Words and Music

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BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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A journey of discovery, weaving music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

A weekly journey of discovery, weaving together a range of music with poetry and prose read by leading actors.

Words and Music: Fruit and Vegetables

Fruit and Vegetables

BBC Radio 3 - Words and Music, Fruit and Vegetables

From Nigel Slater to Nina Simone's Forbidden Fruit and Handel's Ruddier than the Cherry.

Paterson Joseph and Jane Whittenshaw read poetry and prose on the theme of fruit and veg - from Beatrix Potter's lettuce-loving Peter Rabbit to a haiku about the hackberry fruit.

As farmers hope for a good harvest and a plentiful crop of autumn fruits, Paterson Joseph and Jane Whittenshaw read poetry and prose on the theme of the humble fruit and vegetable. From Beatrix Potter's lettuce-loving Peter Rabbit to the Campion's tempting Cherry-Ripe; these dietary stalwarts have long been associated with indulgence and, sometimes, misbehaviour. Sometimes they are just pure pleasure, as in William Carlos Williams's poem about 'cold' and 'delicious' plums in an icebox. For Nigel Slater, just 'the rough feel of a runner bean between the fingers' can bring a special sort of comfort. The nutritious soundtrack includes Joplin's Pineapple Rag, Nina Simone's Forbidden Fruit and Handel's Ruddier than the Cherry.

Producer: Georgia Mann

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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