Impressionist, writer and actor Alistair McGowan describes his attempts to relearn the piano and why short pieces mean so much to him. Show more
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As part of BBC Music Get Playing, writer Joanne Harris explains her love of playing the flute and bass guitar and explores the origin of their importance to her. Show more
As part of BBC Music Get Playing, poet Fiona Sampson explores how playing the violin to a professional standard in her youth has informed her life and work today. Show more
As part of BBC Music Get Playing, film critic Peter Bradshaw describes how he was reunited with his electric guitar decades after having given it away. Show more
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Episode 5: Get Playing: Alexander McCall Smith on the saxophone and the Really Terrible Orchestra
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First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
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As part of the BBC Music Get Playing scheme, author Alexander McCall Smith describes how he learned to play saxophone and formed the Really Terrible Orchestra. Show more