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Words and Music Episodes

  1. The Wanderer

    Rufus Sewell and Indira Varma read texts by Hardy and Masefield. With music by Birtwistle.

  2. A Chinese Anthology

    Wendy Kweh and David Yip read works from two millennia of Chinese poetry.

  3. The Sky Smiles Down

    Poems and music with a summer theme, with readings by Fiona Shaw and Robert Glenister.

  4. The Soft Machine

    Poems read by Anna Maxwell Martin and John Rowe plus music, all on the theme of the body.

  5. Chains of Desire

    Poetry, prose and letters interspersed with music, all linked by the theme of erotic love.

  6. Flowers of Evil

    Antony Sher reads from Baudelaire's poem Les fleurs du mal.

  7. Space

    With readings of works on the theme of space by Whitman, Wordsworth and Douglas Adams.

  8. 04/05/2008

    Alison Steadman and Timothy West read verse on a culinary theme. With music by Schubert.

  9. The Spirit World

    Dominic West and Samantha Morton read poetry on the theme of the spirit world.

  10. Two Americas

    William Hope and Yolanda Vasquez read poetry and prose on the theme of Two Americas.

  11. We Must Love One Another or Die

    With readings from MacNeice, Steinbeck and Orwell, and music by Britten, Barber and Bartok

  12. The Geography of a 蜜芽传媒

    Belinda Lang and David Bamber read poems on the theme of houses and homes.

  13. A Change in the Weather

    Mark Strong and Niamh Cusack read poetry on the theme of the weather.

  14. Birth and Rebirth

    With readings from Plath, Wordsworth and Browning alongside music by Delius and Bach.

  15. 15/04/2007

    Say, what shall we dance?: a sequence of music, poetry and prose on the theme of dance.

  16. Seventh Heaven

    The number seven provides the theme for a programme of words interspersed with music.

  17. Memory

    Saskia Reeves and Alex Jennings read works by Larkin, Carroll and Carol Ann Duffy.

  18. 24/02/2008

    Actress Fiona Shaw introduces a selection of poetry and prose on the theme of animals.

  19. This Is New York

    A reading of poetry accompanied by the music of Dvorak, Adams, Bernstein and others.

  20. Birdsong

    Claire Skinner and Hugh Bonneville are the readers in a celebration of nature's musicians.

  21. Happiness

    Actor Simon Russell Beale curates a sequence of words and music on the theme of happiness.

  22. Lost in the City of Waters

    Jeremy Irons and Anna Massey explore Venice through poetry, prose and classical music.

  23. Ode to Gaia

    A selection of words and music on a theme of the planet, from WH Auden and Mahler.

  24. Book of Hours

    A sequence of words and music which journey around the clock over the course of 24 hours.

  25. The Ringing Grooves of Change

    A selection of words and music on the theme of revolution and change.

  26. In Search of England

    A selection of words and music on the theme of England, including Orwell and Delius.

  27. To Music

    Diana Rigg and Samuel West read a selection of poetry on the theme of music.

  28. Magic

    Nicholas Farrell and Miriam Margolyes conjure up words on magic, accompanied by music.

  29. From London to Paris

    A sequence of poetry, prose and music around the theme of these two great cities.

  30. Blood Wedding

    A selection of music, poetry and prose conjuring images of blood, marriage and the moon.

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