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Illuminations Summer Season 2025-26: A Brief History of the Cello Concerto

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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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