The Early Music Show Podcast
An exploration of early music, looking at early developments in musical performance and composition in Britain and abroad. UK only: please note that not all episodes are podcast.
UK Only
Episodes to download
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The Four Seasons: Autumn
Sun 5 Oct 2025
Hannah French explores the world of Autumn from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
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The Medici Popes - Part 2: The most unfortunate of Popes
Sun 21 Sep 2025
The music surrounding two 16th Century Popes: Leo X and Clement VII.
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The Medici Popes - Part 1: Cousins in arms
Sun 14 Sep 2025
The music surrounding two 16th Century Popes: Leo X and Clement VII.
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The Four Seasons: Summer
Sun 29 Jun 2025
Hannah French explores the world of Summer from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
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London International Festival of Early Music
Sun 4 May 2025
Performance and news from the world of early music.
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The Four Seasons: Spring
Sun 23 Mar 2025
Hannah French explores the world of Spring from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
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The Four Seasons: Winter
Sun 16 Feb 2025
Hannah French explores the world of Winter from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.
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The Notre-Dame School and its musical legacy
Sun 8 Dec 2024
Hannah French explores music in Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris from the 12-18th centuries.
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Radio 3's European Road Trip: Early Music in Iceland
Sun 24 Nov 2024
Hannah French explores the world of early music in Iceland.
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Gold
Sun 11 Aug 2024
As the Paris Olympics draw to a close, Hannah French explores gold in early music.
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Silver
Sun 28 Jul 2024
Marking the Paris Olympics, Hannah French explores early music associated with silver.
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Bronze
Sun 21 Jul 2024
As the Paris Olympics draw near, Hannah French explores early music connected with bronze.
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The Rise and Fall of JB Lully
Sun 30 Jun 2024
Hannah French explores the world of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music.
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Ensemble Augelletti - A Curious MInd
Sun 9 Jun 2024
Hannah French explores the world of early music.
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London International Festival of Early Music
Sun 12 May 2024
Hannah French explores the world of Early Music.
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London International Festival of Early Music
Sun 5 May 2024
Hannah French explores the world of Early Music.
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John Wilbye's madrigals
Sun 14 Apr 2024
Hannah French explores the life and music of English madrigalist John Wilbye.
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Carl Friedrich Abel
Sun 10 Dec 2023
Lucie Skeaping delves into the life and music of C18 viol player Carl Friedrich Abel.
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The Tallis Scholars at 50
Sun 29 Oct 2023
Founder Peter Phillips reviews the Tallis Scholars' five-decade career.
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Fifty years of the Academy of Ancient Music
Sun 15 Oct 2023
Hannah French chats to Laurence Cummings and John McMunn of the Academy of Ancient Music.
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Guillaume de Machaut
Sun 1 Oct 2023
Lucie Skeaping discovers the remarkable Guillaume de Machaut, renowned poet and composer
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The Taverner Consort at 50
Sun 27 Aug 2023
Hannah French talks to Andrew Parrott, founder of the Taverner Consort and Players.
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Antonio Cesti
Sun 13 Aug 2023
Lucie Skeaping delves into the life and music of Italian composer Antonio Cesti.
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Dutch Organ Improvisation
Sun 16 Jul 2023
Sietz de Vries takes Hannah French on an organ tour of Groningen in The Netherlands.
