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Katie Derham delves into the surprising connections between classical music and plants. 

In the first episode of this series, Katie talks to botanist Chris Thorogood about whether music can help plants to grow, before chatting to composer Erland Cooper about the inspiration behind his project ‘Music For Growing Flowers'.

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.

Katie Derham delves into the surprising connections between classical music and plants.

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