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Words and Music Episodes

  1. All India Radio

    Texts and music celebrating literature and song from the Asian subcontinent.

  2. Fins, Scales and Hooks

    Texts and music about fish and fishing, with readings by Emma Fielding and Michael Simkins

  3. Wide Open Spaces

    Texts and music about open spaces, with readers Alexandra Gilbreath and Steve Toussaint.

  4. Fugue

    Texts and music on the theme of fugues, with readings by Adjoa Andoh and Peter Marinker.

  5. Land's End to John O'Groats

    Poetry, prose and music associated with places on the way from Land's End to John O'Groats

  6. The Metaphysicals

    Works by some of the metaphysical poets. Readers: Greta Scacchi and Christopher Eccleston.

  7. Deserts and Springs

    Texts and music about deserts and springs. Readers: Sylvestra Le Touzel and Samuel Barnett

  8. Blithe Spirit - The Skylark

    Poetry and music inspired by the skylark, with readers Carolyn Pickles and Adrian Lukis.

  9. In the South

    A sequence of poetry, prose and music evoking summer in France, Italy and Spain.

  10. Conversations

    Texts and music centring on conversations, with readers Catherine Harvey and Jamie Parker.

  11. A Celebration of Sport

    The joy, drama and human folly of the sporting calendar, from rugby to the Olympics.

  12. Women in Love

    Texts and music inspired by the love between women. Readers: Diana Quick and Sophie Ward.

  13. Yeats at 150

    A sequence of poetry and music to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the poet WB Yeats.

  14. Clockwise

    Texts and music on the theme of clocks and timekeeping. With Toby Jones and Romola Garai.

  15. Kafka and Co

    Texts and music exploring the themes in Kafka. Readers: Rory Kinnear and Juliet Stevenson.

  16. The Great God Pan

    Texts and music inspired by the god Pan, with readings by Haydn Gwynne and Anton Lesser.

  17. Boyhood

    Texts and music on the theme of boyhood, with readings by Roger Ringrose and James Stewart

  18. The Detectives

    Readings and music inspired by some of fiction's greatest detectives.

  19. Pastiche and Parody

    Debra Stephenson and the late John Sessions with a range of impersonations.

  20. Passion Play

    The Passion seen through ancient and modern eyes with Patrick O'Kane and Houda Echouafni.

  21. A Silver Sea

    Mendelssohn's Fingal's Cave, Flanders and Swann's Rockall, Debussy's La Mer at Eastbourne.

  22. Look to the Skies

    Poetry, prose and music inspired by the sky and the objects in it.

  23. The Seven Ages of Woman

    Poetry, prose and music exploring the lives of women from birth to death.

  24. Memory

    Texts and music on the theme of memory, with readings by Tom Hiddleston and Eleanor Bron.

  25. Saints and Sinners

    Texts and music focusing on saints and sinners. Readers: Jonathan Pryce and Jenny Agutter.

  26. 1915

    A sequence of texts and music produced under the shadow of war.

  27. Apollo and Dionysus

    A sequence of poetry, prose and music celebrating the gods Apollo and Dionysus.

  28. Mezzogiorno

    Texts and music centring on southern Europe. Readers: Alexandra Gilbreath and John Rowe.

  29. Maps

    Texts and music on the theme of maps, with readings by Hugh Bonneville and Barbara Flynn.

  30. TS Eliot

    Music and poetry read by Simon Russell Beale on the 50th anniversary of TS Eliot's death.

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