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Tuesday - Rob Cowan with Bill Oddie

Essential Classics

With Sarah Walker. Essential CD of the Week: Bach - Mihaela Ursuleasa and Romanian Rhapsody; Artist of the Week: Antal Dorati; guest Bill Oddie; Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring.

9am
A selection of music, including the Essential CD of the Week: Bach - Mihaela Ursuleasa - Romanian Rhapsody BERLIN CLASSICS 16642BC. We also have our daily brainteaser at 9.30.

10am
Artist of the Week: Antal Dorati.

10.30am
This week marks the 125th anniversary of the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds), and Rob's guest is the wildlife presenter, writer, musician and conservationist, Bill Oddie. Bill became famous as one of The Goodies, having previously written scripts for TV's That Was The Week That Was while a student at Cambridge. He was also a key member of the BBC radio series I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again, where many of his musical compositions were featured. Since the 1990s, he has become better known as a presenter of BBC wildlife programmes.

11am
Rob's Essential Choice:
Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati (conductor)
MERCURY LIVING PRESENCE.

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Tue 18 Feb 2014 09:00

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