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Radio 6 Music,26 Oct 2025,180 mins

Slow Sunday: Margaretha Van Dam & Catherine Clarke – Curds, Culture & Verse

Cerys Matthews

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Cerys Matthews dials down the tempo for 6 Music’s Slow Sunday, with a soothing and eclectic mix of music to restore and reflect. She’s joined by Dutch master cheesemaker Margaretha Van Dam, who shares the slow, sensory rhythms of artisanal cheese-making at The Newt in Somerset - from stirring the vat to flipping curds - and brings the sounds of her craft to the show. Historian and writer Catherine Clarke also joins to discuss her new book A History of England in 25 Poems, offering a lyrical journey through England’s past. Cerys reads selected poems from the book, pairing them with slow-themed tracks to explore how poetry and music can help us pause, connect, and feel.

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  3. 2.
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    Good Milk
    Georgia Ruth
  4. 3.
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    Pony
    Annette Peacock