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New Oriana collection for the Golden Jubilee

New choral works will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee

Interviews with composers of new choral works commissioned by the King's Singers and the 91Èȱ¬ to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee, and a look at the origins of the Oriana Madrigals supposedly dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I. Plus, who wrote the British National Anthem – and who has "borrowed" it?

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29 minutes

91Èȱ¬ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project