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Antonio Pappano conducts Mozart's great comic opera The Marriage of Figaro.
Series of essays about the musical content of the first Earth Music Bristol festival, which features music inspired by landscapes, natural phenomena and the creatures living on earth
5/5 Poet and writer Paul Farley explores why a bittern can sound like reggae.
First broadcast: 25 Nov 2011
4/5 Bird song recordist Geoff Sample explores whether birds sings symphonically.
First broadcast: 24 Nov 2011
3/5 Composer Edward Cowie shares his enthusiasm for lyre and bell birds.
First broadcast: 23 Nov 2011
2/5 Behaviour expert Professor Tim Birkhead explores how birds learn to sing.
First broadcast: 22 Nov 2011
1/5 Nature writer Richard Mabey reflects on how and why we like to sing together.
First broadcast: 21 Nov 2011
5/5 Poet and writer Paul Farley explores why a bittern can sound like reggae.
Fri 25 Nov 2011 22:45 BBC Radio 3
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