Episodes
Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | 01 | Myfanwy | 20070902 | Composed by Joseph Parry, Myfanwy is one of the best known of all Welsh love songs. Bryn Terfel explores iconic songs | |
01 | 01 | Myfanwy | 20070902 | 20080105 (R4) | Composed by Joseph Parry, Myfanwy is one of the best known of all Welsh love songs. Bryn Terfel explores iconic songs |
01 | 02 | Cwm Rhondda | 20070909 | The hymn tune has been described as Wales's second National Anthem. Bryn Terfel explores iconic songs | |
01 | 02 | Cwm Rhondda | 20070909 | 20080112 (R4) | The hymn tune has been described as Wales's second National Anthem. Bryn Terfel explores iconic songs |
01 | 03 | Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn | 20070916 | This 18th-century folk song describes the love affair between Wil Hopcyn and Ann Thomas. Bryn Terfel explores iconic songs | |
01 | 03 | Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn | 20070916 | 20080119 (R4) | This 18th-century folk song describes the love affair between Wil Hopcyn and Ann Thomas. Bryn Terfel explores iconic songs |
02 | 01 | Unto Us a Child Is Born | 20081222 | Featuring an interview with the archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams. Bryn Terfel explores iconic songs | |
02 | 02 | Deck The Halls | 20081223 | 20081228 (R4) | Bryn Terfel explores classic Christmas songs and tries to find out what it is that makes some of them them so popular. Bryn speaks to composers and scholars about the carol Deck the Halls: how it evolved from an ancient Welsh dance tune, the origination of the words, its association with New Year and why it has become a favourite for recording artists of all persuasions. Bryn speaks to composers and scholars about the carol Deck the Halls. Bryn Terfel explores iconic songs Bryn Terfel explores classic Christmas songs and tries to find out what it is that makes some of them them so popular. Bryn speaks to composers and scholars about the carol Deck the Halls: how it evolved from an ancient Welsh dance tune, the origination of the words, its association with New Year and why it has become a favourite for recording artists of all persuasions. Bryn speaks to composers and scholars about the carol Deck the Halls. Bryn Terfel explores iconic songs |
02 | 03 | Ave Maria | 20081225 | Bryn Terfel explores classic Christmas songs and tries to find out what it is that makes some of them them so popular.
Bryn explores various settings of the Ave Maria with the help of musicians and theologians, including the composer John Rutter and director of music at Kings College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury.
Bryn explores various settings of the Ave Maria with the help of musicians and theologians Bryn Terfel explores iconic songs | |
02 | 03 | Ave Maria | 20081225 | 20081228 (R4) | Bryn Terfel explores classic Christmas songs and tries to find out what it is that makes some of them them so popular.
Bryn explores various settings of the Ave Maria with the help of musicians and theologians, including the composer John Rutter and director of music at Kings College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury.
Bryn explores various settings of the Ave Maria with the help of musicians and theologians Bryn Terfel explores iconic songs |
02 | 04 | Fantasia on Christmas Carols | 20081226 | Bryn explores Ralph Vaughan Williams's 1912 work Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Bryn Terfel explores iconic songs | |
02 | 04 | Fantasia on Christmas Carols | 20081226 | 20081229 (R4) | Bryn explores Ralph Vaughan Williams's 1912 work Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Bryn Terfel explores iconic songs |