The Listening Service
BBC Radio 3Rethink music with The Listening Service. Tom Service presents a journey of imagination and insight, exploring how music works
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 251 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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Isn’t it great to be able to listen to so much music, to be able to search and scroll and find anything you want…? Or to have tracks suggested for you without even thinking about it…? Or is it? Perhaps you miss the days when you had to save up to buy... more
Tom Service discovers the mighty musical power of needle drop - the use of pre-existing music in film soundtracks.
From 2001: A Space Odyssey to Barbie, from The Shining to Maestro, Tom listens in to some of the most iconic film scenes using needle-... more
"For me, the best music is an impassioned argument". So said one of Britain's greatest 20th-century composers, Elizabeth Maconchy.
Who?? Despite her many awards and medals - including a damehood in 1987 - and a lifetime spent promoting new music, E... more
Many of the most instantly recognisable works in classical music are inspired by the Earth’s moon – Debussy’s ‘Clair de Lune’, Beethoven’s ‘Moonlight Sonata’, Dvořák’s ‘Song to the Moon’. Tom Service takes us on a musical voyage to the moon (and back... more
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- Always fascinating
I love this programme. Very informative. It opens windows in my mind.
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United Kingdom2 years ago - LO’B
Always interesting, always insightful, always educational and endlessly charming
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Ireland2 years ago - Well, I *did* love it . . .
1. It would never play or download unless you went to the BBC website.
2. Now it won’t even let you listen if you’re in the US. Anything from April forward is blocked.
Extremely disappointed. I can’t see any reason to alienate listeners.
Apple Podcasts1axejudge
United States2 years ago - My current favorite podcast!
I came upon this when searching for info on Thomas Tallis and went down the rabbit hole! Love Tom Service and the variety of subjects explored in this wonderful podcast that touches on music of all types and styles.
Apple Podcasts5LongFamilySFUnited States3 years ago - So much fun
An eclectic education in music from classical to rock, from bagpipes to recorders.
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Canada3 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #218 |  Australia/Music |
Apple Podcasts | #86 | Ireland/Music |
Apple Podcasts | #150 |  Denmark/Music |
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