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Radio 4,15 Aug 2025,42 mins
Victoria Canal and Roderick Williams launch a brand new series
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Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe return with a new series, in the company of two studio guests - Spanish-American singer-songwriter and composer Victoria Canal, and baritone and composer Roderick Williams. Kicking things off with that Rickrolling earworm, the first five tracks include a celebrated Bizet composition and some playful Lovecats with a very distinctive bassline. Producer: Jerome Weatherald Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe The five tracks in this week's playlist: Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley Au fond du temple saint by Georges Bizet Paper Planes by M.I.A. Paper Bag by Fiona Apple The Lovecats by The Cure Other music in this episode: Finale of the William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini, arr Hans Zimmer Paradise by Coldplay Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley (from Pianoforte) Straight to Hell by The Clash
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