Artworks Episodes Episode guide
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Dreaming of Connie Converse
Poet Emily Berry explores the music and mystery of Connie Converse.
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The Hazard of the Die
An actor tries to stage a major play during a drug trial for his incurable disease.
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The Lost Archives of James Baldwin
The extraordinary discovery of lost archives of the writer James Baldwin in Provence.
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Symphony of a Billion
An investigation into an unexpected barometer of Indian culture - classical music exams.
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Odes to Joy
How politicians, protestors, advertisers and comedians have made use of an iconic melody.
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v. by Tony Harrison
The controversial poem by Tony Harrison, to mark his death.
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Surrounded by Sound: Ray Dolby and the Art of Noise Reduction (Dolby Atmos Version)
Matthew Sweet discovers the life and work of Ray Dolby, inventor of Dolby Noise Reduction.
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Picasso and the Surrealist Summer (from Witness History)
The summer of 1937 through the eyes of artist Eileen Agar.
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Introducing Artworks
Discover BBC Radio 4’s home for imaginative documentaries about culture and the arts.
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Don’t Call Me Legend (from The Miles Davis Story)
Clarke Peters explains how New York helped Miles Davis discover a radical new sound.
