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2:3. The Royal Privilege—Uchronias
Startling counterfactual story. How Jean-Baptiste Lully鈥檚 death was brought on by vanity.
2:2. A Souvenir from Staffa—Uchronias
Startling counterfactual story. How Felix Mendelssohn was blessed and blighted by a curse.
2:1. The Mewing of Cats—Uchronias
Counterfactual story. How Maurice Ravel silenced his critics with the help of his 鈥榝amily鈥�
5. Holger Czukay: The Man in the Machine Room—Almost Famous
Ian Sansom reflects on changing cultural values through five almost-famous reputations.
4. Barbara Comyns in Limbo—Almost Famous
Ian Sansom reflects on changing cultural values through five almost-famous reputations.
3. Re-classifying Gwen Raverat—Almost Famous
Ian Sansom reflects on changing cultural values through five almost-famous reputations.
2. Charlotte Mew on the Threshold—Almost Famous
Ian Sansom reflects on changing cultural values through five almost-famous reputations.
1. Granville Bantock: Disappearing Giant—Almost Famous
Ian Sansom reflects on changing cultural values through five almost-famous reputations.
A Quadrille from Waterloo鈥檚 battlefield,1815—Stories from the Museum of Music History
Dr Kate Kennedy delves into the Museum of Music History's extraordinary collection.
The Sutton Hoo Lyre—Stories from the Museum of Music History
Dr Kate Kennedy delves into the Museum of Music History's extraordinary collection.
