Words and Music Episodes Episode guide
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Circles, Curves and Contours
Texts and music about circles, curves and contours. Readers: Deborah Findlay, Hugh Fraser.
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Nostalgia
Texts and music on the theme of nostalgia, with readings by Samantha Bond and Scott Handy.
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The Fight Between Carnival and Lent
Texts and music inspired by a 1559 Bruegel painting. Readers: Jenny Agutter, Peter Wight.
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April Showers
Texts and music on the theme of precipitation.
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Lost and Found
Texts and music on the theme of being lost, with readers Harriet Walter and Don Warrington
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In the Dark
Texts and music about 'being in the dark'. Readers: Emily Bruni and Robert Bathurst.
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Free Thinking: The Speed of Life
Music and readings on the theme of 'the speed of life'. With Kim Gerard and Samuel West.
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The Messenger
A sequence of poetry, prose and music, with readings by Ewan Bailey and Clare Perkins.
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Life on the Ocean Wave
Music and readings reflecting nautical life, read by Lesley Sharp and John Shrapnel.
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The Silver Swan
Texts and music on the theme of swans, with readers Anthony Calf and Louise Jameson.
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On the Edge
A sequence of poetry, prose and music exploring the idea of 'on the edge'.
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The Bridge
Readings by Paapa Essiedu and Alice St Clair take us from London to Paris and Istanbul.
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Sons and Daughter of the Soil
Texts and music on the theme of working on the land read by Emilia Fox and Alex Jennings.
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Breaking Free: The World of Yesterday
Anton Lesser and Imogen Stubbs explore Stefan Zweig's memoir The World of Yesterday.
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Wine
Texts and music on the theme of wine, with readings by Tamsin Greig and Tom Hollander.
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Encoded
Texts and music inspired by codes, with readers Anna Maxwell Martin and Tim McInnerny.
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A String of Pearls
Texts and music on the theme of pearls, with readings by Aysha Kala and Jude Akuwudike.
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Women Walking
Nina Sosanya and Natalie Simpson read from travel diaries to novels warning against walks.
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Mirrors and Reflections
Readings by Henry Goodman and Lisa Dillon. Music includes Haydn, Lalo Schifrin, Arvo P盲rt.
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Treason and Plot
Readers Art Malik and Frances Barber range from Shakespeare and le Carr茅 to Hilary Mantel.
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Hinterland
Olivia Williams and Michael Pennington with readings from beyond what is visible or known.
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Violins
Tara Fitzgerald and Giles Terera read poems about violins, including Yeats and Whitman.
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It's Not Dark Yet
Texts and music centring on how artists articulate tragedy and the human spirit.
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Sound Frontiers: Turning Points
John Sessions and Juliet Stevenson with forward-looking prose and poetry with music.
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Sound Frontiers: Rebirth
A live reading of poetry and music reflecting feelings of renewal in the postwar world.
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The Sun
Anne-Marie Duff and Greg Wise read poetry and prose on the theme of the sun.
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Arrivals and Departures
Includes music by Purcell, Eno and P盲rt and poems read by Niamh Cusack and Neil Pearson.
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Pilgrimage
Robert Powell and Josette Simon with words and music about pilgrimage through the ages.
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Monkey Business
All things ape with Philip Franks and Rosalie Craig.
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Summer Nights
Music set against seasonal prose and poetry read by Sian Thomas and Simon Russell Beale.
