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Classical Assassins

Episode 4: Butterworth and Me

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Monologues by Jonathan Lennie, based on facts and conjecture, about deaths of great composers. A woman has a difficult letter to write to Butterworth, fighting in France in 1916. Show more

Afternoon Reading

Classical Assassins

Episode 2: Lully and Me

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Monologues by Jonathan Lennie, based on facts and conjecture, about deaths of great composers. The murderer of Louis XIV's court composer confesses how he carried out his plan. Show more

Afternoon Reading

Classical Assassins

Episode 1: Schubert and Me

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Monologues by Jonathan Lennie, based on facts and conjecture, about deaths of great composers. A young woman reveals the revenge she took on the composer who broke his promise. Show more

Afternoon Reading

Classical Assassins

Episode 3: Gesualdo and Me

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Monologues by Jonathan Lennie, based on facts and conjecture, about deaths of great composers. Don Carlo Gesualdo faces the demons that have driven his music since his wife's death. Show more