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Masculinity

The Well-Groomed Georgian

Alun Withey on what made 18th-century men shave off centuries of manly growth.

• 14 mins

Masculinity

Sword to Pen: Redcoat and the Rise of the Military Memoir

Emma Butcher on the publishing phenomenon that was the traumatised Napoleonic Redcoat

• 14 mins

Masculinity

Comrades in Arms

Tom Smith on the East German Military's fascination with its soldiers' sexuality

• 14 mins

Masculinity

'Bedford, do you call this thing a coat?' The History of the Three-Piece Suit

Sarah Goldsmith on an immortal trio jacket, waistcoat and trousers.

• 14 mins

Masculinity

The Hard Man in the Call Centre

Alistair Fraser on the fates and fortunes of Glaswegian tough guys.

• 14 mins

Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass

Wigmore Hall

Pianist Stephen Hough on Wigmore Hall and how its 'shoebox' design catches the ear.

• 15 mins

Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass

Gladstone's Library

Novelist Melissa Harrison on the joy of 'sleeping with books' at Gladstone's Library.

• 14 mins

Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass

Chingle Hall

Andrew Hurley on the haunting qualities of a 17th-century manor house near Preston.

• 15 mins

Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass

Hafod Eryri

Travel writer Phoebe Smith on Hafod Eryri and the chutzpah of building on mountains.

• 15 mins

Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass

Watershed

Nikesh Shukla on Watershed in Bristol and how it helped him fall in love with the city.

• 15 mins

Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass

Glasgow School of Art

Author Louise Welsh reflects on Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Glasgow School of Art.

• 14 mins

Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass

Rochdale Town Hall

Novelist Beth Underdown on Rochdale Town Hall.

• 14 mins

Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass

Malcolm's Place, Uig, Isle of Lewis

Author James Rebanks, the Lake District shepherd, talks about Malcolm's place in Uig.

• 14 mins

Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass

Trinity Theatre

Writer Bridget Collins takes us backstage to Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells.

• 14 mins

Brick, Stone, Steel, Glass

Rame Head Chapel

Author Natasha Carthew on Rame Head Chapel, near Whitsand Bay, Cornwall.

• 14 mins

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Sidney Lumet and the Crisis of Liberalism

Michael Goldfarb remembers the mise-en-scène films from the 1960s and 1970s.

• 14 mins

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The Meaning of Sam

Michael Goldfarb explores the mise-en-scène filmwork of Sam Peckinpah.

• 14 mins

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The Summation

Michael Goldfarb remembers the mise-en-scène filmwork of Derek Jarman.

• 14 mins

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The Ghost of the Time

Michael Goldfarb remembers the mise-en-scène films about Vietnam and Woodstock.

• 14 mins

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The Women in the Cutting Room... and Elsewhere

Michael Goldfarb remembers the mise-en-scène filmwork of female editors and directors.

• 14 mins

Beyond Borders

Sinead Gleeson - Pain, Borders and Averting Our Gaze

Irish writer Sinead Gleeson talks about how pain, inequality and borders separate us.

• 14 mins

Beyond Borders

Stephen Sexton - The Tory Islanders

Poet Stephen Sexton talks about the margins between language and image.

• 14 mins

Beyond Borders

Wendy Erskine - Knock Knock, Who's There?

Writer Wendy Erskine takes us through doorways that open up portals into other worlds.

• 14 mins

Beyond Borders

Ed Vulliamy - Forever Young

Writer and journalist Ed Vulliamy talks about the musicians crossing the age barrier.

• 14 mins

Beyond Borders

Philip Hoare - The Haunted Sea

Author Philip Hoare transcends the elements and talks about being reshaped by the sea.

• 14 mins

Blade Runner at 40

Los Angeles 2019

Five writers explore Blade Runner's legacy of ideas. 1: Deyan Sudjic on the city.

• 14 mins

Blade Runner at 40

The Year of Blade Runner 2: Sounds of the Future Past

Five writers explore Blade Runner's legacy of ideas and images. 2: Frances Morgan on sound

• 14 mins

Blade Runner at 40

The Year of Blade Runner 3: More Human Than Human - Ken Hollings

Five writers explore Blade Runner's legacy. 3: More Human Than Human - Ken Hollings.

• 14 mins

Blade Runner at 40

Zhora and the Snake - Dr Beth Singler

Dr Beth Singler explores the ethics of AI sexbots in Zhora and the Snake.

• 14 mins

Blade Runner at 40

Fiery the Angels Fell - David Thomson

Film critic and historian David Thomson stares back at Ridley Scott's puzzling future.

• 14 mins