A familiar voice from Radio 4's Today Programme and the presenter of BBC TV's Proms coverage, James Naughtie has been fascinated by music since his north-east Scottish childhood.
In this OutLoud programme, recorded backstage at the
Ilkley Literature Festival, he talks about his passion and helps celebrate Today's 50th anniversary.
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James Naughtie has been a presenter of the Today programme since February 1994.
He was educated at Aberdeen University and at Syracuse University, New York. His career as a journalist began at The Aberdeen Press & Journal in 1975. In 1977 he moved to The Scotsman in London and joined its Westminster staff in 1978 and subsequently became the paper's Chief Political Correspondent.
In 1981 he worked on the national staff of The Washington Post as the Laurence Sterne Fellow. James joined The Guardian in 1984, becoming its Chief Political Correspondent in 1985.
In his Radio 4 series, The Making of Music, and the associated book, he uncovers the roots of the music we have loved for centuries.
His journey reveals how composers and performers, princes and patrons, and the chance happenings of history built a classical tradition that is the soundtrack to our history and tells a glittering and inspiring story.
The Making of Music: A Journey with Notes, is published by John Murray at £20. ISBN: 0719562546 .Please use the commenting facility to let us know what you think of this book, using the following ratings:
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