01/03/2008
Tom Service looks at the links between music and health, focusing on help for schizophrenia and Alzheimer's. Plus news on the Royal Opera House's workshops for autistic teenagers.
Tom Service investigates the links between music and health. He looks at reports on how music can change the lives of people with conditions ranging from schizophrenia to Alzheimer's. Saxophonist Barbara Thompson talks about her battle with Parkinson's disease. Plus news from the Royal Opera House and its workshops for autistic teenagers, and Prof Paul Robertson on the effects of music on the mind.
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- Sat 1 Mar 200812:15BBC Radio 3
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