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Abbey Lincoln, 'The Black Marilyn'—Full Moon on Progress St
Revealing the real lives of iconic Black female musicians.
Bessie Smith, 'Empress of the Blues'—Full Moon on Progress St
Revealing the real lives of iconic Black female musicians.
Sarah Vaughan, 'The Divine One'—Full Moon on Progress St
Revealing the real lives of iconic Black female musicians.
2:5. Forgetting Salieri—Uchronias
Startling counterfactual short story. How dark arts destroyed Antonio Salieri’s legacy.
2:4. Sounds and Scents Swirl through the Evening Air—Uchronias
Short story. How Claude Debussy’s music ‘took off’ following a chance meeting with a yogi.
2:3. The Royal Privilege—Uchronias
Startling counterfactual story. How Jean-Baptiste Lully’s death was brought on by vanity.
2:2. A Souvenir from Staffa—Uchronias
Startling counterfactual story. How Felix Mendelssohn was blessed and blighted by a curse.
2:1. The Mewing of Cats—Uchronias
Counterfactual story. How Maurice Ravel silenced his critics with the help of his ‘family’
5. Holger Czukay: The Man in the Machine Room—Almost Famous
Ian Sansom reflects on changing cultural values through five almost-famous reputations.
4. Barbara Comyns in Limbo—Almost Famous
Ian Sansom reflects on changing cultural values through five almost-famous reputations.
