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What can music do that words can’t? What can be expressed in language better than in sound? In this series, Maurice Walters (author and educationalist) and Christopher Sparkhall (Compser and Musical Director) take a thematic look across history and examine the ways in which words and music have been employed by humanity to approach some of the most complex and emotive concepts of existence.
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Lines and Dots - Episode 9 (Destiny)
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In Episode 9, Maurice and Chris explore humanity's obsession with Destiny. From the haunting story of Macbeth and the ominious knocking of fate in Beethoven's fifth to the implausible buxsomeness of David Eddings' fantasy writing and the literary genius of Sondheim, the badminton-themed discussion is as out of control as usual. First recorded on 12…
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Lines and Dots - Episode 8 (Power and Influence)
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In this, the eight episode of the series, Chris and Maurice take a timely look at the relationship between power and influence. Taylor Swift, the emperor Augustus, Whiplash, Mark Hamil - everyone gets a mention! There is even a virtuoso performance on the clarinet. First recorded on 5th July 2024.By mauricehwalters
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Lines and Dots - Episode 7 (Glory and Honour)
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Maurice and Chris explore the concept of Glory and Honour throughout history from Shakespearean Sonnets through the book of Esther and then to a pair of hymns which could not really be more different! First recorded on 20th June 2024.By mauricehwalters
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In this episode, themed around Nostalgia, Maurice and Chris look at the wistful melancholy of Rachmaninov, the genius of John Williams, the grandeur of Lucan's Pharsalia and the subtle and exquisite beauty of 'The Remains of the Day'. First recorded on 14th June 2024.By mauricehwalters
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Lines and Dots - Episode 5 (Hope & Optimism)
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Following on from the gloom of death in Episode 4, Maurice and Chris seek out new hope and optimism in this week's broadcast. Considering the construction of hope in Hesiod's account of Pandora, trying to understand Gene Roddenberry's world-view through Star Trek The Next Generation and unpicking the brilliance of Puccini - the stylophone obligato …
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Chris and Maurice enjoy a brutal dance-off (on an intellectual level) in this week's episode, which takes the theme of 'death'. They consider a haunting sea-shanty, the enduring power of the words and music of settings of the dies irae and a poignant poem by Michael Rosen. First recorded on 23rd May 2024.…
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In this episode, Maurice and Chris consider the theme of devition through the lens of Akhenaten's religious fervour, Bach's musical genius, mass singing of a spiritual and Cardinal Newman's poetry. All of this, of course, through a badly applied rugby metaphor. Originally recorded on 16th May 2024.By mauricehwalters
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Lines and Dots - Episode 2 (The Individual and the State)
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Chris and Maurice engage in conversations around the antagonisms that arise in music and literature that looks at the role of the individual against the role of the state. They cover Sophoclean tragedy, Beethoven's love and loathing of Napoleon, Margaret Thatcher's interview for Woman's Own and the subjunctively imperfect music of Sandi Thom.…
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Lines and Dots - Episode 1 (Good and Evil)
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In this pilot episode, Maurice and Chris discuss musical and literary responses to good and evil, starting out with an extract from Cicero's speech against Catiline, moving through Mozart's Magic Flute, Mussorgsky's witch-based nationalism and ending with lines from John Donne. Originally recorded on Thursday 2nd May 2024.…
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