Andy Bromberger returns in the first half hour with Part 4 of Bardi to Bach’s Baroque and this week, she looks at the Middle Baroque – not famous for its music but for its focus away from Italy and to France and the court of Louis XIV. My special guest at 11:00 am is Jackie […]
Music historian, Andy Bromberger, joins us at about 10:40 for Part 3 of Bardi to Bach’s Baroque and this week she turns her attention to the musicians of the period: who were they and what were their working conditions? My special guest at 11:00 am is Dr Brad McKay talking about his recently published book […]
Andy Bromberger returns at 10:40 am with Part 2 of Bardi to Bach’s Baroque and in this episode, Andy contextualises the period and describes the move from the polyphony of the Renaissance to monody and tonality of the Baroque. My special guest at 11:00 am is Ella Dreyfus, making a most welcome return to Arts […]
This week marks the return of brand new episodes of Arts Wednesdays – no more repeats! We start at 10:40 am with a brand new series by music historian, Andy Bromberger and this series looks at the Baroque. In Episode 1, Andy sets the scene by taking us back to the Renaissance, so we can […]
We are still in lockdown repeats mode and this week the spotlight is on unusual musical instruments, which has been a recurrent theme on Arts Wednesday for 21 years! We start in the first half hour with the pipa andWu Man. The pipa is a plucked string instrument, sometimes called the Chinese harp. I recorded […]
Another lockdown show, featuring repeats from the past! In the first half hour, I’ll play the introduction to The Science of Science Fiction with astrophysicist Professor Geraint Lewis. We recorded this series in August/September 2018 and in this first part, Geraint outlines the series. At 11:00 am, I’ll play a conversation I recorded in February […]
We continue with repeats this week, starting with architect, Ed Lippmann and Part 1 of a series we recorded in 2018, entitled Technology and Architecture. In this series, Ed looks through history, explaining how architecture responds to new technology. In this introduction, Ed gives a broad sweep through history and its changing materials. At 11:00 […]
Once again, Arts Wednesday from the archives! In the first half hour, I’m going back to 2013 to an interview I recorded with Scott Kinmont, who plays a most strange medieval musical instrument called the serpent. At 11:00 am, I’m repeating a conversation I recorded last year with Dr Brett Summerell, Director of Science and […]
Dr Anna Kamaralli joins us for Part 7, the final part of Staging the Look: how stage and screen design for history. This episode, at about 10:40 am, wraps it all up. Because of lockdown, I am unable to bring guests into the studio, so I’m using this time to repeat great conversations from past […]
In the first half hour, Dr Anna Kamaralli joins us with Part 6 of Staging the Look: how does stage and film design for history. In this episode, Anna turns her attention to accessories: gloves, fans, scarves, jewellery etc and how they help define character – think Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly with her long […]
I am so pleased to be back at Arts Wednesday this week! Anna Kamaralli returns in the first half hour with Part 5 of Staging the Look: how stage and film design for history and this week she turns her attention to men. We examine him from his hair style to his shoes! My special […]
Anna Kamaralli returns in the first half hour with Part 4 of Staging the Look: how stage and screen design for history and this week Anna talks about hair. My special guest at 11:00 am is economist Jasmin Argyrou, unravelling all those aspects of today’s economics that I find baffling! Music is mostly about money. […]