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This week

• Sun 19 May

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    Royal Philharmonic Society Awards 2013

    Andrew McGregor presents coverage of the 2013 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards.

  • 19:45
    

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    Sunday Feature Wagner: Making a National Hero

    Stephen Johnson explores Wagner's heroes and how the composer became a national hero.

Next week

• Mon 20 May

  • 22:00
    

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    Night Waves 20/05/2013

    Lee Smolin talks to Samira Ahmed about the way that the laws of physics change over time.

  • 22:45
    

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    The Essay Wagner's Philosophers, Wagner and German Idealism

    1/5 Roger Scruton explores the philosophical background that influenced the young Wagner.

• Tue 21 May

  • 22:00
    

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    Night Waves 21/05/2013

    Matthew Sweet talks to American novelist and short story writer James Salter.

  • 22:45
    

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    The Essay Wagner's Philosophers, Wagner and the Philosophy of Revolution

    2/5 AC Grayling focuses on the crucial years before and after the Dresden uprising of 1849.

• Wed 22 May

  • 22:00
    

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    Night Waves 22/05/2013

    Khaled Hosseini talks to Rana Mitter about his novel And the Mountains Echoed.

  • 22:45
    

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    The Essay Wagner's Philosophers, Wagner and Schopenhauer

    3/5 Christopher Janaway explores Wagner's encounter with the philosophy of Schopenhauer.

• Thu 23 May

  • 20:15
    

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    Twenty Minutes Are You Sleeping, Brother John

    Peggy Reynolds explores the story of the children's song Frere Jacques.

  • 22:00
    

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    Night Waves Wagner 200

    Anne McElvoy discusses Wagner's relationship with his Jewish collaborators.