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Andrew McGregor on Thomas Tallis—Secret Admirers
4/5 Radio 3 presenter Andrew McGregor celebrates Thomas Tallis's powerful Lamentations.
Secret Admirers: Andrew McGregor on Thomas Tallis
Reflections on the powerful Lamentations of English composer Thomas Tallis.
Kathryn Tickell on Percy Grainger—Secret Admirers
Radio 3 presenter Kathryn Tickell celebrates composer and folksong fanatic Percy Grainger.
Secret Admirers: Kathryn Tickell on Percy Grainger
Folk musician Kathryn Tickell celebrates the Australian-American folksong fanatic.
Tom McKinney on Olivier Messiaen—Secret Admirers
Radio 3 presenter Tom McKinney celebrates French composer Olivier Messiaen.
Secret Admirers: Tom McKinney on Olivier Messiaen
Celebrating the birdsong-inspired music of the 20th-century French composer, Messiaen.
Penny Gore on Leoš Janáček—Secret Admirers
1/5 Radio 3 presenter Penny Gore celebrates the Czech composer Leoš Janáček.
Secret Admirers: Penny Gore on Leoš Janáček
Celebrating a composer whose music is shot through with the uncertainties of life.
One Bar Electric Memoir - 5—One Bar Electric Memoir
5/5 Artist and writer Harland Miller reveals how an eventful past has fed into his work.
Episode 4—One Bar Electric Memoir
4/5 Artist and writer Harland Miller reveals how an eventful past has fed into his work.
