Simon Jenkins' History of England, and the National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke
Andrew Marr with writers Peter Conrad and Simon Jenkins, pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard and poet Gillian Clarke.
Andrew Marr discusses the work of the 'Godfather' of new music Pierre Boulez. The French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard explains the joy of his compositions, which are in a state of permanent revolution. The writer Peter Conrad pits Verdi against Wagner to ask whether it's possible to love both composers, or does taste, nationality and ideology still get in the way. With a very English temperament Simon Jenkins romps through the history of England in a bid to answer why the nation lost America, avoided a French revolution and gradually lost its world supremacy. And the Welsh National Poet, Gillian Clarke, talks about her country's literary heritage.
Producer: Katy Hickman.
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- Mon 26 Sep 2011 09:00成人快手 Radio 4
- Mon 26 Sep 2011 21:30成人快手 Radio 4
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