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Soul Music
Soul Music
BBC Radio 4

Series about pieces of music with a powerful emotional impact

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Episodes

Bésame Mucho

The Mexican pianist and composer Consuelo Velázquez was only 16 years old when she wrote Bésame Mucho, and she was... more

26 Apr 2025 · 27 minutes
May You Never

"May you never lay your head down without a hand to hold / May you never make your bed out... more

19 Apr 2025 · 27 minutes
Ae Fond Kiss by Robert Burns

Burns began a correspondence with Agnes McElhose, also known as Clarinda and Nancy, a married woman he was besotted with.... more

12 Apr 2025 · 27 minutes
I Feel Love

Stories of love, loss and legacy surrounding Donna Summer's iconic 1977 hit. Producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte wanted to... more

05 Apr 2025 · 27 minutes
Sailing By

Written in 1963, 'Sailing By' by Ronald Binge was chosen by the BBC as the musical interlude to be played... more

01 Jan 2025 · 27 minutes
Benedictus

Sir Karl Jenkins' Benedictus is the penultimate movement from his anti-war mass, The Armed Man. Written twenty-five years ago this... more

09 Nov 2024 · 27 minutes
Lovely Day by Bill Withers

"Lovely Day" was released in 1977. Its simple blissful melody masks profound lyrics which on closer examination offer hope and... more

26 Oct 2024 · 27 minutes
Tender

"Tender is the night lying by your side / Tender is the touch of someone that you love too much..."... more

19 Oct 2024 · 28 minutes
Diamonds and Rust

“Well, I'll be damned, Here comes your ghost again…”Joan Baez, also known as the "Queen of Folk", is halfway through writing... more

12 Oct 2024 · 27 minutes
Tiny Dancer

Elton John's slow burner is now one of his most beloved tracks. Released in 1971 during a prolific period for... more

04 May 2024 · 27 minutes
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