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Composer of the Week

Cecile Chaminade and Augusta Holmes

Episode 3: Dramatic Ambitions

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod looks at Chaminade and Holmes's contrasting achievement in the fields of opera and ballet. While Holmes wrote four operas, Chaminade had one successful ballet. Show more

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert

New Generation Artists

Episode 2

Duration: 58 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Presented by Clemency Burton-Hill. Mark Simpson (clarinet), Vikingur Olafsson (piano) in Schumann: Phantasiestucke. Mark Simpson, Danish String Quartet in Brahms: Clarinet Quintet. Show more

Composer of the Week

Cecile Chaminade and Augusta Holmes

Episode 3: Dramatic Ambitions

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod looks at Chaminade and Holmes's contrasting achievement in the fields of opera and ballet. While Holmes wrote four operas, Chaminade had one successful ballet. Show more

Night Waves

Landmarks: Oh What a Lovely War

Duration: 45 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Samira Ahmed and guests examine how Joan Littlewood's production of Oh What a Lovely War changed theatre and redefined the way we view the First World War. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Samira Ahmed
Interviewed Guest:
Murray Melvin
Interviewed Guest:
Michael Billington
Interviewed Guest:
Erica Whyman
Producer:
Zahid Warley
Interviewed Guest:
David Kynaston

The Essay

If Walls Could Talk

Episode 3: Brian McGilloway

Duration: 15 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Novelist Brian McGilloway explores how Derry-Londonderry's urban landscape shaped him creatively, from the river Foyle which divides the city, to its dark streets and alleyways. Show more

BBC Radio 3

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