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Words and Music Episodes

  1. Different Trains

    Texts and music celebrating railways, with readings by Jonathan Pryce and Eleanor Bron.

  2. The Outsider

    Texts and music about oustsiders, with readings by Lesley Manville and Tom Goodman-Hill.

  3. The Rose

    Texts and music on the theme of roses with readings by Lindsay Duncan and Iwan Rheon.

  4. Epiphany

    Texts and music on the theme of epiphany, with readings by Joanna David and Bertie Carvel.

  5. The Rhyming and the Chiming

    Texts and music on the theme of bells. Reading by Sylvestra le Touzel and David Troughton.

  6. Tendrilled Avenues

    A sequence of texts and music about humanity's complex relationship with alcohol.

  7. The Four Temperaments

    Texts and music about the Four Temperaments. Readings by Joe Dunlop and Joanna Tope.

  8. A Great Exhibition

    Scott Handy and Catherine Harvey read poetry and prose inspired by the Great Exhibition.

  9. Empire

    Texts and music on theme of Empire, with readings by Sian Thomas and Timothy West.

  10. The Parish Priest

    Music and readings on the life of the parish priest, with Celia Imrie and Michael Kitchen.

  11. The Word Girl

    A sequence of poetry, prose and music on the theme of The Word Girl.

  12. Breakfast

    Felicity Kendal and Gerard Murphy read poetry and prose around the theme of breakfast.

  13. Constraint

    Music and poems on the theme of constraint with Siobhan Redmond and John Rowe.

  14. Nine Lives

    Texts and music on the theme of cats. Readings by Juliet Stevenson and Kenneth Cranham.

  15. Speed

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

  16. The Exotic

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

  17. The Eternal City

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

  18. The Photograph

    Sequence of texts and music inspired by photographs and photography.

  19. Reconciliation

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

  20. Obsession

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

  21. The Wedding

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

  22. Apples

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

  23. Light Fantastic: The 1950s

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

  24. Exile

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

  25. To Infinity and Beyond

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

  26. Turning Points

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

  27. Let's Face the Music and Dance

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

  28. The Gothic

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

  29. Brave New Worlds

    Poetry, prose and musicon the theme of the future.

  30. All the World's a Stage

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

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