Composer of the Week Episodes Next on
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Today 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Welcome to the House of Music—Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
1/5 Donald Macleod explores the life and music of African American composer Margaret Bonds.
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Tomorrow 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Glorious Revelations—Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
2/5 Donald Macleod follows Margaret Bonds as she is about to make life-changing discoveries.
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Wednesday 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Sing With All Your Soul—Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
3/5 Donald Macleod accompanies Margaret Bonds as she embarks on a new exciting adventure.
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Thursday 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Black Pride—Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
4/5 Donald Macleod meets Margaret Bonds at a crucial time in the fight for racial equality.
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Friday 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
A Laugh for the Road—Margaret Bonds (1913-1972)
5/5 Donald Macleod concludes Margaret Bonds' story, ending in glories and heartbreaks.
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Next Monday 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Superstar—Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
1/5 Donald Macleod explores the showman side of Liszt’s personality.
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Next Tuesday 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Sinner—Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
2/5 Donald Macleod unpacks Liszt’s love life and his brushes with scandal.
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Wed 30 Oct 2024 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Saint—Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
3/5 Donald Macleod explores Liszt’s midlife pivot towards his faith.
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Thu 31 Oct 2024 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Goth—Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
4/5 Donald Macleod looks at the dark and demonic side of Liszt’s life and music for Halloween.
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Fri 1 Nov 2024 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Wanderer—Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
5/5 Donald Macleod explores Liszt’s rootlessness and nomadic nature.
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Mon 4 Nov 2024 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Waltz—Ballroom Blockbusters
1/5 How did a scandalous peasants’ dance evolve into the waltz?
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Tue 5 Nov 2024 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Foxtrot—Ballroom Blockbusters
2/5 A dangerous new dance debuts in New York.
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Wed 6 Nov 2024 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Tango—Ballroom Blockbusters
3/5 In the slums of rural Argentina, cultures blend and the tango is born.
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Thu 7 Nov 2024 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Samba—Ballroom Blockbusters
4/5 A dance of defiance is born on the streets of post-slavery Brazil.
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Fri 8 Nov 2024 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Cha-cha-cha—Ballroom Blockbusters
5/5 The most recognisable rhythm in dance: one, two, cha-cha-cha.
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Mon 11 Nov 2024 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
The Amazing Bud Powell—Bud Powell (1924-1966)
1/5 Kate Molleson explores the life and work of the amazing Bud Powell.
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Tue 12 Nov 2024 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
The Genius of Bud Powell—Bud Powell (1924-1966)
2/5 Exploring Bud Powell's 1951 arrest and the period of incaceration that followed.
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Wed 13 Nov 2024 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Bud Powell's Moods—Bud Powell (1924-1966)
3/5 Following Bud Powell into the late 1950s.
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Thu 14 Nov 2024 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
Bud Powell in Paris—Bud Powell (1924-1966)
4/5 Tracing Bud Powell's move to Paris in 1959.
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Fri 15 Nov 2024 16:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
The Return of Bud Powell—Bud Powell (1924-1966)
5/5 Bud Powell return to New York in 1964 was heralded with great fanfare.