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The Ballad of Wash Common
Michael Symmons Roberts with a lyrical evocation of the area around Wash Common, Newbury.
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Tame Cat
A newly re-discovered story written by a young Daphne du Maurier.
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Pop Culture Pilgrims
Matthew Sweet travels to Blackpool to examine the purpose of pilgrimage.
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Dimanche
Irene Nemirovsky's story of a mother and daughter confronting the vagaries of love.
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A Walk around Camden
Alan Dein explores the rich cultural heritage of Camden Town in London.
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David Thomson
Tim Dee celebrates the life and work of radio producer and writer David Thomson.
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Walking on Snowdon
Russell Celyn Jones climbs Mount Snowdon and considers our need to walk places.
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The Pleasure of Noise
Professor Trevor Cox of Salford University explores the physical pleasure of noise.
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Mazepa
Marina Frolova-Walker explores two very different aspects of Cossack Hetman Ivan Mazepa.
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Zipper and His Father
Reading from Joseph Roth's novel about a father's musical aspirations for his son.
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Bulba
Writer Anna Reid explores the influence of the Taras Bulba story on modern Ukraine.
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Music at Crystal Palace
Matthew Sweet investigates the musical legacy of the Crystal Palace Saturday Concerts.
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A Marginal History
Historian Justin Champion scours the marginalia of books in the British Library.
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Mozart the Englishman
Historian Sarah Lenton explores the influence of England and the English on Mozart.
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Among Animals and Plants
Rober Chandler introduces the work of Russian writer Andrey Platonov.
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Edwin Morgan
Liz Lochhead presents a tribute to the late Morgan, regarded as Scotland's national poet.
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26/11/2010
Fred D'Aguiar reflects on the room in which Emily Dickinson wrote her poetry.
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Barcarolle
Polly Samson's new short story about a pianist whose career was cut short by stage fright.
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Rimbaud in London's Desolation Row
Programme about the last London home of poet lovers Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine.
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Twenty Minutes
Agnes Poirier reports on big autumn events in Paris, including exhibitions and a new cafe.
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Chance Would be a Fine Thing
John Sessions reads Chance Would be a Fine Thing, an unpublished story by Anthony Burgess.
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13/10/2010
Igor Toronyi-Lalic explores Rossini's role in the salons of mid-19th century Paris.
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Falstaff: The Bad Man We All Need
Paul Allen on the fascination of composers and writers with the figure of Falstaff.
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Prague Pictures
John Banville's lyrical account of his first visit to this great city in the early 1980s.
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11/09/2010
Musical contributions from N Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Salford and Hyde Park in London.
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Park Life
Poet Anjum Malik reflects on the historic and beautiful Buile Park in Salford.
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Dusk Walk
Novelist Michele Roberts takes to the streets of Kiev to observe the city at dusk.
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The Rite of Autumn
Doc Rowe explores how in Britain we mark the onset of of autumn.
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The Visitors' Book
Katherine recalls the contents of an old volume when walking home in the fading light.
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The Barley Bird
Richard Mabey reflects on a bird that has inspired poets and musicians - the nightingale.
