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A Cymbal Tale

November 15th, 2009 by Russell Davies

Andrew McGibbon is a speechification favourite. An original voice, an even more original perspective, and he always make programmes about unexpected and delightful topics. This one, as you might have guessed, is about cymbals - a history and exploration taking us from before the Bible to after Spandau Ballet, including the 32nd oldest company in the world. Excellent, funny, informative - full of facts you'll want to repeat to people in the pub. MP3 here.

Presenter: Andrew McGibbon
Producer: Nick Romero
BBC Programmes Page
Listen: [MP3]

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One Response to “A Cymbal Tale”

  1. Steve Bowbrick Says:
    November 17th, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    McGibbon’s brilliant. Did you know he was also Creighton Wheeler, notorious sufferer from Splicer’s disease? One of my favourites.

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