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Episode 2

Tales from the Stave Series 3
Episode 2 of 4

Frances Fyfield tracks down the stories behind the scores of popular pieces of music. Benjamin Britten's sketch for Peter Grimes is in the Britten-Pears library at Aldeburgh.

30 minutes

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Sat 31 Mar 2007 15:30
91热爆 Radio 4 FM

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  • Tue 27 Mar 2007 13:30
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  • Sat 31 Mar 2007 15:30
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