Fruit and Vegetables
Paterson Joseph and Jane Whittenshaw read poetry and prose on the theme of fruit and veg - from Beatrix Potter's lettuce-loving Peter Rabbit to a haiku about the hackberry fruit.
As farmers hope for a good harvest and a plentiful crop of autumn fruits, Paterson Joseph and Jane Whittenshaw read poetry and prose on the theme of the humble fruit and vegetable. From Beatrix Potter's lettuce-loving Peter Rabbit to the Campion's tempting Cherry-Ripe; these dietary stalwarts have long been associated with indulgence and, sometimes, misbehaviour. Sometimes they are just pure pleasure, as in William Carlos Williams's poem about 'cold' and 'delicious' plums in an icebox. For Nigel Slater, just 'the rough feel of a runner bean between the fingers' can bring a special sort of comfort. The nutritious soundtrack includes Joplin's Pineapple Rag, Nina Simone's Forbidden Fruit and Handel's Ruddier than the Cherry.
Producer: Georgia Mann
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Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:01
Scott Joplin
Pineapple Rag
Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Performer: Andr茅 Previn. -
00:01
Scott Joplin
Pineapple rag, arr. Perlman for violin and piano [orig. for piano]
Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Performer: Andr茅 Previn.- Warner 2564613025.
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Wendy Cope
The Orange read by Jane Whittenshaw
00:02Vincent Rose
Blueberry Hill
Performer: Fats Domino.- Imperial ?聳 X5386.
00:02Fats Domino
Blueberry Hill
William Carlos Williams
This Is Just To Say read by Paterson Joseph
00:04Henry Purcell
Fantazia upon one note (Z.745) in F major for 5 instruments
Performer: Fretwork.- Harmonia Mundi HMU907502.
00:04Henry Purcell
Fantazia upon one note, Z.745
Ensemble: Fretwork.Thomas Campion
Cherry 聳Ripe read by Paterson Joseph
00:06George Frideric Handel
O Ruddier than the Cherry (Acis and Galatea)
Singer: John Tomlinson. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: David Parry.00:06George Frideric Handel
O Ruddier Than The Cherry (Acis and Galatea)
Performer: John Tomlinson. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: David Parry.- Chandos CHAN3044.
00:00John Dowland
Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
Performer: Paul O鈥橠ette.- Harmonia Mundi HMU 907515.
00:09John Dowland
Semper Dowland Semper Dolens
Performer: Paul O鈥橠ette.Milton
Extract from Paradise Lost read by Jane Whittenshaw
00:11Nina Simone
Forbidden Fruit
00:11Oscar Brown Jr.
Forbidden Fruit
Performer: Nina Simone.- Colpix CP 419.
00:14Noel Gay
Run Rabbit
Lyricist: Ralph Butler. Performer: Flanagan and Allen.- DMG TV ?聳 DMGTV017.
00:14Flanagan and Allen
Run Rabbit Run
Beatrix Potter
Extract from Peter Rabbit read by Paterson Joseph
00:16Frank Zappa
Call Any Vegetables
Performer: The Mothers of Invention.- Trystar ?聳 TR006.
00:16The Mothers of Invention
Call Any Vegetables
Nigel Slater
Extract from Tender: A Cook and his Vegetable Patch read by Jane Whittenshaw
00:18The Vegetable Orchestra
Scoville
00:18The Vegetable Orchestra
Scoville
Performer: The Vegetable Orchestra.- Transacoustic Research TRES008.
00:19David Lang
Just
Ensemble: Trio Medi忙val.00:19David Lang
Just (After Song of Songs)
Performer: Trio Medi忙val.- Indisgo Film 399 773-2.
King James Bible
Extract from The Song of Soloman read by Paterson Joseph
Emily Dickinson
Forbidden Fruit A Flavor Has read by Jane Whittenshaw
00:22Herbert Chappell
Caribbean Concerto, Nocturne
Performer: Eduardo Fern谩ndez. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.- Decca 4830586.
