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Claire Wickes and Ashley Henry celebrate chocolate and music

Pianist Ashley Henry and flautist Claire Wickes join Anna and Jeffrey as they add five more tracks in the penultimate episode of the series.

Flautist Claire Wickes and jazz pianist Ashley Henry join Jeffrey and Anna as they add the next five tracks, exploring the association between music and chocolate, and digging into the Harlem Renaissance with the poet Langston Hughes and Cuban Negrismo, before marking the official longest partnership in pop.

Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

5-4-3-2-1 by Manfred Mann
Dance of the Mirlitons from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky
The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes
Boda Negra by Mar铆a Teresa Vera
West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys

Other music in this episode:

Mississippi Goddam by Ashley Henry
Knee Play 5 from Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass
Numbers by Kraftwerk
5,6,7,8 by Steps
Moon River by Audrey Hepburn
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Tchaikovsky

Release date:

43 minutes

On radio

Fri 19 Jun 2026 19:15

Broadcasts

  • Fri 19 Jun 2026 19:15
  • Tue 23 Jun 2026 11:00

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