Arts & Ideas Episodes Available now
Proms Plus: Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe and the gothic
Proms Plus: Tragedy
Tragedy ancient and modern with Clare Pollard and Jennifer Wallace
Proms Plus: Swans
Sacha Dench & Sarah Crompton discuss swans in the natural world & on the ballet stage.
Proms Plus: Nordic Summers Light and Dark
The legends and landscapes that inspire composers from Finland and Russia
Proms Plus: 1969 The Sound of a Summer
Poets Rachael Allen & Jacob Polley join Preti Taneja to reflect on the summer of 1969.
Proms Plus: Music and Health
Naomi Paxton discusses the latest science and clinical practice
Proms Plus: Moon Landing
Richard Wiseman and Melanie Vandenbrouck discuss the impact of the first Moon landing
New Thinking: Shakespeare's Language
From Juliet's uncertainty, to finding a phrase for descending the stairs
New Thinking: Pregnancy Puzzles
What happens when one becomes two?
New Thinking: City Talk
Mapping the accents of Greater Manchester with a camper van and a laptop
