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The History of Music

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Last broadcast on Sun, 20 Mar 2011, 22:30 on BBC Radio 7 (see all broadcasts).

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Rainer Hersch's comedic tour of our melodic past. With the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble and Richard Thomas. From October 1998.

Broadcasts

  1. Wed 14 Nov 2007
    23:30
    BBC Radio 7
  2. Thu 15 Nov 2007
    04:30
    BBC Radio 7
  3. Fri 9 Jan 2009
    22:30
    BBC Radio 7
  4. Sat 10 Jan 2009
    03:30
    BBC Radio 7
  5. Sun 20 Mar 2011
    22:30
    BBC Radio 7

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Episode 2 of 6 from

  1. All Classical Music Explained

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30 minutes

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