Linda Ormiston introduces a recital from the Queen's
Hall, Edinburgh, given by the Grieg
Trio. Their programme includes a late Mozart trio, an early work by Beethoven and, between them, a trio based on Irish folk tunes, written for an American by a Swiss composer. Mozart Piano Trio in G, K564
Martin Trio on Irish Folk Tunes
8.20 News from North Britain
Five new short stories from Scotland.
4: A Gap in Her Life by Ruth Thomas. Rose is a quiet woman, widowed early in life and destined always to be introduced to the dullest of single men by her friend and determined rescuer Ellen. So when Rose attends one of Ellen's drinks parties and finds herself steered towards a clutch of men in hand-knitted jumpers, she has to make a bid for escape. Read by Martha Leishman.
8.40 Beethoven Piano Trio in C minor.
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