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Nicky Campbell asks politician Neil Kinnock how music has guided and grounded him in the remarkable and mundane moments of family life.

Nicky Campbell is joined by a high-profile figure from broadcasting, entertainment and public life to share and explore how classical music has soundtracked their worlds as parents, children and caregivers: with a host of arresting, moving and funny stories from both parties along the way.

In this episode, Nicky is in the studio with former Leader of the Labour Party, Lord Neil Kinnock as he reflects on the music that he was introduced to by his mother, his youth spent singing in the Glamorgan Youth Choir and how music was at the very heart of his loving marriage to Baroness Glenys Kinnock. And the pair share stories about the challenges and occasional hilarity of raising children in the public eye.

Produced by Leonie Thomas and Katie Hill
Exec Producer: Steven Rajam
An Overcoat Media Production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Sat 30 Nov 2024 13:00
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Music Played

  • Georges Bizet

    Serenade (The Fair Maid of Perth)

    Singer: Heddle Nash.

  • Treorchy Male Voice Choir

    Bryn Calfaria

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No 4 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Ah si ben mio (Il Trovatore)

    Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Di quella pira (Il Trovatore)

    Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No.1 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.

  • CΓ©sar Franck

    Panis Angelicus

    Singer: Charlotte Church. Orchestra: Welsh National Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Sian Edwards.

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  • Sat 30 Nov 2024 13:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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