Back To The Basics - Musical Form
Peter goes "Big Picture" with an exploration of just about every composer's most important building block: musical form.
Arts
Novelist John Le Carré Reflects On His Own 'Legacy' Of Spying
The 85-year-old novelist worked for MI5 and MI6 early in his career. "I felt I had to suppress my humanity," he says of those years. Originally broadcast Sept. 5, 2017.
Want To Buy A Vowel? Vanna White Looks Back On 35 Years At The 'Wheel'
Vanna White has spent the last 35 years turning letters on the game show Wheel of Fortune. She says her job can seem silly, but she loves it: "You can't solve the puzzle if I don't turn the letter!"
Size (And Sound) Matters When It Comes To Bubbles In Your Sparkling Wine
Scientists at the University of Texas listened to the bubbles in a champagne and a sparkling wine and found that the more expensive product had smaller, busier bubbles.
Year In Review: Latino Culture In The Arts In 2017
It seems Latino culture was everywhere in the arts this year. Noel King talks to Carolina Miranda, culture writer for the Los Angeles Times, about how Latino culture was represented in 2017.
Germany's 'In The Fade' Flips The Script On The Terrorism Film
Filmmaker Fatih Akin says he made In the Fade to spotlight something terrorism stories often overlook: the victims. It follows a woman whose husband and 6-year old son have been murdered by neo-Nazis.
Got The Scoop On The Gardner Museum Art Heist? You Have 4 Days To Earn $10 Million
In 1990, two men stole 13 pieces of art from a Boston museum. They're worth half a billion dollars ... if you could sell them. On the other hand, the museum has a hefty reward for their whereabouts.
Patton Oswalt: Falling In Love Again Was Like 'Getting Hit By Lightning Twice'
After the sudden death of his first wife in April 2016, Oswalt felt his life slipping away. But over the past year, things took a turn. Originally broadcast Nov. 27, 2017.
2017 Has Been A Great Year For Women In TV
Female performers, producers and writers brought some amazing projects to screens this year, including The Handmaid's Tale, Better Things and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
In 'The Power,' Women Develop A Weapon That Changes Everything
Naomi Alderman's new novel imagines a world in which women suddenly pose a physical threat to men. Alderman says it was gratifying to imagine how characters might use that power to fight back.