Singing
Assignment. A Song for Spanish Miners. Audio, 28 minutes
Santa Bárbara Bendita - the song that helps Spain's miners face the uncertain times ahead
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Singing with the Nightingales. Audio, 15 minutes
Sam Lee marks the 100th anniversary of cellist Beatrice Harrison's duet with a nightingale
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Short Cuts. Series 4, Resistance. Audio, 28 minutes
Josie Long presents a sequence of mini documentaries about small acts of resistance.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Why Factor. Singing. Audio, 18 minutes
Singing is a way of bringing people together, expressing joy or sadness. Why do we sing?
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Twenty Minutes. Left High and Dry. Audio, 20 minutes
Vocal coach and voice expert Mary King charts the rise and fall of the castrati.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
- Available for over a year
The Human Jukebox. Audio, 20 minutes
Peter Curran on earworms; why we sing to ourselves, and why sometimes we can't stop it
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Changing My Voice. Audio, 30 minutes
Christopher Gabbitas explores the effects on singers of changing the pitch of their voice.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Conjuring Halie. Audio, 30 minutes
Cerys Matthews celebrates one of her musical heroines, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Folk Song, Art Song. Audio, 30 minutes
Christopher Maltman debates the place of folk song in the classical recital repertoire.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Songs for Madame Vasnier. Audio, 30 minutes
Richard Langham Smith on the songs Debussy wrote for his muse Madame Vasnier.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
- Available for over a year
Soundworks. Throat Singing. Audio, 14 minutes
Throat singing and the harmonic content of the voice
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
