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2/3. Continuing Radio 2's On Song initiative in which songwriters discuss their craft, Nick Barraclough interviews Antipodean country star Keith Urban , who in the 1990s moved to Nashville and became a superstar. The singer/songwriter discusses his years as a struggling artist and performs live.
Charles Hazlewood presents and conducts the BBC Concert
Orchestra in a selection of works by Edward Elgar , who was born 150 years ago this week. The programme includes Pomp and Circumstance Marches Nos land 4, the Enigma variations and a performance of the Cello Concerto with soloist Matthew Barley.
Actor Sean Penn reads an abridged version of Bob Dylan 's autobiography, published in 2004. 2/8. 1961. Dylan arrives in New York City and soon establishes himself in Greenwich Village, where he meets "Mayor of MacDougal Street" Dave Van Ronk. The series first aired in 2005. Abridged by Clive Stanhope Producer Elisa Shokoff
Frank Renton presents a special programme looking at the work of composer, arranger and conductor Howard Snell.
Matthew Wright with a guide to contemporary arts and culture, including the current cinema.
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