Wide-ranging series exploring arts and cultural issues around the world
World Service,·126 episodes
Evelyn Waugh and his relationship with Ethiopia
First broadcast in 2003. The life and literary legacy of Evelyn Waugh
Automobile design through the ages
Exploring the dark art of package design
Exploring the design of fashion accessories at The Design Museum, London
The different ways warriors have been depicted in art through the ages
The different ways artists have portrayed mothers
The many ways artists have chosen to portray lovers
How artists have interpreted dance through the ages in paintings and sculpture
A look at George Orwell's masterpiece, Animal Farm
What kind of man was Claude Debussy?
A profile of Hollywood actress Katharine Hepburn
An interview with Peter Bazelgette, producer of reality TV programme 'Big Brother'
An interview with Indian actress and member of parliament Shabana Azmi
A look at marriage in Zanzibar
A profile of singer Fela Kuti
How Arthur Miller tried to throw light on the 1950s McCarthy witchhunt with 'The Crucible'
Exploring the universal fear of the monster within us all
A look at stories about creative fiends who use science to make monsters
Are there monsters in outer space?
The history and continuing appeal of the song 'Fever' made famous by Peggy Lee
A look at the appeal of the song 'Moon River' and the film 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
Exploring the meaning and significance of performing the Jewish prayer 'Kol Nidre'
The special appeal of Bernstein’s song ‘Somewhere’ from ‘West Side Story’
Ugandan Philip Luswata gives a guided tour around his favourite city in Africa
An exploration of the hip hop scene in Accra, Ghana
Rock writer Yusuf Al Alamy gives a guided tour around 'his favourite African city'
A tour of the cultural heart of Maputo
A profile of two narrative historians who write ‘ big books for a broad public’
An interview with Jamaican born opera singer Willard White
