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Private Passions

on BBC Radio 3

Michael Berkeley's guest today is writer and sailor Jonathan Raban, who now lives in Seattle, and who has won many literary prizes for his work. His most recent book, Passage to Juneau: a Sea and Its Meanings, was published last November. His musical choices include sacred music by Bach and Elgar, choral works by Mozart and Britten, Schubert's Trout Quintet and Don McLean's American Pie.

Contributors

Presenter:
Michael Berkeley
Guest:
Jonathan Raban
Executive Producer:
Wendy Thompson

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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