The Making of Music

The Making of Music is a BBC Radio 4 60-part documentary series on the history of Western classical music from plainsong to the present day. It consists of excerpts from the pieces discussed and a narration written and presented by James Naughtie. It is broadcast in 15-minute episodes on weekdays at 3.45pm, and followed up at 4pm by a 1-hour programme on BBC Radio 3 with full performances of some of the relevant works.

The first series of 30 episodes began on 4 June 2007, and was released on CD on 16 July 2007. The second series was broadcast later in the same year, and released on CD in October 2007.

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Programmes	Afternoon on 3 Between the Ears Breakfast on 3 CD Review Composer of the Week Free Thinking In Tune Late Junction The Making of Music Private Passions Euroclassic Notturno, as Through the Night

Presenters	Joan Bakewell Michael Berkeley Clemency Burton-Hill Rob Cowan Katie Derham Philip Dodd Lucy Durán Louise Fryer Penny Gore Martin Handley Ivan Hewett Stephen Johnson Julian Joseph Mary Anne Kennedy Andy Kershaw Suzy Klein Lopa Kothari Norman Lebrecht Donald Macleod Claire Martin Anne McElvoy Andrew McGregor Ian McMillan Rana Mitter Sara Mohr-Pietsch Jez Nelson Sean Rafferty Max Reinhardt Tom Service John Shea Alyn Shipton Lucie Skeaping Ian Skelly Geoffey Smith Jonathan Swain Matthew Sweet Fiona Talkington Petroc Trelawny Sarah Walker Robert Worby

Controllers	Howard Newby Stephen Hearst Ian McIntyre John Drummond Nicholas Kenyon Roger Wright Alan Davey

Related articles	BBC Radio The Proms

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