Dr Jacob Downs explores the intimate sounds of radio and how we, as listeners, might put on the radio for company. It's a dialogue with a 1939 essay by the critical theorist Theodor Adorno, who was also thinking about the power of radio—for good and for ill.
BBC News: Pupils recreate 'perfect town' musical 100 years on
Inspired by research by Dr Giles Masters, schoolchildren have been exploring what it means to build a town by recreating a musical theatre experiment from almost 100 years ago.
Podcast host Danièle Cybulskie speaks with Professor Elizabeth Eva Leach about sexy medieval songs, who was singing them, and how they served as inspiration in the bedroom.
BBC News World Service: Jennifer Walshe: Zero-gravity opera
Katie Derham follows Professor Jennifer Walshe, one of the world’s most fêted contemporary classical composers, as she creates a new opera set on Mars.
BBC Radio 3 Classical Live: Highlights from the Cowbridge Music Festival
Director of Performance Rosalind Ventris performs alongside the Castalian String Quartet, the Hans Keller String Quartet in Residence at Oxford University. The producer is alumna Amelia Parker.
Leo Geyer announces the premiere of Kołysanka (Lullaby), a poignant composition unearthed from Auschwitz as part of his DPhil research. Listen from 41:27.
Dr Kate Kennedy meets musicians who, like her, had to stop playing after injury and reshape their lives.
BBC Radio 3 Sunday Feature: A Little History of Surreal Music
With College Lecturer Dr James Donaldson, Music students Aidan, Lulu, Ynyr, and Jessie help presenter Ian McMillan discover what surrealist music might sound like, with saxophone, viola, ukelele, and vocal chords in tow.
BBC Radio 4: Serial Offender: Arnold Schoenberg's Twelve Tone Adventure
Developed by Professor Laura Tunbridge and also featuring Professor Jonathan Cross, this programme explores why Schoenberg remains a controversial and divisive individual.
BBC News: Proms Beethoven actor: 'Deaf people can love music as much as anybody'
Professor Laura Tunbridge comments on music and deafness in this article ahead of Prom 42: Beethoven's Ninth Unwrapped, which airs on BBC Four on Friday 30 August at 20:00 BST.
