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Poetry and prose that is abuzz with apiarian delights, read by Sartaj Garewal and Verity Henry and accompanied by music both mellifluous and stinging.

Poetry and prose that is abuzz with apiarian delights read by Sartaj Garewal and Verity Henry and accompanied by music both mellifluous and stinging. From Wolfgang Buttress's Be.One - a soundscape activated by live-streamed signals from a beehive in Nottingham - to Johann Nepomuk Hummel whose name is German for Bumblebee. Readings sample nectars from Amulya Malladi to Sylvia Plath via Winnie the Pooh and Karl Marx.

Produced by Barnaby Gordon

1 hour, 14 minutes

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Sun 18 Aug 2024 18:00
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:00

    Konstantia Gourzi

    Call of the Bees

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: Lilit Grigoryan.
    • ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Recording.
    • 1.

  • Emily Dickinson

    Could I but ride indefinite, read by Verity Henry

  • Amulya Malladi

    The Sound of Language, read by Sartaj Garewal

  • 00:04

    Bernard Herrmann

    The Giant Bee (Mysterious Island)

    Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Herrmann.
    • Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDCD 692.
    • 4.
  • 00:05

    Joe Satriani

    Killer Bee Bop

    • Relativity 481102 2.
    • 9.

  • Bernard Mandeville

    The Grumbling Hive, read by Verity Henry

  • 00:07

    FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin

    Study in F minor, Op 25 No 2

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Sony Classical SK61885.
    • 14.
  • 00:08

    John Wilbye

    Sweet honey sucking bees

    Performer: Consort of Musicke (choir), Anthony Rooley (director).
    • DECCA 4580932.
    • CD2 Tr1.

  • Imtiaz Dharker

    A haunting of words, read by Sartaj Garewal

  • 00:13

    Slim Harpo

    I'm a King Bee

    Performer: Muddy Waters.
    • Epic 515163 2.
    • 1.
  • 00:14

    Michael Nyman

    Where the Bee Dances

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Decca 48510658.
    • 6.

  • Karl Marx

    Das Kapital (vol.1, pt.3, chapter 7), read by Verity Henry

  • Marcus Aurelius

    Meditations, read by Sartaj Garewal

  • A.A. Milne

    Winnie The Pooh, read by Verity Henry

  • 00:23

    Nick Cope

    The Polar Bear and the Honey Bee

    Performer: Nick Cope. Performer: Jackie Oates.
    • Warner Classics 2067852.
    • 4.

  • William Shakespeare

    Henry V (Act 1, Sc.2, read by Sartaj Garewal

  • 00:28

    Thomas Arne

    Where the Bee Sucks

    Singer: Elin Manahan Thomas. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Director: Harry Christophers.
    • Universal 4765970.
    • 8.

  • SofΓ­a Segovia

    The Murmur of Bees, read by Verity Henry

  • 00:32

    Janie Bradford

    Honey Bee (Keep On Stinging Me)

    Performer: The Supremes. Composer: Deke Richards. Composer: Debbie Stevens.
    • Motown 5307715.
    • CD2 Tr4.
  • 00:34

    Wolfgang Buttress, Camille Buttress, Deirdre Bencsik, Kevin Bales, Tony Foster

    Into

    Performer: Be (ensemble), ONE (beehive).
    • Rivertones RIVERTONES4LP.
    • 2.

  • Hannah Flagg Gould

    Song of the Bees, read by Sartaj Garewal

  • Sylvia Plath

    The Bee Meeting, read by Verity Henry

  • 00:42

    Elizabeth Poston

    A Charm Against The Bee

    Choir: National Youth Choir of Scotland. Performer: Claire Jones. Conductor: Christopher Bell.
    • Signum SIGCD228.
    • 17.
  • 00:45

    Monty Python

    Eric the Half a Bee

    Performer: Monty Python.
    • Buddah Records BDS 5656-2.
    • CD3 Tr8.

  • Katherine Mansfield

    By The Bay, read by Sartaj Garewal

  • 00:48

    Harold Arlen

    A Sleeping Bee

    Performer: Oscar Peterson. Performer: Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra.
    • Verve Records 0602517909007.
    • 8.
  • 00:52

    Frank Bridge

    The Bee

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Signum SIGCD904.
    • 5.

  • Emily Dickinson

    I taste a liquor never brewed, read by Verity Henry

  • 00:53

    Arvo PΓ€rt

    If Bach had been a Beekeeper

    Orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Bryars.
    • GB Records BCGBCD25.
    • 3.

  • Elizabeth-Jane Burnett

    Spring, an Inventory, read by Sartaj Garewal

  • Virgil, translated by A.S. Kline

    Georgics: Book IV - Bee-Keeping (Apiculture), read by Sartaj Garewal

  • 01:03

    Taj Mahal

    Queen Bee

    Performer: Toumani DiabatΓ©. Performer: Taj Mahal. Performer: Bassekou KouyatΓ©. Performer: Ramata DiakitΓ©.
    • Hannibal Records HNCD 1444.
    • 1.

