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Words and Music Episodes

  1. Ruins

    Texts and music on the theme of ruins, with readings by Kenneth Cranham and Joanna David.

  2. Women Beware Women

    Texts and music on the theme of women, with readings by Anne Reid and Michelle Terry.

  3. Solo

    Actor Toby Jones performs all the readings on the terrain between loneliness and solitude.

  4. Jewels

    Words and music inspired by jewels, with readings by Robert Glenister and Fenella Woolgar.

  5. Blue

    Texts and music inspired by the colour blue. Readers: Angel Coulby and Raymond Coulthard.

  6. Passing the Time of Day

    Texts and music about the duration of a day. Readers: Sally Phillips and Jonathan Keeble.

  7. Music on the Brink

    Poetry, letters, diary excerpts and music about the world on the brink of war.

  8. Party!

    Texts and music for the festive season, with readings by David Neilson and Naomi Bentley.

  9. No Stronger than a Flower

    Texts and music inspired by flowers, with readings by Emilia Fox and Jamie Glover.

  10. Fairy Tale

    Texts and music on the theme of fairy tales. Readers: Hayley Atwell and Tim Pigott-Smith.

  11. Words and Music: Britten's Poets

    Britten's favourite verse with settings by him. Readers: Alex Jennings and Diana Quick.

  12. Loving the Alien

    Brian Cox and Amara Karan read poems about the fascination with and love of the strange.

  13. Hard Times

    Texts and music about money and its lack. Readings by Sarah Smart and Nathaniel Parker.

  14. Village Minstrel

    Texts and music inspired by John Clare's poetry. Readers: Karl Johnson and David Annen.

  15. Free Thinking: Who's in Control?

    A special live edition from Radio 3's 2013 Free Thinking festival of ideas.

  16. After Life

    A selection of poetry, prose and music by women and men who have lost loved ones.

  17. Verdi 200: Verdi - Conflict and Liberty

    Exploring the themes of Verdi, conflict and liberty. Readers: Jemma Redgrave, David Sibley

  18. Mermaids

    Texts and music on the theme of mermaids, with readings by Amanda Root and Toby Stephens.

  19. The Low Countries

    Texts and music on the theme of the Low Countries. Readers: Maxine Peake and Samuel West.

  20. Twilight

    Texts and music on the theme of twilight, with readings by Paul McGann and Hermione Norris

  21. There Will Be Blood

    Texts and music on the theme of blood, with readings by Indira Varma and Rory Kinnear.

  22. Neptune's Kingdom

    Texts and music evoking the undersea world. Readers: Emily Taaffe and Nicholas Farrell.

  23. Suburbs

    Texts and music on the theme of the suburbs, with readers Emily Joyce and Philip Frank.

  24. Temptation

    Texts and music on the theme of temptation. Readings by Emma Fielding and Tom Goodman-Hill

  25. Three

    A sequence of words and music about all things 3 with Hattie Morahan and Jonathan Slinger

  26. Untitled

    Texts and music on the theme of the untitled. Readers: Andrew Scott and Amelia Lowdell.

  27. Crowds

    An exploration of crowds, whether positive force or destructive mob.

  28. Richard Wagner: Transformations and Transfigurations

    Texts and music evoking the spirit of Wagner, with Juliet Stevenson and Michael Pennington

  29. I Love No Leafless Land

    Words and music about trees with readers Lucy Briers and Gerard Murphy.

  30. Ave Maria

    Poems and music inspired by the Blessed Virgin Mary, with Jenny Agutter and Andrew Buchan.

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