Seasons & Episodes
Somewhere in the Silence
We begin our incomplete history of music at the very beginning of everything, The Big Bang, where conditions come into b
Numbers Fall
We explore the mathematics that underpins musical structure, how humans came to discover it and how it differs from cult
Buried Treasure
We head to deep caves in Germany to discover the oldest known musical instrument and explore the music of ancient civili
Build This Love
Using pianos and guitars as a case study we explore the evolution of musical instruments from ancient times to modern el
Yesterdays
We examine the role of religion in music and the rise of two of the major influences of western music, opera and classic
Way Down
The massive global impact of African rhythms is the focus of this episode and how the barbarism of slavery, and the resi
Standing on the Outside
We meet with hip hop pioneers to discuss the origins of the genre and all that it gave rise to, particularly its influen
Sing to Me
What makes some music more popular and why do we all have different taste in music? We dig into this via a case study of
Tomorrow
In a world of streaming and AI, what does the future hold for music? We look at some of the more recent phenomena in the
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