Music

Fritz Reiner
"Engendering fear was a basic tool": a profile of Hungarian conductor Fritz Reiner
19 Mar 1994,43 mins
Am I Tone Deaf?
Is being tone-deaf a medical matter or simply a lack of training?
09 Sep 2011,30 mins
The Last Post
The untold story of The Last Post, one of the world's most famous pieces of music.
11 Nov 2015,26 mins
The Women Who Wrote Rock
Kate Mossman tells the story of long-overlooked female music writers of the 1960s.
22 Mar 2016,30 mins
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. - The Art of Backing Vocals
Nick Barraclough celebrates the unsung singers.
23 May 2009,30 mins
Us3 - Work in Progress
The making of the Us3 jazz hip-hop album Broadway & 52nd
08 Sep 1995,44 mins
Jim, We Love You Because...
Tayo Popoola explores Nigeria's enduring love of Jim Reeves and country and western music.
07 Nov 2017,49 mins
The Strand Weekend Archive
Interview with film director Danny Boyle
Harriett Gilbert talks to the director of Shallow Grave and Slumdog Millionniare.
31 Mar 2013,55 mins
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The Jacqueline Effect
Can there be too many cellists? How Jacqueline du Pré created a surfeit of cellists!
27 Aug 2015,30 mins
The Armstrong Tapes
The life of Louis Armstrong as told through his archive of tape recordings.
12 Dec 1998,60 mins
St Pancras Pianos
Improvisations in music and story from the street pianists at London’s St Pancras Station.
13 Oct 2017,30 mins
Symphony Question Time
30/11/2011
Long-lost fragments of Sibelius's Eighth, and feedback about the question of applause.
30 Nov 2011,20 mins
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Banding: Love, Spit and Valve Oil
The pursuit of excellence
Martin Green looks at why brass bands are so good.
17 Mar 2022,28 mins
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Nusrat Was My Elvis
Navid Akhtar examines the legacy of the influential Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.
21 Aug 2007,30 mins
Piano Keys
22/10/2012
Sara Mohr-Pietsch and guests answer questions about anything to do with the piano.
22 Oct 2012,20 mins
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Oran an Là
02/06/2010
Ãran an LÃ / Song for the Day
02 Jun 2010,5 mins
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Music on Hold
Isy Suttie embarks on a mission to compose the ultimate on-hold music.
25 Dec 2014,30 mins
Sweet Mother KD
Laura Barton tells the story of Karen Dalton, the folk world's answer to Billie Holliday.
23 Aug 2016,28 mins
Shetland's Top Ten Hymns
The Reverend Neil Brice leads the congregation of St Magnus Episcopal Church in Lerwick.
17 Nov 2014,50 mins
Star Spangled Hendrix
Tom Robinson explores Jimi Hendrix and the guitarist's political beliefs and outlook.
24 Aug 2010,30 mins
All You Need Is Lab - How Science And Technology Inspired Innovation In Music
Midge Ure explains how technical innovation has always stimulated musical creativity.
15 Feb 2014,30 mins
Johnny Cash of Easter Cash
Sarfraz Manzoor explores Johnny Cash's interest in Scotland after tracing his Fife roots.
13 Feb 2010,30 mins
The Swedish Invasion
Comedian Danny Robins explores the global Swedish cultural explosion conquering the world.
23 Apr 2011,28 mins
Ella Fitzgerald: A Glorious Noise
Ella Fitzgerald is one of America's greatest stars who made her singing debut in New York.
25 Apr 2017,30 mins
Serial Offender: Arnold Schoenberg's Twelve Tone Adventure
Schoenberg's 12-tone system redefined music. So why are his works rarely performed?
03 Sep 2024,28 mins
Feel the Chant: The Brit Funk Story
David Grant revisits a unique era in British music with the Jazz-funk explosion.
12 Mar 2013,30 mins
"Right", Said Ted and Myles
How did comedy actor Bernard Cribbins become a Top 10 pop star?
02 Mar 2004,30 mins
Distant Divas
Kate Mosse celebrates the magical voice of Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar.
31 Oct 1998,28 mins
Ghost Music
Archaeologist Christine Finn taps her foot to ancient sounds not heard for millennia.
19 Apr 2011,30 mins
The Lost Songs of Hollywood
Julia Kogan explores the little-known personal music of exiled composers in Los Angeles.
12 Nov 2015,30 mins