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Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe explore the rich web of connections in music.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe continue to explore the rich web of connections in music, from Beyoncé to Beethoven, on Radio 4's weekly music programme.

Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe take us on a musical journey of discovery, exploring the web of connections between tracks across the breadth of all musical styles, from pop, rock, reggae and hip-hop to classical, jazz, folk and country.

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Add to Playlist: Series 4: From Belgian fields to a raging sea with Gavin Higgins and Gillian Moore

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From Belgian fields to a raging sea with Gavin Higgins and Gillian Moore

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BBC Radio 4 - Add to Playlist, Series 4, From Belgian fields to a raging sea with Gavin Higgins and Gillian Moore

Gillian Moore and Gavin Higgins help add another five tracks to the playlist.

London's Southbank Centre's Gillian Moore and composer Gavin Higgins travel from Texas to Portugal - via Belgium and Suffolk - with Cerys and Jeffrey as they add five more tracks.

Gillian Moore, author and Artistic Associate of London's Southbank Centre, and Ivor Novello-winning composer Gavin Higgins join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add five more tracks to the playlist in the penultimate show of this series.

The journey takes them from the accordions of Texas to the mellow sounds of Portugal via the ploughed fields of Belgium and the raging seas of Suffolk, and they are joined on the line by the singer and composer Vashti Bunyan.

Presenters Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye
Producer Jerome Weatherald

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Ay te Dejo en San Antonio by Flaco Jiménez
Scherza Infida by George Frideric Handel
Diamond Day by Vashti Bunyan 
Storm Interlude from Peter Grimes by Benjamin Britten 
Lilac Wine by Ana Moura

Other music in this episode:

Theme from Starsky & Hutch - Funky People Mix - by the James Taylor Quartet
Concerto Grosso for Brass Band and Orchestra by Gavin Higgins
Do-Re-Mi by Julie Andrews from The Sound of Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein
Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol
Bluebell Polka by Jimmy Shand
Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin
Lilac Wine by Jeff Buckley
Fanfare and Love Songs: Brightly by Gavin Higgins

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

Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye create a playlist no computer could.

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