Musical - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

A spider infestation turns into a musical performance, the pianist Glenn Gould unpicks the magic of Petula Clark's Downtown and Patrick Haggerty talks about Lavender Country, which has come to be known as the first gay country music album.

Josie Long presents short documentaries and adventures in sound about music and musicians.Lavender Country
Featuring Patrick HaggertyProduced by Thomas Curry, Lauren Eisen and Sofie Strøbeck

DowntownFeaturing Glenn Gould
Produced by Alan HallSpiders! The Musical
Produced by Phil SmithImage Credit: Matthew Wilson

Production team: Andrea Rangecroft and Alia CassamSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2019.

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