First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Frances Fyfield is in Paris for the last in the current series, telling the story of Bizet's Carmen through the composer's handwritten scores and notebooks. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Vaughan Williams' Serenade to Music, his tribute to the conductor Sir Henry Wood, launches the new series of Frances Fyfield's exploration of great music manuscripts. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Henry Wood's decision to dismiss viola playing Eric Coates from his orchestra led to a creative composing career with favourites like his London Suite and By the Sleepy Lagoon. Show more
