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Essential Classics: Thursday - Rob Cowan

Thursday - Rob Cowan

14/02/2013

BBC Radio 3 - Essential Classics, Thursday - Rob Cowansearch

With Rob Cowan. Including actress and playwright Imogen Stubbs.

With Rob Cowan, whose guest this week is actress Imogen Stubbs. Plus the Story of Music in 50 Pieces with Howard Goodall.

9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Bach Keyboard Music played by Ralph Kirkpatrick.

9.30-10.30am
A daily brainteaser, and performances by the Artist of the Week, conductor Bernard Haitink.

10.30am
Rob Cowan's guest this week is the actress Imogen Stubbs. She has appeared in many plays throughout her career including spells at the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare company. She recently played Mennna in Hamish Pirie's production of Tim Price's new play Salt, Root and Roe for the Donmar Trafalgar which has been nominated for the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre. Recent screen work includes a guest lead role in Parents, a comedy drama starring Sally Phillips, and a guest lead on Switch. Imogen is also a writer, co-writing and directing, Snow on Saturday, for which she won Best British Short Film. She has also written two plays, We Happy Few and Grace, and contributed extensively as a writer for newspapers and magazines.

11am
The Story of Music in 50 Pieces
No. 27: Schumann: Kreisleriana.

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