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Listen to the latest programme
A Tribute to Mr Purcell Purcell Re-Interpreted
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Available since Saturday with 4 days left.
5/5. Nicholas Kenyon on how Purcell's music has been preserved, revived and interpreted.
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A Tribute to Mr Purcell Purcell's Reputation
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Available since Thursday with 3 days left.
4/5. Andrew Pinnock on how Purcell's skills as an entrepreneur helped enhance his reputation.
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A Tribute to Mr Purcell Purcell on the Stage
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Available since Thursday with 2 days left.
3/5. Roger Savage on Purcell's musical creations for the theatre.
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A Tribute to Mr Purcell Purcell in Performance
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Available since Tuesday with 1 day left.
2/5. Andrew Parrott on researching and performing Purcell's Hail! bright Cecilia.
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A Tribute to Mr Purcell Purcell and Royalty
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Available since Tuesday with 11 hours left.
1/5. Jonathan Keates on Purcell and the different monarchs for whom he worked.
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Coming up
Today, 23:00 on Radio 3
1/5. Janet Todd considers Mary Wollstonecraft alongside other great Enlightenment thinkers.
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