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Pat Barker

Author Pat Barker chooses Benjamin Britten's song cycle Who Are These Children? Plus archive interviews with Britten and Gladys Parr, a masterclass in performing the piece by -...

Author Pat Barker chooses Benjamin Britten's song cycle Who Are These Children? Plus archive interviews with Britten and Gladys Parr, a masterclass in performing the piece by Peter Pears - and a recent Front Row discussion with the singer Ian Bostridge and the Guardian columnist Martin Kettle on dealing with the composer鈥檚 dramatisation of and fascination with children in a culture of heightened sensitivities about the young. Go to Front Row鈥檚 Cultural Exchange website for full details.

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23 minutes

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