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Mitch Benn's Crimes Against Music

Series 2

The Love Song

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 7Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

What is the perfect love song?

Mitch Benn attempts to find out by a process of trial and error. He explores the love song's development over 4,000 years, including Diane Warren power-ballads and Jean-Michel Jarre playing the banjo.

Written by Mitch Benn and Robin Ince.

With:

Robin Ince
Alfie Joey
Tasha Bayliss
Kirsty Newton

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2005 Show less

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