About this episode
Historian Michael Wood discusses his work and musical preferences in this episode.
The historian Michael Wood has shared his enthusiasms and expertise with television viewers and readers around the world for almost five decades. He’s brought us complex individuals such as Alexander the Great, pivotal conflicts such as the Trojan War, and national histories, including the Story of India, the Story of China and a people’s history of Britain. And here on Radio 3, he’s one of the distinguished historians joining Gillian Moore for Key Changes, a year-long series charting one thousand years of musical history, on air on Saturdays and on BBC Sounds. Michael's musical choices include Monteverdi, Bach, Messiaen and Chopin.
People in this episode
Host: Gillian Moore
Guest: Michael Wood
Topics covered
- history
- music
- biography
- cultural history
- historical figures
- musical choices
Keywords
- Michael Wood
- historian
- music
- historical figures
- BBC Radio 3
- Key Changes
- musical history
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Story of India, Story of China, people’s history of Britain, Monteverdi, Bach, Messiaen, Chopin
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