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Tonight’s concert features Prokofiev's Seven, They Are Seven, which was inspired by a transcription from cuneiform tablets written in ancient Mesopotamia around 3500BCE. Professor Irving Finkel of the British Museum talks about Babylonian history and the stories hidden in the cuneiform tablets he has deciphered.

Edited version broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3 during tonight's interval.

Booking is not required for this event. Entry is on a first-come-first-served basis (doors open from 30 minutes before the event begins; capacity is limited).

Image: Irving Finkel