The Essay Episodes Available now
1. Noise Meets Music—Symphony of the Wild
Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod uncovers melodies and rhythms across the natural world.
Satie's Aleph—Uchronias
Five startling counterfactual histories of the lives of much-loved composers.
Must It Be So?—Uchronias
Five startling counterfactual histories of the lives of much-loved composers.
Stravinsky Goes Pop—Uchronias
Five startling counterfactual histories of the lives of much-loved composers.
The Sibelius Report—Uchronias
Five startling counterfactual histories of the lives of much-loved composers.
The Sensible Thing Was to Kill Him—Uchronias
Five startling counterfactual histories of the lives of much-loved composers.
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.
