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Words and Music Episodes

  1. Speed

    Texts and music on the theme of speed with readings by Maxine Peake and Andrew Scott.

  2. The Exotic

    Texts and music on the theme of the exotic. Readings by Greta Scacchi and Simon Woods.

  3. The Eternal City

    Texts and music about life in ancient Rome. Readers: Sian Phillips and Peter Marinker.

  4. The Photograph

    Sequence of texts and music inspired by photographs and photography.

  5. Reconciliation

    Texts and music related to reconciliation. Readings by Harriet Walter and Oliver Dimsdale.

  6. Obsession

    Texts and music on the theme of obsession. Readings by Olivia Colman and Toby Stephens.

  7. The Wedding

    Texts and music related to weddings. Readings by Anna Maxwell Martin and Jamie Glover.

  8. Apples

    Texts and music inspired by apples, with readings by Olivia Williams and Oliver Ford.

  9. Light Fantastic: The 1950s

    A sequence of poetry, prose and music from the 1950s.

  10. Exile

    Texts and music on the theme of exile, with readings by Frances Barber and Greg Hicks.

  11. To Infinity and Beyond

    Texts and music exploring the idea of infinity. Readings by Saskia Reeves and David Annen.

  12. Turning Points

    Sequence of poetry, prose and music exploring some of life's turning points.

  13. Let's Face the Music and Dance

    Words and music on the theme of dance read by Imogen Stubbs and Joseph Kloska.

  14. The Gothic

    A sequence of poetry, prose and music on the theme of the gothic.

  15. Brave New Worlds

    Poetry, prose and musicon the theme of the future.

  16. All the World's a Stage

    Texts and music related to theatre and showbusiness. With Henry Goodman and Samantha Bond.

  17. Self-Improvement

    Anna Maxwell Martin and Matthew Macfadyen in readings on the subject of self-improvement.

  18. Law and Order

    Andrew Buchan and Josette Simon read poetry and prose about crime, police and the courts.

  19. Idleness

    Claudie Blakley and Tony Haygarth celebrate the art of doing nothing much at all.

  20. The 1940s

    Texts and music inspired by the 1940s, with readings by David Haig and Deborah Findlay.

  21. Labyrinth

    Texts and music focusing on labyrinths. Readings by Anna Maxwell Martin and Rory Kinnear.

  23. Money

    Texts and music on the theme of money. Readings by Sylvestra Le Touzel and Dan Stevens.

  24. The Opium of the People

    Texts and music about faith and atheism, with readings by John Sessions and Claire Harry.

  25. Nocturne

    Texts and music inspired by the night, with readings by Sian Thomas and William Hope.

  26. Last Things

    Texts and music about endings, with readings by Tim Pigott-Smith and Katherine Parkinson.

  27. GSOH: Good Sense of Humour

    Texts and music on the theme of humour. Readings by Sophie Thompson and Sanjeev Bhaskar.

  28. Travellers' Tales

    Texts and music about travellers, with readings by Stella Gonet and Nicholas Farrell.

  29. Mozart: An Inspiration

    Texts and music focusing on writers inspired by Mozart to a new creativity of their own.

  30. Gifts

    Sheila Hancock and Scott Handy read poems and prose about giving and receiving gifts.

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