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Words and Music Episodes

  1. Boyhood

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

  2. The Detectives

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

  3. Pastiche and Parody

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

  4. Passion Play

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

  5. A Silver Sea

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

  6. Look to the Skies

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

  7. The Seven Ages of Woman

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

  8. Memory

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

  9. Saints and Sinners

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

  10. 1915

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

  11. Apollo and Dionysus

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

  12. Mezzogiorno

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

  13. Maps

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

  14. TS Eliot

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

  15. Rooms

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

  16. 蜜芽传媒

    Poetry and music on the theme of home by Emily Dickinson, Yeats, Dvorak and Butterworth.

  17. Travelling Fairs and Circuses

    Music, poetry and prose on the subject of travelling fairs and circuses

  18. Remembrance

    Texts and music remembering those who died in war over the last century.

  19. Live from the Free Thinking Festival

    A sequence of poetry, prose and music exploring 'the limits of knowledge'.

  20. Light

    From space to painting, science to belief. Readings by Cheryl Campbell and William Houston

  21. In Disguise

    Texts and music on the theme of disguise, with readings by Susan Jameson and Tom Durham.

  22. An Autumn Walk

    A selection of poetry and music to reflect autumn.

  23. Black Square

    Texts and music on the theme of abstraction, with readers Lisa Dwan and Peter Marinker.

  24. Recipes

    Texts and music about food and drink, with readings by Ben Miles and Emily Joyce.

  25. I Need a Holiday

    Texts and music on the theme of holidays, with readings by Scott Handy and Jemima Rooper.

  26. On the Road

    Texts and music on the theme of the road, with readings by Jack Lowden.

  27. The Kiss

    Texts and music about kisses, with readings by Pippa Nixon and Jonathan Cullen.

  28. An Unquiet Mind

    Texts and music on the theme of an unquiet mind. Readers: Katherine Parkinson, Greg Wise.

  29. Aftermath

    Texts and music reflecting a world changed by war. Readers: James Wilby, Helen Baxendale.

  30. Displacement

    Texts and music on the theme of displacement. Readers: Lesley Sharp and Philip Franks.

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