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Lorna Dawson

Michael Berkeley's guest is the forensic soil scientist Lorna Dawson.

Professor Lorna Dawson is one of the UK’s leading forensic scientists. She examines soil in order to solve crimes. For over thirty years her pioneering techniques, using soil evidence on shoes, clothing and vehicles, have led to numerous high-profile convictions. Her work has received global recognition and now inspires crime writers such as Ian Rankin and Ann Cleeves.

Lorna is head of the centre for soil forensics at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen, which conducts research into land, crops, water and the environment. She also works with SEFARI, the Scottish Environment, Food and Agriculture Research Institutions, delivering farming systems that benefit the environment and nature.

Lorna's choices include music by Elgar, Mozart and Ravel.

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35 minutes

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Sun 21 Jan 2024 12:00

Music Played

  • Trad.

    Ae Fond Kiss

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Music Arranger: Paul Campbell. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rory Macdonald.
    • Homecoming - A Scottish Fantasy.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 5.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Pavane pour une infante défunte

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano.
    • Erato/Warner Classics.
    • 2.
  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon in D  

    Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Pachebel:Canon & Gigue/Handel: The Arrival of teh Queen of Sheba.
    • ARCHIV.
    • 1.
  • Edward Elgar

    Cello concerto in E minor, Op 85

    Performer: Jacqueline du Pré. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Barbirolli.
    • British Composers: Sir John Barbirolli conducts Elgar.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 6.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Requiem in D minor K.626 (Lacrimosa)

    Choir: Radiokören. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Requiem.
    • DG.
    • 8.
  • Nina Simone

    Feeling Good

    • I Put A Spell On You.
    • Silva Screen.
    • 7.
  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Farewell to Stromness

    Performer: Valentina Lisitsa.
    • Chilled Piano Volume 4.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sun 21 Jan 2024 12:00

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