Maybe it is fortuitous that this programme occurs at this time. Or maybe it's an appropriate repeat of a past episode.
As part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Hannah French explores the history of the role of the Master of the Queen's Music, which dates back to Charles I's appointment of Nicholas Lanier in 1625.
The job itself has changed a great deal in those four hundred years, as we'll hear from the current incumbent - Judith Weir - the first woman to hold the position.
As part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, Hannah French explores the history of the role of the Master of the Queen's Music, which dates back to Charles I's appointment of Nicholas Lanier in 1625.
The job itself has changed a great deal in those four hundred years, as we'll hear from the current incumbent - Judith Weir - the first woman to hold the position.
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