Ralph Vaughan Williams

Naji al-Ali was one of the best known cartoonists in the Arab world. His creation, a little boy called Handala, always stands with his back to the viewer, hands behind his back, watching whatever Naji al-Ali has drawn. He's been picked by the Pulitzer prize winning data journalis ... Show More

"Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety." She's the most famous character in antiquity, made more famous by Shakespeare and Hollywood films. But this Cleopatra is not the one Kate Williams has come to nominate. She wants to move from the cliches and reclaim ... Show More

Ade Edmondson - star of The Young Ones, The Comic Strip Presents, Bottom and much more besides - chooses the singer Sandy Denny. "I think a large part of my Englishness comes from Sandy Denny," he says of the singer perhaps best known for her work with Fairport Convention. The pr ... Show More

<p>For the first episode of Louis Vuitton [Extended] — The Podcast, host Loïc Prigent recalls the electric atmosphere of Pharrell Williams’ first Men’s show on a gilded Pont Neuf bridge in Paris. Delving into the event’s charged musical voyage, the pair’s discussion centers aroun ... Show More

Richard Wilson is an actor and director who became a household name when he played the part of Victor Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave. Richard was born in Greenock in Scotland in 1936. As a child he performed in amateur drama productions and harboured a secret des ... Show More

<p>Matthew Bannister on</p><p>The rock 'n' roll pioneer Little Richard, whose flamboyant performances and powerful vocal style influenced many who came after him.</p><p>Janet Carr, the psychologist whose long-running study changed attitudes to people with Down’s Syndrome.</p><p>J ... Show More

Roy Plomley's castaway is actor and playwright Emlyn Williams.Luxury: Encyclopaedia 

<p>Matthew Bannister on </p><p>Jamal Edwards, the young music entrepreneur whose YouTube channel supported the careers of grime and rap stars like Dave, Skepta and Stormzy. </p><p>P.J. O’Rourke, the conservative American satirist who applied his barbed wit to reporting from the w ... Show More

Series exploring famous pieces of music and their emotional appeal. Fantasia on a theme by Thomas TallisWhen Vaughan Williams wrote his Tallis Fantasia in 1910, he changed the course of British music. Here at last was a piece of music which was no longer under the Teutonic influe ... Show More

***This programme contains racially sensitive language and themes that may be upsetting.*** Matthew Xia is a theatre director and Olivier award-winning artistic director of the Actors Touring Company. As his alter ego DJ Excalibur, he performed to a global audience of over a bill ... Show More

<p>Pharrell Williams talks to Vogue China’s Margaret Zhang and Yiling Pan about his role of creative director at Louis Vuitton menswear and how his role is akin to being a conductor of a massive orchestra. Also, Jose Criales-Unzueta joins Chloe and Chioma to talk about the latest ... Show More

Matt is joined by actor, producer, writer, and co-owner of Wrexham AFC Rob McElhenney to talk about the back story and business model of his documentary series ‘Welcome to Wrexham.’ Rob talks about how he pitched the show to the head of FX, how he bought the team with Ryan Reynol ... Show More