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Shell of Surpassing Brightness

BBC Radio 3
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Five programmes in which
Dr Mustapha Badawi , Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford, traces the development of Arabic poetry.
2: Love Poems in Medieval Islam The new values established by the Koran had a profound effect on poetry. Formal odes gave way to occasional poems extolling wine and the qualities of the beloved.
Poems read in translation by philip SULLY and in the original byALIRBFAIE
Producer JOHN THEOCHARIS (R)

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Unknown:
Dr Mustapha Badawi
Translation By:
Philip Sully
Producer:
John Theocharis
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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