Donald Macleod explores the music Purcell wrote to mark specific occasions, and reveals the impact that changes in monarch had on his work. Show more

Donald Macleod explores what we know of Purcell’s private life alongside some of the last music he wrote. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Purcell’s sacred writing amidst the ongoing political tension surrounding Charles II. Show more

Donald Macleod explores Purcell’s turbulent early years amidst a plague that killed a quarter of London’s population, swiftly followed by the Great Fire of London. Show more

Donald Macleod takes us backstage in London’s new Restoration-era theatres to hear the stage music Purcell wrote, set against the changing political environment. Show more