Colin Carr (cello) BBC Philharmonic
William Byrd Singers (women's voices) conductor
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Britten Four Sea
Interludes (Peter Grimes ) Elgar Cello Concerto in Eminor
8.20 People Power The emergence of the class system and class consciousness have long been seen as the keys to understanding British history in the 19th and 20th centuries. This view is now increasingly questioned.
Jeffrey Richards , Professor of Cultural History at
Lancaster University, examines the argument in the light of Patrickjoyce's new book Visions of the Peopleand the 30th anniversary of the death of George Formby , who became known as a cultural hero of the people. Producer Rosemary Hart
8.40 Holst Suite: The
Planets