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Words and Music

An edition on the theme of Venice and its carnival, with Jo Herbert and Julian Ovenden reading from Byron, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Vernon Lee, Vikram Seth, Theophile Gautier, Susan Hill, Emma Lazarus, Paolo Barbaro and Antonio Negri. Plus, music by Barbara Strozzi, Antonio Vivaldi Alessandro Marcello, Felix Mendelssohn, Guiseppe Verdi and Igor Stravinsky.

Genre: Arts

When is Words and Music next on TV?

It's next showing on BBC Radio 3 February 15th, 6:00pm and on BBC Radio 3 February 22nd, 6:00pm. See more...

Main Cast

Image for Barbara FlynnBarbara Flynn
Image for Simon CallowSimon Callow
John Nettles
Image for Art MalikArt Malik
Image for Debra StephensonDebra Stephenson
Emma Fielding
Emily Bruni
Image for Nicholas FarrellNicholas Farrell
Philip Franks
Image for Hugo SpeerHugo Speer
Image for Sarah ParishSarah Parish
Image for Sally PhillipsSally Phillips
Image for Niamh CusackNiamh Cusack
Kenneth Colley
John Sessions
Image for Robert PowellRobert Powell
Image for Harriet WalterHarriet Walter
Image for James BolamJames Bolam
Anton Lesser
Patrick O'Kane