cathay'.

  3. Prom Plus: What Victorians Did For Fun

    Historians Kathryn Hughes & Lee Jackson discuss 19th century entertainment.

  4. Prom Plus: Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Culture

    Writers Louise Doughty and Damian Le Bas discuss Gypsy, Roma & Traveller culture.

  5. Prom Plus Literary – Wilfred Owen

    Wilfred Owen is one of the greatest First World War writers. The poets Fred d'Aguiar...

  6. Prom Plus Literary - Philip Larkin

    Poets Andrew Motion and Kate Clanchy discuss the writing of Philip Larkin and his was...

  7. Prom Plus Literary - Iceland

    As the Iceland Symphony Orchestra appear at the Proms, Radio 3's New Generation and in...

  8. Progression, Diaghilev & John Pawson

    The use of the word 'Progression' in politics is discussed with Peter Hitchens, Kitty...

  9. Private Eye,Grief,Imran Khan,Thomas Friedman

    Anne McElvoy talks to Adam Macqueen as Private Eye turns 50. Matthew Sweet discusses -...

  10. Prison Break

    New Generation Thinker Jeffery Howard asks if it is ever ok to escape from prison

  11. Prison Break

    New Generation Thinker Jeffrey Howard asks is it ever ok to escape from prison?

  12. Population Growth

    Throughout this week, Night Waves examines some of the major cultural forces shaping...

  13. Politician and Pioneer

    Writing the Life of Arthur Kavanagh

  14. Pogroms and Prejudice

    Brendan McGeever looks at anti-Semitism from Russian history to the present day

  15. Pogroms and prejudice

    Brendan McGeever looks at anti-semitism from Russian attacks to the present day

  16. Play Schubert for Me - Episode 8

    Romance proved difficult for Schubert - he stood barely five feet tall, with a long a...

  17. Play Schubert for Me - Episode 7

    During the 19th century public performance became polite and professional.

  18. Play Schubert for Me - Episode 6

    Night Waves' Philip Dodd reflects on the paradoxes on snow in music and literature and...

  19. Play Schubert for Me - Episode 4

    The novelist Clare Morrall imagines what may have happened during one of Schubert’s...

  20. Play Schubert for Me - Episode 3

    Schubert's voice emerges uniquely from song which emanates from poetry.

  21. Play Schubert For Me - Episode 2

    Attempts to explain both Schubert's achievements and mood swings through theory, often...

  22. Play Schubert For Me - Episode 1

    The journey Sir George Grove made to Vienna by train was one of vision and passion.

  23. Picasso, Baka Doc, Speed-Dating, Josie Rourke

    With Matthew Sweet. Artist Brad Lochore reviews a new exhibition at Tate Britain: and...

  24. Peter Weir, Garry Kasparov & The King's Speech

    Director Peter Weir talks about his new film, The Way Back. Chess grandmaster, Garry...

  25. Pause for Thought

    From the bracket & exclamation mark to emojis - Florence Hazrat's history of punctuation

  26. Opium Tales

    Ways of seeing the trade triangle from Confessions of an Opium Eater to modern novels.

  27. Not Quite Jean Muir

    How does sewing a dress add to Jade Halbert's understanding of disappearing skills?

  28. Not Quite Jean Muir

    How does sewing a dress add to Jade Halbert's understanding of disappearing skills

  29. Nightwaves

    Anne McElvoy talks to the Egyptian cultural historian Leila Ahmed about her new book a...

  30. Night Waves: The Pursuit Of Happiness

    Anne McElvoy examines whether we place too much weight on happiness as a measure of of...

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