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The Enormous Condescension of Posterity
Sheila Rowbotham re the catalytic influence of Edward and Dorothy Thompson.
The Making of EP Thompson
Historian Geoff Andrews explores EP Thompson's experience of adult education.
Those Thompson Left Behind
Christienna Fryar on the inspiration of EP Thompson's classic work of social history.
The Rescuer
David Aaronovitch explores EP Thompson's The Making of the English Working Class.
Breaking Class
Writer Natasha Carthew on the inspiration of EP Thompson's classic work of social history.
Looking at Leeds
Malika Booker
The city of Leeds seen through its public art past, present and future.
Jeremy Dyson
Jeremy Dyson takes us back to the Victorian architectural splendour and status of Leeds.
Michelle Scally Clarke
Michelle Scally Clarke talks about William Kenneth Armitage's statue Both Arms.
Ian Duhig
Ian Duhig takes us on a virtual poetic journey along Blind Jack Metcalf's road.
Khadijah Ibrahiim
Khadijah Ibrahiim looks at what changes to Leeds's environment tell us about its identity.
The Story of Puddings
Tapioca
A series of essays about our favourite puddings, starting with the loved and hated tapioca
Summer Pudding
Essays about our favourite puddings. The spectacular summer pudding has many surprises.
Crème Brûlée
Essays about our favourite puddings. A rich French classic with surprises: Crème brûlée.
Pavlova
Essays about our favourite puddings. A disputed antipodean Christmas classic: pavlova.
Christmas Pudding
Essays about our favourite puddings. Christmas pudding, the essence of a British yuletide.
Secret irers (Series 5)
Georgia Mann on Antonio Vivaldi
Radio 3 presenter Georgia Mann celebrates the Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi.
Linton Stephens on Florence Price
Radio 3 presenter Linton Stephens celebrates the African American composer Florence Price.
Jennifer Lucy Allan on Annea Lockwood
Radio 3 presenter Jennifer Lucy Allan celebrates NZ-born American composer Annea Lockwood.
Kevin Le Gendre on Bobby McFerrin
Radio 3 presenter Kevin Le Gendre celebrates the American singer-songwriter Bobby McFerrin
That's Entertainment...? Variety and Me
Singing, Dancing and Having a Laugh: The Backbone of Variety
Traditional Variety through the lens of a writer’s childhood fascination.
Gokkle o’ Geer: Ventriloquists and their Dummies
It's The Animal In Me: Animal Acts in Variety Theatre
Girls! Girls! Girls! Women in Variety
How Did They Do That? Magic and Mesmerism
A Circumnavigation of the British Isles in Five Traditional Boats
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Pilot Gig
Annamaria Murphy on the gig, which rowed out to approaching ships to get pilots aboard.
The Curach
The poet Keith Payne on the curach, the ancient, but still used, Irish skin boat.
Shetland Whillies, Yoals and Sixerns
Brian Wishart in Lerwick on Shetland's traditional boats, still influenced by the Vikings.
The Coble
Poet Katrina Porteous on the coble, the beach-launched working boat of the northeast coast
The Essex Smack
Malcolm 'Mac' MacGregor on the Essex Smack, boats he built and fished with under sail.
Women of Substance
Frida Kahlo
What does the art of Frida Kahlo reveal about her addictions?
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday sang about alcohol and broken hearts and went to prison for drug use.
