Words and Music is an Arts programme.

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Words and Music

Poetry, prose and music on the theme of William, with William Gaminara and Rose Williams reading extracts from William Boyd and Billy Collins, as well as Wordsworth and Blake and Richmal Crompton's Just William stories. Music features a folk song about Barbara Allen and Sweet William, Nat King Cole's version of Sweet William, Roderick Williams's rearrangement of William Byrd's Ave Verum Corpus and William Grant Still's Prayer from his Symphony No 3. Plus, Grace Williams' Calm Sea in Summer, Harry Gregson Williams' music for Chicken Run and American jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams Walkin' and Swingin'.

Genre: Arts

When is Words and Music next on TV?

It's next showing on BBC Radio 3 April 26th, 7:45pm and on BBC Radio 3 May 3rd, 7:45pm. See more...

Main Cast

Image for Derek JacobiDerek Jacobi
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