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Illuminations Podcast - 2025-12-28

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Presented by Peter Dodds.  Broadcast 31/08/2025 and repeated 05/09/2025

Crooner Bob Merrill opined that “love makes the world go round”, and this week’s Illuminations is devoted to the love-lorn and the love-torn. From the orgasmic excesses of Tristan and Isolde, to the regrets (they had a few), of Bessie Smith and Marlene Dietrich, we’ll discover that love doesn’t actually make the world go round (but it can go pear-shaped!).

 

Presented by Peter Dodds.&nbsp; Broadcast 31/08/2025 and repeated 05/09/2025
Crooner Bob Merrill opined that &ldquo;love makes the world go round&rdquo;, and this week&rsquo;s Illuminations is devoted to the love-lorn and the love-torn. From the orgasmic excesses of Tristan and Isolde, to the regrets (they had a few), of Bessie Smith and Marlene Dietrich, we&rsquo;ll discover that love doesn&rsquo;t actually make the world go round (but it can go pear-shaped!).
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Mid-year Illuminations Series:  In The Realm of the Senses: (Love, Lust and the Whole Damn Thing)

Presented by Peter Dodds. Broadcast 24/08/2025 4-5pm.  Repeated 29/08/2025 3-4pm

This week in Illuminations, Peter Dodds takes a look at all things risible in classical music, and discovers just how complex and deadly serious comedy in music really is. Or just deadly. From the euphonious Portsmouth Sinfonia to PDQ Bach to Florence Foster Jenkins, you are invited to listen in to this scintillating intellectual thesis on taking the musical mickey.

Presented by Peter Dodds. Broadcast 24/08/2025 4-5pm.&nbsp; Repeated 29/08/2025 3-4pm
This week in Illuminations, Peter Dodds takes a look at all things risible in classical music, and discovers just how complex and deadly serious comedy in music really is. Or just deadly. From the euphonious Portsmouth Sinfonia to PDQ Bach to Florence Foster Jenkins, you are invited to listen in to this scintillating intellectual thesis on taking the musical mickey.

Mid-Year Illuminations Series: Are You Having A Larf? A Look at Comedy in Classical Music 

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!

 

Presented by Peter Dodds. Broadcast 17/08/2025 4-5pm.&nbsp; 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&nbsp;Illuminations this week Peter Dodds is going to dive into a musical sm&ouml;rg&aring;sbord of all things schmaltzy, and from Ethelbert Nevin to Albert Ket&egrave;lbey, you may just discover a new appetite for this music!
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Mid-year Illuminations Series: Schmaltz, Glorious Schmaltz! (Much Maligned, But Secretly Yummy)

Presented by Felicity Cronan. Broadcast 10/08/2025 4-5pm.  Repeated 15/08/2025 3-4pm

The composer Maurice Ravel was born 150 years ago in the Basque country to a French father and a Spanish mother. These and many other influences are discernible in his music. Ravel was a painstaking but not prolific artist when compared to many other composers. Nevertheless he left a significant number of compositions across several genres. Join Felicity Cronan in celebrating the 150th anniversary of this wonderful composer.

 

Presented by Felicity Cronan. Broadcast 10/08/2025 4-5pm.&nbsp; Repeated 15/08/2025 3-4pm
The composer Maurice Ravel was born 150 years ago in the Basque country to a French father and a Spanish mother. These and many other influences are discernible in his music. Ravel was a painstaking but not prolific artist when compared to many other composers. Nevertheless he left a significant number of compositions across several genres. Join Felicity Cronan in celebrating the 150th anniversary of this wonderful composer.
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Mid-year Illuminations Series: Maurice Ravel's 150th Anniversary Part 2

Presented by Felicity Cronan. Broadcast 03/08/2025 4-5pm.  Repeated 08/08/2025 3-4pm

The composer Maurice Ravel was born 150 years ago in the Basque country to a French father and a Spanish mother. These and many other influences are discernible in his music. Ravel was a painstaking but not prolific artist when compared to many other composers. Nevertheless he left a significant number of compositions across several genres. Join Felicity Cronan in celebrating the 150th anniversary of this wonderful composer.

 

Presented by Felicity Cronan. Broadcast 03/08/2025 4-5pm.&nbsp; Repeated 08/08/2025 3-4pm
The composer Maurice Ravel was born 150 years ago in the Basque country to a French father and a Spanish mother. These and many other influences are discernible in his music. Ravel was a painstaking but not prolific artist when compared to many other composers. Nevertheless he left a significant number of compositions across several genres. Join Felicity Cronan in celebrating the 150th anniversary of this wonderful composer.
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