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The musical life of Blackpool
Tom Service visits Blackpool to find out about its rich musical heritage.

Music in a changing world
Tom Service and his guests discuss the big topics affecting the music industry in 2022.

Max Richter
Max Richter, the WNO production of Migrations and a new book on Inca music reimagined.

Scottish Opera at 60, Jan Carson, Felix Yaniewicz exhibition
Scottish Opera at 60, writer Jan Carson, and an exhibition on violinist Felix Yaniewicz.

Tyshawn Sorey, Esther Abrami, Alma Deutscher, John Mauceri
Tom Service talks to Tyshawn Sorey, plus John Mauceri on his new book The War on Music.

Sir Bryn Terfel
Tom Service talks to Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel about his extraordinary career.

Freddie De Tommaso, Andre J Thomas
Tom Service talks to tenor Freddie De Tommaso and choral director André J Thomas.

Michael Tilson Thomas, Ethel Smyth's The Wreckers
Kate Molleson visits Glyndebourne Festival Opera to hear about Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers.

Vaughan Williams Today
Tom Service with a Vaughan Williams special to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth.

Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená
Simon Rattle and Magdalena Kožená talk about performing the music of Kurt Weill together.