About this episode

A young composer seeks to uncover a beautiful love song from an old man in Northumberland, leading to a manipulative romance with the man's daughter.

A young composer arrives in Northumberland, looking for an old man reputed to have written a hauntingly beautiful love song. The old man only sang it once - after his wife left him - and says he'll it sing it no more. The composer embarks on a cold-hearted campaign to make the old man's daughter fall in love with him.

Topics covered

• love
• music
• deception
• relationships
• heartbreak

Keywords

• composer
• love song
• Northumberland
• old man
• daughter
• heartbreak
• manipulation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Northumberland

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