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Radio 4,31 Mar 2023,41 mins

Series Series 5

Isobel Waller-Bridge and Roderick Williams round off the series

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Composer Isobel Waller-Bridge and baritone Roderick Williams join Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye to add the final five tracks to the current series, bringing the playlist up to 40. And the joy of rounds, or canons, with singer, composer and producer Esbe, and one in particular that she sings which goes back to the 13th century. From lovesick individuals to the arrival of spring and with a dramatic finale, the serendipity continues... This episode was first broadcast in March this year. Add to Playlist returns to Radio 4 on 13th October Producer Jerome Weatherald Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye The five tracks in this week's playlist: Lovesick (ft ASAP Rocky) by Mura Masa Zefiro torna e di soavi accenti by Claudio Monteverdi Sumer Is Icumen In by Esbe A Long Time Ago by David Byrne Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf Other music in this episode: If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake by Ethel Merman and Ray Bolger Huashca de Corales by Biluka y los Canibales Hot Stuff by Donna Summer Oye Cómo Va by Tito Puente

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