Sarah Walker (mezzo) Peter Ustinov (narrator) conductor Michael Tilson Thomas (piano) live from the Barbican Hall, London.
Leopold Mozart Toy Symphony
Stravinsky Souvenir de mon enfance; Tilimbom; The Owl and the Pussy-Cat

8.15 Childhood in the Middle Ages
For some 30 years historians have held that the Middle Ages had no concept of childhood. Jeffrey Richards, Professor of Cultural History at Lancaster University, questions that view in the light of recent research and suggests a new interpretation of the medieval attitude to children.

8.35 Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf
Matthews Machines and Dreams (world premiere)
Britten Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
(in association with Nikon UK Limited)