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A Life in Music

Journalist Jude Rogers speaks to musicians, neuroscientists, psychologists and music-lovers to discover how fundamental music is at each stage of our lives.

Radio 4,4 episodes

Episodes

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Early Life
Journalist Jude Rogers examines how music shapes us from before we are even born.
13 May 2021,28 mins
Teenage life
Music journalist Jude Rogers examines how music impacts us as teeangers.
20 May 2021,28 mins
Adult Life
Music journalist Jude Rogers on how music helps us through crisis and change in adulthood.
27 May 2021,28 mins
Later life
Journalist Jude Rogers on how music keeps us happy, alert and connected as we grow older.
03 Jun 2021,28 mins