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Composer Debbie Wiseman talks about returning to Wolf Hall and the world of the Tudors, for the BBC’s adaptation of the conclusion to Hilary Mantel’s story of Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII, The Mirror and the Light.

Talking about the surprising benefits of singing, as expounded by William Byrd in 1588, Stephen Cleobury, Director of Music at King's College, Cambridge discusses the health of choral music and the challenge of identifying young boys to sing in the choir.

Both as a generic term and as a mode of performance, Early music has a convoluted history. We explore how Early music turned from a forgotten repertoire to a living practice.