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Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe continue to explore the rich web of connections in music, from Beyoncé to Beethoven, on Radio 4's weekly music programme.

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Joe Stilgoe and Heidi Fardell celebrate Yuletide Classics
Joe Stilgoe and Heidi Fardell enjoy five cracking festive tracks
19 Dec 2025,42 mins
Katy Richardson and Ben Gernon head to Mongolia
Katy Richardson and Ben Gernon add five more tracks.
12 Dec 2025,42 mins
Emma Rawicz and Keelan Carew enjoy the vibes
Keelan Carew and Emma Rawicz join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks.
05 Dec 2025,42 mins
Claire Wickes and Vince Pope and plenty of strings
Claire Wickes and Vince Pope add five more tracks.
28 Nov 2025,42 mins
Amy Harman and Peter Long cue the bass
Bassoonist Amy Harman and jazz man Peter Long add five more tracks to the playlist.
21 Nov 2025,42 mins
Neil Brand and Imogen Whitehead launch a new series
Neil Brand and trumpeter Imogen Whitehead launch the new series.
14 Nov 2025,42 mins
Anne Dudley and Joe Stilgoe round off the series
Anne Dudley and Joe Stilgoe add the final five tracks of the series.
19 Sep 2025,42 mins
Catrin Finch and Rhodri Marsden on absence and resilience
Catrin Finch and Rhodri Marsden add five more tracks to the growing playlist.
12 Sep 2025,42 mins
Callum Au and Natalie Duncan and the beauty of brass
Callum Au and Natalie Duncan add five more tracks.
05 Sep 2025,42 mins
Jess Gillam and Keelan Carew with music fit for a king
Saxophonist Jess Gillam and pianist Keelan Carew add five more tracks.
29 Aug 2025,42 mins
Alison Balsom and Linton Stephens celebrate the BBC Proms
Trumpeter Alison Balsom and bassoonist Linton Stephens add the next five tracks
22 Aug 2025,43 mins
Victoria Canal and Roderick Williams launch a brand new series
Victoria Canal and Roderick Williams add the first five tracks in the new series.
15 Aug 2025,42 mins
Debbie Wiseman and Ben Gernon round off the series
Debbie Wiseman and Ben Gernon add the final five tracks of the series.
27 Jun 2025,43 mins
Anna Lapwood and Andrew Roachford celebrate the 100th episode
Anna Lapwood and Andrew Roachford add five tracks in this 100th episode.
20 Jun 2025,42 mins
Ashley Henry and Amy Harman on Bowie and Beethoven
Ashley Henry and Amy Harman join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks.
13 Jun 2025,42 mins
Nicky Spence and Heidi Fardell drop in on the Honky Château
Nicky Spence and Heidi Fardell join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks.
06 Jun 2025,42 mins
Claire Booth and Gavin Higgins on a few very famous notes
Claire Booth and Gavin Higgins add five more tracks to the playlist.
30 May 2025,46 mins
Errollyn Wallen and Neil Brand launch a brand new playlist
Errollyn Wallen and Neil Brand add the first five tracks of the new series.
23 May 2025,42 mins
Tawiah and Linton Stephens round off the series
Tawiah and Linton Stephens add the final five tracks to the current playlist.
04 Apr 2025,43 mins
Natalie Duncan and Richard Stilgoe celebrate the Red Planet
Natalie Duncan and Richard Stilgoe add five more tracks to the playlist
28 Mar 2025,43 mins
Carol Jarvis and Keelan Carew head for a hoedown
Carol Jarvis and Keelan Carew join Anna and Jeffrey to add five more tracks.
21 Mar 2025,42 mins
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Anne Dudley salute Amy
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Anne Dudley help add the next five tracks.
14 Mar 2025,42 mins
Maya Youssef and Ben Gernon take us to Syria and Hamburg
Maya Youssef and Ben Gernon join Jeffrey and Anna to add five more tracks.
07 Mar 2025,42 mins
Emma Rawicz and Neil Brand reach for the skies
Emma Rawicz and Neil Brand add five more tracks to the playlist.
28 Feb 2025,42 mins
Julian Joseph and Aoife Ní Bhriain open the new series
Julian Joseph and Aoife Ní Bhriain join Anna and Jeffrey as they embark on a new series.
21 Feb 2025,42 mins
Georgie Ward and Abel Selaocoe round off the series
Abel Selaocoe and Georgie Ward add the final five tracks to the series
03 Jan 2025,42 mins
Seckou Keita, Tess Tyler and Nick Patrick, from Prince to Kings
Tess Tyler and Seckou Keita join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks
27 Dec 2024,42 mins
Festive classics with Amy Harman, Francesca Ter-Berg and Roderick Williams
A special festive episode, with Amy Harman, Francesca Ter-Berg and Roderick Williams.
20 Dec 2024,42 mins
Lucy Shaw and Ben Nobuto take us to space
Lucy Shaw and Ben Nobuto join Anna and Jeffrey to add the next five tracks.
13 Dec 2024,42 mins
Rhodri Marsden and Yazz Ahmed head from Bahrain to Japan
Musician Rhodri Marsden and trumpeter Yazz Ahmed add five more tracks.
06 Dec 2024,42 mins