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Light Music at the BBC

BBC Proms2013, Proms Plus Literary

Writers Simon Heffer and Andrew O'Hagan discuss the halcyon days of light music at the BBC and beyond with Matthew Sweet.

The writers Simon Heffer and Andrew O'Hagan discuss the halcyon days of light music at the BBC and beyond with Matthew Sweet. With its jaunty melodies and cascading strings, they restore it to its proper place: the heart of British musical life.

Recorded in front of an audience at the Royal College of Music as part of this year's Proms Plus events.

20 minutes

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Wed 31 Jul 201319:50
BBC Radio 3

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  • Wed 31 Jul 201319:50
    BBC Radio 3