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Catch as Catch Can

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

Purcell's 58 catches were written as tavern entertainment and are witty, satirical and occasionally downright obscene.
Bruce Wood and the gentlemen of the BBC Singers explore this little known corner of Purcell's output.
1: Would you know how we meet o'er our jolly full bowls?
Producer Donald Macleod

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Unknown:
Bruce Wood
Producer:
Donald MacLeod
Source: Radio Times

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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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