The Essay Episodes Available now
1:5. Satie's Aleph—Uchronias
Five startling counterfactual histories of the lives of much-loved composers.
1:4. Must It Be So?—Uchronias
Five startling counterfactual histories of the lives of much-loved composers.
1:3. Stravinsky Goes Pop—Uchronias
Five startling counterfactual histories of the lives of much-loved composers.
1:2. The Sibelius Report—Uchronias
Five startling counterfactual histories of the lives of much-loved composers.
1:1. The Sensible Thing Was to Kill Him—Uchronias
Five startling counterfactual histories of the lives of much-loved composers.
Lost and Found—Music in Bloom
Uncovering the links between a lost garden and unearthing Cornish folk music.
Community—Music in Bloom
Not everyone has access to a garden or to classical music - why does that matter?
Penderecki—Music in Bloom
Composer Penderecki was a giant of Polish music - and a keen horticulturalist.
Restoration—Music in Bloom
Katie Derham meets people bringing Elizabethan gardens and Elizabethan music to life.
Fibonacci—Music in Bloom
Why are musicians, gardeners, and indeed everyone, drawn to a series of numbers?