With the publication of the second part of her autobiography,
Doris Lessing explains how her passion for music has shaped her life. And, to continue this week's look at dance and music, choreographer Richard Alston tells presenter
Humphrey Carpenter why he has chosen pieces from Rameau to Britten for his company's new triple bill at the Royal Northern College of Music. Tonight's music includes Shura Cherkassky 's recording of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E flat, Op 27 No 1.