00:22Herbert Chappell
Caribbean Concerto (2nd mvt: Nocturne)
Performer: Eduardo Fern谩ndez. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.Derek Walcott
Extract from Star Apple Kingdom read by Paterson Joseph
00:25George Gershwin
Let's call the whole thing off
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald. Performer: Louis Armstrong.00:25Ira & George Gershwin
Let聮s Call the Whole Thing Off
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong.- Performance (7) ?聳 38119.
Grace Nichols
Winter Thoughts read by Jane Whittenshaw
00:30Abel Meeropol
Strange Fruit
Performer: Billie Holiday. Performer: Sonny White.- Affinity CDAFS10198.
00:30Billie Holiday
Strange Fruit
00:33Rachel Portman
Apple Tree
Performer: Rachel Portman.- Node Records.
00:33Rachel Portman
Apple Tree
Sylvia Plath
Metaphors read by Jane Whittenshaw
00:35The Beach Boys
Vegetables
00:35Brian Wilson
Vegetables
Performer: The Beach Boys.- Capitol Records C2 0777 7 81294 2 4.
Jerome K. Jerome
Extract from Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) read by Paterson Joseph
00:41Arthur Sullivan
Pineapple Poll - Opening dance
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.- Naxos 8570351.
00:41Arthur Sullivan
Opening Dance (Pineapple Poll)
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.00:44Ted Waite/Andy Phillips
I've Never Seen A Straight Banana
Performer: The Demon Barbers.- ASV CD WHL2089.
00:44Demon Barbers
I've never seen a straight banana
Elizabeth Gaskell
Extract from Cranford read by Jane Whittenshaw
00:46Manfred Mann
Sweet pea
00:46Tommy Roe
Sweet Pea
Performer: Manfred Mann.- Spectrum Music (2) ?聳 552 375-2.
00:49Benjamin Britten
Gloriana - symphonic suite Op.53a: Courtly dances: March & Coranto
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Chandos CHAN10658.
00:49Benjamin Britten
Courtly Dances (Gloriana)
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Edward Gardner.Shakespeare
Extract from As You Like It read by Paterson Joseph
00:51Peteris Vasks
The Fruit of Silence
Choir: VOCES8. Conductor: Hugh Watkins.- Decca 4830968.
00:51Peteris Vasks
The Fruit of Silence
Ensemble: Voces 8. Conductor: Hugh Watkins.00:56Claude Debussy
The Snowflakes are Dancing from Children聮s Corner
Performer: Isao Tomita.- RCA RD84587.
00:56Claude Debussy
The Snowflakes are Dancing (Children's Corner)
Performer: Tomita.Matsuo Basho
As the hackberry fruit falls read by Jane Whittenshaw
00:58Arnold Bax
Summer Music
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.00:58Arnold Bax
Summer Music
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.- Nxos 8.570573-74.
Seamus Heaney
Blackberry-Picking read by Paterson Joseph
01:02Ravi Shankar
Extract from Swara-kakali for violin, sitar and tabla arr. from Rag tilang, Gat in Teentala
Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Gaurav Mazumdar. Performer: Asok Chakraborty. Performer: Gilda Sebastian.- Warner Classics 256461329-2.
01:02Ravi Shankar
Swara-kakali
Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Gaurav Mazumdar. Performer: Gilda Sebastian.Rabindranath Tagore
Extract from Fruit-Gathering read by Jane Whittenshaw
01:05Aarif Jaman
Hijaaz Yamani
Performer: Aarif Jaman.- Music Box International (2) ?聳 MBLP 266.
01:05Arif Jaman
Hijaaz Yamani
Khalil Gibran
The Pomegranate read by Paterson Joseph
01:08Nick Drake
Fruit Tree
Performer: Nick Drake.- IMCD 196, 524 007-2.
01:08Nick Drake
Fruit Tree
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