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Classical-period composers

The Classical period was an era of classical music between roughly 1750 and 1820.The Classical period falls between the Baroque and the Romantic periods. Classical music has a lighter, clearer texture than Baroque music, but a more sophisticated use of form.

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Rousseau on Education

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Rousseau's ideas on how to educate children so they retain their natural selves and are not corrupted by society.

10 October 2019

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Featuring: Richard Whatmore, Caroline Warman, Denis McManus

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William and Caroline Herschel

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the pioneering brother and sister who, between them, discovered Uranus, comets, double stars and infrared light at the end of the 18th century.

11 November 2021

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Featuring: Monica Grady, Carolin Crawford, Jim Bennett

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