Presented by Peter Dodds. Broadcast 17/08/2025 4-5pm.  Repeated 22/08/2025 3-4pm

When does a fabulous melody become just schmaltz? And how does the Yiddish word for rendered chicken fat have anything to do with music anyway? On Illuminations this week Peter Dodds is going to dive into a musical smörgåsbord of all things schmaltzy, and from Ethelbert Nevin to Albert Ketèlbey, you may just discover a new appetite for this music!