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In this pilot episode, Maurice and Chris discuss musical and literary responses to good and evil, starting out with an extract from Cicero's speech against Catiline, moving through Mozart's Magic Flute, Mussorgsky's witch-based nationalism and ending with lines from John Donne.

Originally recorded on Thursday 2nd May 2024.

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Originally recorded on Thursday 2nd May 2024.