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Sep 2024
43m 47s

Tuning In

THE TLS
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This week, we start with Donna Summer and finish with a Scotch Woodcock, as Milo Nesbitt goes in search of the future of music, and Roger Domeneghetti sings the praises of a little fish with a big flavour.


'Futuromania: Electronic dreams, desiring machines and tomorrow's music today', by Simon Reynolds

'A Twist in the Tail: How the humble anchovy flavoured western cuisine', by Christopher Beckman


Produced by Charlotte Pardy


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