Reflections: Thoughtful hymns and religious songs

Beautiful and calming choral music.This programme of beautiful and elaborate sixteenth-century choral music from across Europe was inspired by the music collection of a French ambassador to the court of Henry VIII. It features magnificent music by some of the greatest composers of the age, recorded in Italy in a rich and resonant acoustic.

Puttin' on the Ritz (1930-1958)

Haunting and sensuous songs from the first millennium and the early middle ages, including the uplifting visions expressed in music by the first known woman composer, abbess hildegard of bingen, the voice of the ninth-century lyric poet notker and the magnificent tenth-century ‘song of the sybil’.

SOPHISTICATED SONGS FROM THE 1940s (As Time Goes By)

MUSIC FOR A SUMMER AFTERNOON (Favourites for Drifting and Dr

Music for Ballet Lovers

Palestrina: Great Choral Classics

WAY WE WERE IN THE 1950s (Favourite Songs and Golden Memorie

Pamper yourself - or a friend - with this luxuriant album of sweet music from a more seductive age. From slow dances to gentle songs of love, this programme includes 'O mistress mine', 'Sarabande', 'Hark, hark, the lark' and 'Beneath the myrtle shades'.

HOME FRONT - Songs from World War II

Jeepers Creepers

Music for Pomp and Circumstance. Grand music for coronations, for ceremonial occasions, for matters of state and for formal dancing is brought together in this special album. 400 years of quintessentially British music, from Matthew Locke to Eric Coates, centered around the peerless style of Sir Edward Elgar, whose 'Pomp and Circumstance' marches are familiar to US all.

Time out with relaxing music. Put your feet up, pour out a cup of coffee and listen to some beautiful music! Take a few restorative moments of calm in the company of some of the world's finest melodies: flute, harp and piano combined with orchestras in concertos by Albinoni, Mozart and Beethoven, plus some lovely Spanish music for guitar duet.

Read by Margaret Howard. An inspiring anthology of classics such as Wordsworth's 'Upon Westminster Bridge', Kipling's 'If', Masefield's evocative 'Sea fever' and Eliot's affectionate portrayal of 'Gus, the Theatre Cat', interspersed with gentle music.