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.
[1] The second series was broadcast later in the same year, and released on CD in October 2007.
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