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Wagner鈥檚 Ring Cycle: The Ultimate Box Set Binge

Tom Service explores classical music鈥檚 ultimate binge-listening box set - The Ring.

• 30 mins

The Musical Universe of Maurice Ravel

Tom Service scopes the musical world of one of his favourite composers, Maurice Ravel.

• 29 mins

Music and breathing

How is the rhythm and physicality of our breathing reflected in music?

• 29 mins

Going Slow

Tom Service on what happens when our music goes slow.

• 30 mins

The Goldberg Variations

Tom Service unlocks mysteries of Bach's towering keyboard work The Goldberg Variations.

• 30 mins

Is it canon?

The classical music canon - who decides what's in and what's out? And can it change?

• 29 mins

HIPP to Be Square

Historically Informed Performance Practice, or HIPP: what is it and why?

• 28 mins

Musical Highs

Toms Service explores the way composers engineer musical crescendos and climaxes.

• 29 mins

Is Classical music fashionable?

Is classical music in fashion? Who's listening and what are they actually listening to?

• 29 mins

What makes the organ so mighty?

Tom Service on the majesty of the organ.

• 28 mins

It Takes Two

How did the tango escape its lowly origins to become a world-wide phenomenon?

• 29 mins

Rewilding Sibelius

Tom Service explores the music of Sibelius as a force of nature.

• 29 mins

Tricky timing

Tom Service on the fascination of out-of-the-ordinary rhythms.

• 29 mins

Becoming Beethoven's Fifth

How did Beethoven compose one the most famous works in classical music?

• 29 mins

Swing, Rubato and Bounce

Tom Service investigates what happens when musical rhythm is loosened by swing or rubato.

• 30 mins

What if...? Tom's Marvellous Musical Multiverse

Tom Service laments and consoles with some of the great 'what ifs' of music history.

• 30 mins

Dream Teams

Tom Service explores musical collaborations.

• 30 mins

Musical Signatures

What gives away a composer's personal style? How can we spot their musical signatures?

• 30 mins

The Feasibility of Studies

How was the humdrum study transformed by great composers into miniature masterpieces?

• 30 mins

The Viola - Music's Secret Fire

Tom Service explores the viola's secret influence in music.

• 29 mins

Perfect Harmony

How does harmony work its magic?

• 29 mins

Tunes for 'Toons

Tom Service explores cartoon music, from manic Mickey Mouse to moody Batman.

• 30 mins

Leo拧 Jan谩膷ek: music is a being come alive

What makes the extraordinary music of Czech composer Leo拧 Jan谩膷ek instantly recognisable?

• 29 mins

Is Music Good for You?

The tightly entwined relationship of music and our minds.

• 29 mins

Brass Bands

Tom Service explores the world of brass bands.

• 29 mins

Playing Second Fiddle (and Horn and Trumpet...)

The joys and frustrations of being the unsung heroes of the orchestral world.

• 29 mins

How to listen to... Gilbert and Sullivan

Tom Service enters the topsy-turvy world of Gilbert and Sullivan.

• 29 mins

Money Makes the Music Go Round

Tom Service explores the relationship between money and music.

• 28 mins

Themes and Variations

Tom Service explores the endless potential of musical variations on a theme.

• 29 mins

Fiddles and Fiddle Tunes

Tom Service explores fiddles and fiddle tunes from around the world.

• 29 mins