Madness
Lee 'Kix' Thompson: Documenting 40 years of Madness
Madness saxophone player Lee Thompson has made a documentary, One Man's Madness, charting the band's meteoric rise in fame to mark the band's 40 years performing. Audio
The 500th anniversary of the dancing plague
And 500 years ago, perhaps to this very day, certainly in was the middle of July, they began to dance in the street in Strasbourg. It's the 500th anniversary of the dancing plague of 1518. That's… Audio
James Rhodes: madness, medication and music
Charlotte Graham interviews the acclaimed British concert pianist, writer and television presenter who tells his story in Instrumental: a Memoir of Madness, Medication and Music. Video, Audio
Music and Dreams Part 2
The dark side of dreams - Nightmares and madness
Since ancient times, the arts have been inspired by dreams. Ryan Smith looks at some famous composers from different eras who have lifted ideas and… Audio
Stiff Records
In 1976, Dave Robinson and Jake Riviera launched Stiff Records, unleashing an eclectic catalogue of records by artists like Elvis Costello, Ian Dury and a quirky bunch of pub rockers, before the label… Audio