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BBC Radio 4

Duration: 30 minutes

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

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Christopher Cook explores the influence of the Great War on music, from Holst to composers who served in the trenches such as Gurney, Vaughan Williams and Elgar. Show more

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Source: BBC Online

Last Word

Sir George Christie, Leslie Thomas, Elena Baltacha, Sir William Benyon and Deborah Rogers

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Obituary. Matthew Bannister remembers Glyndebourne owner Sir George Christie, Virgin Soldiers author Leslie Thomas, literary agent Deborah Rogers and tennis player Elena Baltacha. Show more

Contributors

Interviewed Guest:
Christopher Cook
Interviewed Guest:
Frederick Forsyth
Interviewed Guest:
Tim Rice
Interviewed Guest:
Simon Mansfield
Interviewed Guest:
Jo Durie
Interviewed Guest:
Russell Fuller
Interviewed Guest:
Richard Benyon
Interviewed Guest:
Ian McEwan
Interviewed Guest:
Gail Rebuck
Producer:
Neil George
Source: BBC Online

The Food Programme

Food in Opera

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

Sheila Dillon hears the story of food told through 400 years of music history. Gluttonous composers, cuisine-centred plotlines and singers needing nourishment. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Sheila Dillon
Interviewed Guest:
Christopher Cook
Interviewed Guest:
Fred Plotkin
Source: BBC Online