Words and Music Episodes Episode guide
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The 1940s
Texts and music inspired by the 1940s, with readings by David Haig and Deborah Findlay.
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Labyrinth
Texts and music focusing on labyrinths. Readings by Anna Maxwell Martin and Rory Kinnear.
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Money
Texts and music on the theme of money. Readings by Sylvestra Le Touzel and Dan Stevens.
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The Opium of the People
Texts and music about faith and atheism, with readings by John Sessions and Claire Harry.
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Nocturne
Texts and music inspired by the night, with readings by Sian Thomas and William Hope.
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Last Things
Texts and music about endings, with readings by Tim Pigott-Smith and Katherine Parkinson.
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GSOH: Good Sense of Humour
Texts and music on the theme of humour. Readings by Sophie Thompson and Sanjeev Bhaskar.
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Travellers' Tales
Texts and music about travellers, with readings by Stella Gonet and Nicholas Farrell.
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Mozart: An Inspiration
Texts and music focusing on writers inspired by Mozart to a new creativity of their own.
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Gifts
Sheila Hancock and Scott Handy read poems and prose about giving and receiving gifts.
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Monarchs
Texts and music on the theme of monarchs. Readings by Samantha Bond and Simon Chandler.
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Hallelujah!
Celebrating the many facets of joy, with readings by Jane Horrocks and Rory Kinnear.
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Witches and Sorcerers
Texts and music about witches and sorcerers. Readings by Juliet Stevenson, Henry Goodman.
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Fame
Texts and music about fame and celebrity. Readings by Imogen Stubbs and Michael Maloney.
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Locomotion
Texts and music about getting from A to B. Readers: Claire Rushbrook and Andrew Wincott.
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In Search of the Sublime
The human soul's desire for transcendence. Readings by Stephen Mangan and Adjoa Andoh.
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Symphony of a City
Emilia Fox & Richard Armitage read poetry & prose on the theme of a 'Symphony of a City'.
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Exile
Texts and music exploring the theme of exile. Readings by Frances Barber and Greg Hicks.
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The Afterlife
Texts and music on the theme of the afterlife. Readings by Sophie Okonedo and Paul Copley.
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Enemies
Texts and music on the theme of enemies. Readings by Struan Rodger and Siobhan Redmond.
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Route Nationale
Music and poetry set in provincial France. Readings by Jonathan Firth and Haydn Gwynne.
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The Old Refrain
Poems and music about refrain and repetition. Readings by Samuel West and Nancy Carroll.
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The Prodigy
Poems and music by prodigies and the early work of great artists.
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A Beat in Time
A selection of music and poetry on a theme of Time.
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Altitude
Texts and music inspired by the world seen from above, birds in flight, and mountain tops.
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Clowns
Texts and music focusing on clowns, with readings from Alison Steadman and Andrew Sachs.
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Awake!
A sequence of poetry, prose and music on the theme of awakenings.
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Miniatures
Texts and music focusing on miniatures, with readings by John Rowe and Lia Williams.