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Katie Derham in conversation with Dame Joan Bakewell to celebrate Sir David Attenborough at 100

Katie Derham in conversation with Dame Joan Bakewell to celebrate Sir David Attenborough at 100. Plus Live music from Ben Nabarro, Tim Horton and Claire Booth.

In a special interview to celebrate Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday, Katie Derham talks to Dame Joan Bakewell about working with Sir David in the early years of BBC Two. Katie also introduces some of Sir David's favourite pieces of classical music and moments from the archives.
There's also live music from violinist Ben Nabarro, soprano Claire Booth and pianist Tim Horton, who play live in the studio ahead of the Sheffield Chamber Music Festival.

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Fri 8 May 202617:00
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Music Played

  • Pyotr Tchaikovsky

    The Sleeping Beauty (Waltz)

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Doráti.
    • Tchaikovsky: Complete Orchestral Works Vol.2.
    • Philips.
    • 8.

  • George Frideric Handel

    And the glory of the Lord (Messiah)

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.
    • Handel: Messiah: Dunedin Consort & Players.
    • Linn.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major "Spring" 1st mvt: Allegro

    Performer: Benjamin Nabarro. Performer: Tim Horton.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Cuckoo! (Friday afternoons Op.7)

    Singer: Cosmo Sheldrake.
    • Wake Up Calls.
    • Tardigrade Records.
    • 7.

  • Philippe Gaubert

    Deux Esquisses: Soir sur la plaine

    Performer: Elizaveta Ivanova. Performer: Sanja Bizjak.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Haugtussa - 1. Det syng, 'The Enticement' Op. 67 no.1

    Singer: Claire Booth. Performer: Tim Horton.

  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations (Variation 14; E.D.U.)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.
    • EMI.

  • Frank Bridge

    The Dew Fairy (The Hour Glass)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Stephen Hough's English Piano Album.
    • Hyperion.
    • 16.

  • Johann Pachelbel

    Canon

    Conductor: Johannes Pramsohler.
    • Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue.
    • Audax Records.
    • 101.

  • Franz Schubert

    Impromptu in F minor, Op.142 No. 1

    Performer: Imogen Cooper.
    • Avie.

  • Fritz Kreisler

    Liebesleid

    Orchestrator: Clark McAlister. Performer: Gil Shaham. Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Romances: Gil Shaham/Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 7.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    A Tree is a Song

    Author: Heather Lane. Choir: The Rodolfus Choir. Conductor: Ralph Allwood.
    • Cecilia McDowall: A Tree is a Song.
    • Signum Records.
    • 1.

  • Russell Garcia

    Ciccolino (Theme from "Call My Bluff")

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • BBC.

  • John Philip Sousa

    The Liberty Bell

    Ensemble: The Band of the Grenadier Guards. Conductor: Rodney Bashford.
    • Sousa: Marches.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 9.

  • Jimmy Smith

    The Carpetbaggers (The Money Programme)

    • The Cat.
    • Verve Reissues.
    • 4.

  • Tony Hatch

    Man Alive

    Orchestra: The Tony Hatch Orchestra.
    • Classic Sixties TV Themes.
    • Sanctuary Records.
    • 14.

  • George Botsford

    Black and White Rag

    Performer: Winifred Atwell.
    • Living Era.

  • Gerry Mulligan

    Blue Boy

    Performer: Gerry Mulligan.
    • Jeru.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 6.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No.53 in D major 'L'impériale' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Rebecca Miller.
    • Signum.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Vespro della Beata Vergine (Invitatorium: Versiculum et responsorium)

    Ensemble: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.
    • Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 101.

  • Claude Debussy

    Jeux de vagues (La Mer)

    Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Mark Elder.
    • Debussy: La Mer & Preludes.
    • Halle Concerts Society.
    • 2.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Prelude in A major, Op 28 No 7

    Performer: Nikolai Lugansky.
    • The Chopin Experience.
    • Warner Classics and Jazz.
    • 13.

Broadcast

  • Fri 8 May 202617:00
    BBC Radio 3

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