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Simon Russell Beale, Rufus Wainwright and Kate Garner

Simon Russell Beale, Rufus Wainwright and Kate Garner

Update: 2024-12-17
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The actor Simon Russell Beale speaks about playing the poet and scholar A. E. Housman in Tom Stoppard's play 'The Invention of Love', as well as discussing his memoir.

The singer, songwriter and composer Rufus Wainwright was inspired to write a Requiem by his love of the composer Giuseppe Verdi and the loss of his dog, named Puccini. He speaks about the project and the involvement of Meryl Streep.

And Kate Garner performs songs from the music halls, alongside the historian and writer Oskar Jensen discussing the stories behind the songs.

Presenter: Samira Ahmed
Producer: Ruth Watts

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Simon Russell Beale, Rufus Wainwright and Kate Garner

Simon Russell Beale, Rufus Wainwright and Kate Garner

BBC Radio 4

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