Twenty Minutes

Eclectic arts magazine programme, exploring a range of fascinating people, places and events

Radio 3,92 episodes

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An Interview with Neil Tennant
Singer Neil Tennant, who grew up in North Shields, talks to Philip Dodd about his career.
25 Oct 2013,20 mins
Sound and Fury
Trevor Cox on how soundscapes and sound effects are used to create emotion in the cinema.
03 Oct 2013,20 mins
Conversations with Directors and Film Composers
James Horner
Tom Service is joined by ten-time Academy Award-nominated composer James Horner.
16 Sep 2013,20 mins
Conversations with Directors and Film Composers
Carter Burwell
Tom Service talks to Carter Burwell, famed for scoring the films of the Coen brothers.
17 Sep 2013,20 mins
Conversations with Directors and Film Composers
Ken Loach and George Fenton
Tom Service is joined by celebrated film director Ken Loach and composer George Fenton.
23 Sep 2013,20 mins
Conversations with Directors and Film Composers
Baz Luhrmann, Craig Armstrong
Tom Service talks to director Baz Luhrmann and composer Craig Armstrong.
25 Sep 2013,20 mins
Feeding the Bears
Writer and former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen explores the world of bears.
01 Sep 2013,20 mins
Friedrich Nietzsche's Horrible Music
Tom Service finds out about the music composed by philosopher Friedrich Nietszche.
30 Aug 2013,20 mins
The Music of Radio Times
As Radio Times reaches 90, Simon Elmes explores the musical world celebrated in its pages.
28 Aug 2013,20 mins
The Albertopolis of the South
Lesley Chamberlain on Prince Albert's German recreation of Britain in the Great Exhibition
25 Aug 2013,35 mins
Elgar and Bantock in Birmingham
Fiona Clampin tells the story of two Birmingham professors of music: Elgar and Bantock.
21 Aug 2013,20 mins
What Visions Have I Seen
Folklorist Steve Roud surveys the summer customs of Britain.
16 Aug 2013,25 mins
This Country Called Russia
Lesley Chamberlain tells the story of the Red Princess, Sofka Skipworth.
13 Aug 2013,20 mins
The Planets
Music journalist Paul Morley describes finally seeing the future in Holst's The Planets.
07 Aug 2013,20 mins
Wagner in France
Wagner's relationship with French music and ideas. Tim Blanning and Sarah Hibberd discuss.
04 Aug 2013,20 mins
The Rise of the Cossacks
Alexander Kan investigates how Cossacks have been portrayed in art, literature, and music.
02 Aug 2013,20 mins
British Wagnerism
Simon Russell Beale explores the impact of Wagner on fin-de-siecle British culture.
28 Jul 2013,20 mins
When Tolkien Stole Wagner's Ring
Susan Hitch explores connections between Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and Wagner's Ring.
26 Jul 2013,20 mins
Ravel's Bolero
Ravel's Bolero: an early sign of dementia or a musical genius working under pressure?
25 Jul 2013,20 mins
The Soviet Valkyrie
Historian Philip Bullock explores the staging of Die Walkure at the Bolshoi in 1940.
23 Jul 2013,20 mins
20/07/2013
Roger Parker, Flora Willson and Semyon Bychkov explore Verdi's attitude to religion.
20 Jul 2013,20 mins
Stormy Weather
Suzy Klein explores composers' orchestral depictions of weather.
18 Jul 2013,20 mins
The Trials of the Chorus Master
Chorus masters reveal how the unsung heroes feel when a star conductor receives the glory.
12 Jul 2013,20 mins
Going Underground
Petroc Trelawny experiences the compelling sounds of the London Underground.
04 Jul 2013,20 mins
Are You Sleeping, Brother John
Peggy Reynolds explores the story of the children's song Frere Jacques.
23 May 2013,20 mins
I Predict a Riot
Ivan Hewett explores the myths that surround the first performance of The Rite of Spring.
16 May 2013,20 mins
Tredegar House, Gwent
Katie Derham tours Tredegar House in Wales with Lars Tharp and the NT's Derw Thomas.
31 Mar 2013,20 mins
Ham House, Surrey
Katie Derham is joined by Lars Tharp and curator Victoria Bradley for a tour of Ham House.
24 Mar 2013,20 mins
Clandon Park, Surrey
Katie Derham, Lars Tharp and Katherine Sharp take a tour of the treasures of Clandon Park.
17 Mar 2013,20 mins
The Laius Complex
Paul Allen argues that the downfall of Oedipus was the fault of his father, Laius.
13 Mar 2013,20 mins