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Twenty Minutes: Cosmic Scotland

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Cosmic Scotland

02/08/2013

BBC Radio 3 - Twenty Minutes, Cosmic Scotland

Janice Forsyth, AL Kennedy and Maureen Beattie discuss the universe from a Scottish view.

Janice Forsyth, AL Kennedy and Maureen Beattie use Edwin Morgan's poetry to discuss the universe from a Scottish perspective.

To tie in with tonight's Prom which includes Naresh Sohal's new BBC commission The Cosmic Dance performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Janice Forsyth is joined by Scottish novelist A L Kennedy and actor Maureen Beattie to illuminate ideas about the universe from a uniquely Scottish perspective. Including readings from Edwin Morgan's poetry, which often traces the relationship between Scotland and the universe, as in his landmark work From Glasgow to Saturn.

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