Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Thomas Coryate | 20110702 | 20120811 (R3) | Catherine Bott talks to Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet about the extraordinary travels of Thomas Coryate. Coryate was an English eccentric who as well as being credited with introducing the table fork and the umbrella to England, journeyed to Venice and back mainly on foot, and whose travel writings provide music historians with invaluable details of the activities of the Venetian school. First broadcast in July 2011. Catherine Bott talks to Tony Wheeler about the 17th-century traveller Thomas Coryate. Performance and news from the world of early music. |
| 02 | A History Of Early Music Travel | 20110703 | Travel is such a common thing today, that one barely stops to think about the risks which it incurred before our modernised transport systems. But from Oswald von Wolkenstein to Dufay, from Bach to John Bull, composers throughout history risked life and limb to travel, for work, for study or simply for new experiences. In the second of this weekend's Early Music Shows dedicated to travel, Catherine Bott explores these early musical journeying pioneers. Catherine Bott explores the role travel has played in composers' lives throughout history. Performance and news from the world of early music. |