Episode details

Radio 6 Music,26 Oct 2025,180 mins
Slow Sunday: Margaretha Van Dam & Catherine Clarke – Curds, Culture & Verse
Cerys MatthewsAvailable for 24 days
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.
Programme WebsiteTracklist
- TrackArtist
- 1.Almost Cut My HairAlmost Cut My HairCrosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- 2.Good MilkGood MilkGeorgia Ruth
- 3.PonyPonyAnnette Peacock