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New series 1/6. Ruthie Henshall marks the 80th anniversary of the world premiere of George Gershwin 's Rhapsody in Blue with a tribute to its composer, who died of a brain tumour in 1937, aged 38. Gershwin, who collaborated extensively with his brother Ira, wrote what are now fixtures of both the popular and classical musical canons - / Got Rhythm, Swanee, Embraceable You and Someone to Watch over Me,
Piano Concerto in F, An American in Paris and Girl Crazy, and the opera Porgy and Bess. Producer Emma Kingsley

Contributors

Unknown:
Ruthie Henshall
Unknown:
George Gershwin
Producer:
Emma Kingsley

Christian Slater reads an abridged version of Ken Kesey 's 1962 novel about a rebellious patient in a grimly authoritarian mental institution.
2/8. McMurphy gets the real measure of Nurse Ratched's power over the inmates. Abridged by Tamsin Collison Producer Liz Anstee

Contributors

Unknown:
Christian Slater
Unknown:
Ken Kesey
Abridged By:
Tamsin Collison
Producer:
Liz Anstee

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