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Michael Longley's Life of Poetry

The Early Years

Belfast poet Michael Longley talks about his home town and love of jazz and the classics.

• 14 mins

Michael Longley's Life of Poetry

Poems of World War I

Belfast poet Michael Longley talks with Olivia O'Leary about his World War I poetry.

• 14 mins

Michael Longley's Life of Poetry

Poems of the Troubles

Belfast poet Michael Longley on writing about the Troubles.

• 14 mins

Michael Longley's Life of Poetry

Poems of Mayo

Belfast poet Michael Longley talks about nature poems inspired by the west of Ireland.

• 14 mins

Michael Longley's Life of Poetry

Poems of Love and Ageing

Belfast poet Michael Longley talks about his love poems and sixty years of poetry.

• 14 mins

Sounds of Wild Poland

Dawn

An adventure in nature recording with Izabela D艂uzyk.

• 14 mins

Sounds of Wild Poland

Harmonies

Sound journeys into Poland's wild forests and marshes.

• 14 mins

Sounds of Wild Poland

Thrush Nightingales

Adventures in sound with Polish nature recordist Izabela D艂uzyk.

• 14 mins

Sounds of Wild Poland

Trees

A deep listening experience in the wild places of Poland, recorded by Izabela D艂uzyk.

• 14 mins

Sounds of Wild Poland

Night

Join Izabela D艂uzyk on her sound adventures at night in the forests of eastern Poland.

• 14 mins

Five Kinds of Amadeus

16/09/2024

Geoffrey Colman asks Patrick Mackie what Peter Shaffer's 'Amadeus' reveals about Mozart.

• 14 mins

Five Kinds of Amadeus

17/09/2024

Geoffrey Colman explores what it's really like to be a musical prodigy with Vanessa-Mae.

• 14 mins

Five Kinds of Amadeus

18/09/2024

Geoffrey Colman discovers Dame Jane Glover's reactions to Peter Shaffer's Amadeus.

• 14 mins

Five Kinds of Amadeus

19/09/2024

Geoffrey Colman discovers Mark-Anthony Turnage's take on Mozart and composer rivalries.

• 14 mins

Under the Influence

Jon Boden

Jon Boden on the influence of apocalyptic science-fiction on him as a folk singer.

• 15 mins

New Generation Thinkers

The Entrepreneur

Philip Roscoe asks whether our expectations of the lone entrepreneur are unrealistic.

• 15 mins

Under the Influence

Emma Rice

Emma Rice reveals the influences that stamp her work as a theatre director.

• 15 mins

New Generation Thinkers

Parallels and Paradoxes

Shahidha Bari examines the ideas behind the founding of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.

• 15 mins

Under the Influence

Shobana Jeyasingh

Shobana Jeyasingh on how different dance traditions inform her choreography.

• 15 mins

New Generation Thinkers

Light in the Dark

Alexandra Harris explores the history of artificial light through literary sources.

• 15 mins

Under the Influence

Tom Hunter

Photographer and artist Tom Hunter on the impact that Vermeer has had on his work.

• 15 mins

New Generation Thinkers

Looking beyond the Dead

Zoe Norridge ask why photos of Africa fix perceptions of the continent at its worst times.

• 15 mins

Under the Influence

Kei Miller

Indian-born choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh reflects on the influences shaping her dances.

• 15 mins

New Generation Thinkers

The Canon of Comics

Jon Adams compares the work of modern comic book enthusiasts to ancient biblical scholars.

• 15 mins