History of the World in 50 Pieces, A April 21 or that the Christmas wreath

or that the Christmas wreath has its origins from ancient times when people hung evergreen boughs over their doors and windows

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Humanity's greatest feat is our incredible ability to learn

History of the World in 50 Pieces, A April 21 or that the Christmas wreathExplore how music has changed our world through 50 pieces across classical, folk and world traditions with BBC presenter Tom Service, in this official Radio 3 compendium. Music transports us and defines us. As a form of expression, it has been passed down through oral tradition, musical notation and recordings in a chain of connection that spans the globe, across the millennia. A History of the World in 50 Pieces follows that chain, collating 50