Musicians on the Couch

Music and Mystery… Psychology and the Unexplained

An eclectic look at music and the mind, from Liszt to Gould to Taylor Swift.

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Musicians on the Couch

Lisztomania: Music, mood and mass hysteria!

An eclectic look at music and the mind, from Liszt to Gould to Taylor Swift.

• 14 mins

Women at the Keyboard

Wanda Landowska

Natasha Loges tells the remarkable story of the Polish harpsichordist Wanda Landowska.

• 14 mins

Women at the Keyboard

Majoie Hajary

Natasha Loges on the pianist-composer Majoie Hajary.

• 14 mins

Women at the Keyboard

Gu Shengying

Natasha Loges on Chinese pianist Gu Shengying.

• 14 mins

Women at the Keyboard

Chiquinha Gonzaga

Natasha Loges on Chiquinha Gonzaga - the woman who forged the sound of the Rio carnival.

• 14 mins

Women at the Keyboard

Philippa Schuyler

Natasha Loges on the life and music of American composer-pianist Philippa Schuyler.

• 14 mins

The Little Secrets of Great Works

You've Got Mail

Children's novelist Elle McNicoll discusses one line from Nora Ephron's romantic comedy.

• 14 mins

The Little Secrets of Great Works

Sibelius's Fifth Symphony

Financial Times journalist Stephen Bush on the third movement of Sibelius's Symphony No 5.

• 14 mins

The Little Secrets of Great Works

The Tiger Who Came to Tea

Sam Leith on his fascination with a background figure in Judith Kerr's classic book.

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The Little Secrets of Great Works

Field of Dreams

Writer Sarfraz Manzoor discusses one moment in the Kevin Costner movie Field of Dreams.

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The Little Secrets of Great Works

Frida Kahlo's Broken Column

Art historian Katy Hessel on the symbolism of the spine in Frida Kahlo's Broken Column.

• 14 mins

The Little Secrets of Great Works

Neil Young’s ‘Out On The Weekend’

Essays on the small, underappreciated aspects of famous artistic pieces.

• 14 mins

The Little Secrets of Great Works

Howard’s End

Essays on the small, underappreciated aspects of famous artistic pieces.

• 14 mins

The Little Secrets of Great Works

Spirited Away

Essays on the small, underappreciated aspects of famous artistic pieces.

• 14 mins

The Little Secrets of Great Works

Ulysses

Essays on the small, underappreciated aspects of famous artistic pieces.

• 14 mins

The Little Secrets of Great Works

Leoš Janáček’s Sinfonietta

Essays on the small, underappreciated aspects of famous artistic pieces.

• 14 mins

Vivaldi - A Man for All Seasons

The seeds of a revival

Phil Hebblethwaite uncovers how a lost composer returned to fame.

• 14 mins

Vivaldi - A Man for All Seasons

Monks, music and Mussolini

Phil Hebblethwaite uncovers how a lost composer returned to fame.

• 14 mins

Vivaldi - A Man for All Seasons

A classic of Italian music

Phil Hebblethwaite uncovers how a lost composer returned to fame.

• 14 mins

Vivaldi - A Man for All Seasons

Let's murder Vivaldi

Phil Hebblethwaite uncovers how a lost composer returned to fame.

• 14 mins

Vivaldi - A Man for All Seasons

Going digital

Phil Hebblethwaite uncovers how a lost composer returned to fame.

• 14 mins

New Generation Thinkers 2024

Technicolor Wars

Kirsty Sinclair Dootson on the dark side of colour film.

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New Generation Thinkers 2024

A Philosophical Forgery?

Jonathan Egid tells the story of a mysterious Ethiopian thinker named Zera Yacob.

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New Generation Thinkers 2024

Losing Yourself in Books

Janine Bradbury questions our motivation when choosing what to read.

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New Generation Thinkers 2024

Birth Stories

From 'lying in' to bedside cots: Emily Baughan traces childbirth changes.

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New Generation Thinkers 2024

The intimacy of radio

Jacob Downs considers what it means to listen closely to the radio.

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New Generation Thinkers 2024

Land Cinema

Becca Voelcker describes experiments in filmmaking in China, Japan and the Philippines

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New Generation Thinkers 2024

Mothers on trial

Shona Minson explores the pardoxical thinking around sending mothers to prison

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New Generation Thinkers 2024

The crime of creation

Jack Symes considers how we value life and face death

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