  • Master Rhys Terafan Greydragon

    Mead, Mead, using a 13th/14th century English manuscript

  • 01:09

    Johann Nepomuk Hummel

    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Performer: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.
    • Simax PSC1292.
    • 12.
  • 00:00

    Konstantia Gourzi

    Call of the Bees

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: Lilit Grigoryan.
    • ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Recording.
    • 1.

  • Emily Dickinson

    Could I but ride indefinite, read by Verity Henry

  • Amulya Malladi

    The Sound of Language, read by Sartaj Garewal

  • 00:04

    Bernard Herrmann

    The Giant Bee (Mysterious Island)

    Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Herrmann.
    • Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDCD 692.
    • 4.
  • 00:05

    Joe Satriani

    Killer Bee Bop

    Performer: Joe Satriani. Performer: Andy Fairweather‐Low. Performer: Manu KatchΓ©.
    • Relativity 481102 2.
    • 9.

  • Bernard Mandeville

    The Grumbling Hive, read by Verity Henry

  • 00:07

    FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin

    Study in F minor, Op 25 No 2

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Sony Classical SK61885.
    • 14.
  • 00:08

    John Wilbye

    Sweet honey sucking bees

    Ensemble: The Consort of Musicke. Director: Anthony Rooley.
    • DECCA 4580932.
    • CD2 Tr1.

  • Imtiaz Dharker

    A haunting of words, read by Sartaj Garewal

  • 00:13

    Slim Harpo

    I'm a King Bee

    Performer: Muddy Waters.
    • Epic 515163 2.
    • 1.
  • 00:14

    Michael Nyman

    Where the Bee Dances

    Performer: Jess Gillam. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Decca 48510658.
    • 6.

  • Karl Marx

    Das Kapital (vol.1, pt.3, chapter 7), read by Verity Henry

  • Marcus Aurelius

    Meditations, read by Sartaj Garewal

  • A.A. Milne

    Winnie The Pooh, read by Verity Henry

  • 00:23

    Nick Cope

    The Polar Bear and the Honey Bee

    Performer: Nick Cope. Performer: Jackie Oates.
    • Warner Classics 2067852.
    • 4.

  • William Shakespeare

    Henry V (Act 1, Sc.2, read by Sartaj Garewal

  • 00:28

    Thomas Arne

    Where the Bee Sucks

    Singer: Elin Manahan Thomas. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Universal 4765970.
    • 8.

  • SofΓ­a Segovia

    The Murmur of Bees, read by Verity Henry

  • 00:32

    The Supremes

    Honey Bee (Keep On Stinging Me)

    • Motown 5307715.
    • CD2 Tr4.
  • 00:34

    Wolfgang Buttress, Camille Buttress, Deirdre Bencsik, Kevin Bales, Tony Foster

    Into

    Performer: Be (ensemble), ONE (beehive).
    • Rivertones RIVERTONES4LP.
    • 2.

  • Hannah Flagg Gould

    Song of the Bees, read by Sartaj Garewal

  • Sylvia Plath

    The Bee Meeting, read by Verity Henry

  • 00:42

    Elizabeth Poston

    A Charm Against The Bee

    Choir: National Youth Choir of Scotland. Performer: Claire Jones. Conductor: Christopher Bell.
    • Signum SIGCD228.
    • 17.
  • 00:45

    Monty Python

    Eric the Half a Bee

    Performer: Monty Python.
    • Buddah Records BDS 5656-2.
    • CD3 Tr8.

  • Katherine Mansfield

    By The Bay, read by Sartaj Garewal

  • 00:48

    Oscar Peterson

    A Sleeping Bee

    Ensemble: Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra.
    • Verve Records 0602517909007.
    • 8.
  • 00:52

    Frank Bridge

    The Bee

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Signum SIGCD904.
    • 5.

  • Emily Dickinson

    I taste a liquor never brewed, read by Verity Henry

  • 00:53

    Arvo PΓ€rt

    If Bach had been a Beekeeper

    Orchestra: Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Bryars.
    • GB Records BCGBCD25.
    • 3.

  • Elizabeth-Jane Burnett

    Spring, an Inventory, read by Sartaj Garewal

  • Virgil, translated by A.S. Kline

    Georgics: Book IV - Bee-Keeping (Apiculture), read by Sartaj Garewal

  • 01:03

    Taj Mahal & Toumani DiabatΓ©

    Queen Bee

    • Hannibal Records HNCD 1444.
    • 1.

  • Master Rhys Terafan Greydragon

    Mead, Mead, using a 13th/14th century English manuscript

  • 01:09

    Johann Nepomuk Hummel

    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.
    • Simax PSC1292.
    • 12.

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