Episode 6

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18th Apr 2023

Busking

This week’s episode, hosted by Robbie Stamp, looks at street entertainment throughout the centuries in and around Covent Garden:

  •  A Tom-Tom Player written by Sarah Fleming and performed by Shama Rahman [London’s West End and 55 Albany St NW1]
  • The Sound of a Whole Orchestra written by James Rampton and performed by Lulu Freeman [Covent Garden Piazza]
  • Busking Changes Everything written by James Rampton and performed by Zak Ghazi-Torbati [Trafalgar Square, London]

Sound editing by Viel Richardson.

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