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A concert commemorating 200 years since Wagner's birth, including Act 3 of Die Walkure.
To mark Thanksgiving, when Americans travel great distances to come together to feast at the family table, leading US writers write about the cultural history of their favourite comfort food
4/5 Simon Winchester goes in search of the best shoofly, huckleberry and pumpkin pies.
First broadcast: 22 Nov 2012
3/5 American Novelist Michael Cunningham on his attachment to macaroni cheese in a box.
First broadcast: 21 Nov 2012
2/5 American writer Joyce Maynard talks about winter gales and bowls of popcorn.
First broadcast: 20 Nov 2012
1/5 Writer Adam Gopnik makes his mother's cheesecake and discusses the appeal of this dessert.
First broadcast: 19 Nov 2012
5/5 Series of arts programmes.
Fri 23 Nov 2012 22:45 BBC Radio 3
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