A celebration of the centenary of the birth of Michael Tippett. Presenter Sarah Walker and her studio guests, composer
Anthony Payne and Professor Valentine Cunningham , reassess the man, his work and his legacy. With contributions from John Amis , Dennis Marks and Amelia Freedman , conductors Colin Davis , David Atherton and Mark Elder , composers
Michael Berkeley , Alexander Goehr and Steve Martland , performers Paul Crossley , Peter Cropper , Faye Robinson and David Wilson-Johnson , critics
Bayan Northcott , Andrew Clements and David Cairns , and from his biographer Ian Kemp.
Tippett's Origins Tippett grew out of a movement that gave rise both to the early music revival and to the flourishing of music for amateurs and workers.