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Into orbit with Andy Saunders and exploring Western classical music

Cerys hosts your Sunday sonic and cultural adventure. Author Andy Saunders tells us about the pre-Apollo missions and Robin Holloway discusses Western classical music.

Cerys hosts your Sunday sonic and cultural adventure. Author Andy Saunders tells us about the pre-Apollo missions and Robin Holloway discusses Western classical music.

Andy Saunders is a British author and imaging specialist who specialises in historical NASA imagery. He is best known for creating the only clear image of Neil Armstrong on the moon and for his book, Apollo Remastered. Here, he released a photography book called Gemini and Mercury Remastered, bringing astonishing photos from the NASA archives to life.

Robin Holloway is a British composer and writer, and former Professor of Musical Composition at the University of Cambridge. His new book is titled Music’s Odyssey: An Invitation to Western Classical Music. The book offers a personal, emotionally driven journey through 1,400 years of Western classical music.

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  • Sun 7 Dec 202510:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music