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A sequence of poetry and music inspired by the sights and sounds of the Iberian Peninsula. Music by Granados and Miles Davis sits with poems by Lorca and Fernando Pessoa.

A sequence of poetry and music inspired by the sights and sounds of the Iberian Peninsula.

Music by Granados, Falla and Miles Davis is combined with examples of the flamenco and fado traditions, while Andrew Wincott and Yolanda Vazquez read work by Portuguese and Spanish writers such as Lorca and Fernando Pessoa.

This is complemented by atmospheric writing by outsiders such as Byron, Washington Irving and Ted Hughes.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sat 22 Aug 2009 18:00

Broadcast

  • Sat 22 Aug 2009 18:00

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