Watching from the Wings

11/04/2024

Michael Goldfarb remembers his theatrical life as an actor.

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Watching from the Wings

12/04/2024

Michael Goldfarb remembers his theatrical life as an actor.

• 14 mins

Letters to a Young Composer

Tarik O'Regan

Tarik O'Regan writes a personal letter to a young composer.

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Letters to a Young Composer

John Rutter

Five leading composers write a personal letter to a young composer.

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Letters to a Young Composer

Benbrick

Five leading composers write a personal letter to a young composer.

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Letters to a Young Composer

Sally Beamish

Sally Beamish writes a personal letter to a young composer.

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Letters to a Young Composer

Errollyn Wallen

Five leading composers write a personal letter to a young composer.

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Music in Bloom

Good vibrations

Can music help plants to grow?

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Music in Bloom

Stylistic similarities

Are there stylistic similarities between classical music and gardens through the ages?

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Music in Bloom

Seeds of inspiration

How have composers been inspired by gardens across the centuries?

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Music in Bloom

Musical gardens

How have gardens shaped musical productions and projects?

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Music in Bloom

Cultivate wellbeing

Are music and gardens good for your health and wellbeing?

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A Different Way to Listen

Ruth Montgomery

Ruth Montgomery reflects on growing up deaf but determined to be a professional flautist.

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A Different Way to Listen

Nigel Braithwaite

Hard of hearing musician Nigel Braithwaite takes a wry look at his musical career.

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A Different Way to Listen

Chisato Minamimura

Chisato Minamimura, a deaf artist with a fascination for sound gives us her take on music

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A Different Way to Listen

Paul Whittaker OBE

Paul Whittaker is a deaf sign language performer for classical and musical performances

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A Different Way to Listen

Elizabeth Elliott

Elizabeth Elliott, a talented musician who became deaf, shares her inspiring journey.

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Dig Where You Stand

Pickin' Tatties near Arbroath

Unearthing old tunes and songs from around the UK.

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Dig Where You Stand

Larking About in the Fields of Cornwall

Unearthing old tunes and songs from around the UK.

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Dig Where You Stand

Sowing Oats in Ceredigion

Unearthing old tunes and songs from around the UK.

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Dig Where You Stand

Death in the Yarrow Valley

Unearthing old tunes and songs from around the UK.

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Dig Where You Stand

The Arnisdale Fiddler and the Fairy

Unearthing old tunes and songs from around the UK

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Forever Songs

How Happy I Am

Karine Polwart considers music's ritual power to connect, soothe, honour and remember.

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Forever Songs

Time Has Told Me

Karine Polwart considers music's ritual power to connect, soothe, honour and remember.

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Forever Songs

Banks of Sicily

Karine Polwart considers music's ritual power to connect, soothe, honour and remember.

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Forever Songs

Couldn't Love You More

Karine Polwart considers music's ritual power to connect, soothe, honour and remember.

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Forever Songs

Don't You Think We're Forever

Karine Polwart considers music's ritual power to connect, soothe, honour and remember.

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Michael Longley's Life of Poetry

The Early Years

In a 2024 interview, the late poet Michael Longley talks about Belfast and the classics.

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Michael Longley's Life of Poetry

Poems of World War 1

In a 2024 interview, the late poet Michael Longley talks about his World War 1 poetry.

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Michael Longley's Life of Poetry

Poems of the Troubles

Belfast poet Michael Longley speaking in 2024 on writing about the Troubles.

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