The Essay Episodes Available now
Lost and Found—Music in Bloom
Uncovering the links between a lost garden and unearthing Cornish folk music.
Community—Music in Bloom
Not everyone has access to a garden or to classical music - why does that matter?
Penderecki—Music in Bloom
Composer Penderecki was a giant of Polish music - and a keen horticulturalist.
Restoration—Music in Bloom
Katie Derham meets people bringing Elizabethan gardens and Elizabethan music to life.
Fibonacci—Music in Bloom
Why are musicians, gardeners, and indeed everyone, drawn to a series of numbers?
5. What makes a good libretto?—Unsung Heroes
Stephen Wyatt champions the importance of the librettist's role in opera and musicals.
4. Working with the composer—Unsung Heroes
Stephen Wyatt champions the importance of the librettist's role in opera and musicals.
3. Adaptations—Unsung Heroes
Stephen Wyatt champions the importance of the librettist's role in opera and musicals.
2. When the Librettist Was King—Unsung Heroes
Stephen Wyatt champions the importance of the librettist's role in opera and musicals.
1. Who Wrote Carmen?—Unsung Heroes
Stephen Wyatt champions the importance of the librettist's role in opera and musicals.
