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Words and Music

BBC Radio 3
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A sequence of poetry and music on a heroic theme. Heroes of legend and history, from Beowulf to John F Kennedy , are celebrated in works by Beethoven, Stravinsky and Birtwistle, while poets including Shelley, Robert Graves and WH Auden meditate on the double-edged nature of heroism. Read by Jamie Glover and Charlie Norfolk. EMAIL: wordsandmusic®bbc.co.uk
For details of the music and verse heard in this programme, visitwww.bbc.co.uk/radio3/wordsandmusic

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John F Kennedy
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Robert Graves
Read By:
Jamie Glover
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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