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Counterpoint: Series 36: Semi-final 1, 2023

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Series 36

BBC Radio 4 - Counterpoint, Series 36, Semi-final 1, 2023

The wide ranging music quiz chaired by Paul Gambaccini

The tournament of music knowledge reaches the semi-final stage, with three heat winners bidding for a place in the Final. Paul Gambaccini hosts.

(10/13)
Paul Gambaccini welcomes back three of this season's heat winners for the first of the 2023 semi-finals.

With a place in the Final at stake, the competition hots up, and the competitors will need to be on their mettle, fielding Paul's questions on everything from Verdi and Leonard Bernstein to will.i.am and Taylor Swift. They'll also have to pick a special musical topic on which to answer individual questions, with no prior warning of the subjects on offer today. 

Appearing in the semi-final are:
Claire Barrow from Honiton in Devon,
Anthony Fish from Pontypool,
Dave Workman from London,

The winner will return for the 2023 Final in a few weeks' time. 

Assistant Producer: Stephen Garner
Producer: Paul Bajoria

Counterpoint: Series 36

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The wide-ranging general knowledge music quiz with Paul Gambaccini

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