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Paul Gambaccini presents radio's widest-ranging music quiz.

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Counterpoint: Series 29

Counterpoint: Series 29: Episode 5: Heat 5, 2015

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Episode 5: Heat 5, 2015

Series 29

Heat 5, 2015

BBC Radio 4 - Counterpoint, Series 29, Heat 5, 2015

Paul Gambaccini chairs heat five in the 2015 series of the wide-ranging music quiz.

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What was the name of Louis Armstrong's pianist wife who encouraged him to start his own band in the 1920s? And which musical instrument takes its name from the Greek for 'having a pleasant sound'?

These and many other questions face the competitors in today's fifth heat of Counterpoint, with Paul Gambaccini. The questions and extracts cover every era of the classical repertoire as well as film music, stage musicals, jazz, rock and pop. To win a place in the semi-finals the contestants will have to demonstrate the breadth of their knowledge of music in general, as well as tackling specialist questions on a surprise musical topic.

Producer: Paul Bajoria.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Paul Gambaccini hosts the general knowledge music quiz.

Paul Gambaccini hosts the general knowledge music quiz, with contestants from all over the UK competing to become Radio 4's musical mastermind for 2014.

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