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A journey of discovery, weaving music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

A weekly journey of discovery, weaving together a range of music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

Words and Music: To Infinity and Beyond

To Infinity and Beyond

12/06/2011

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Texts and music exploring the idea of infinity. Readings by Saskia Reeves and David Annen.

Sequence of texts and music exploring the idea of infinity, with readings by Saskia Reeves and David Annen. Includes Herrick and Browning, plus Beethoven and Dutilleux.

This Words and Music explores the idea of Infinity, from numbers to space, metaphysics to love, and time to artistic expressions of what is boundless.

Saskia Reeves and David Annen read poetry and prose from Herrick to Douglas Adams and Browning to the Zohar, with music by Beethoven, Dutilleux and Skempton.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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