Hello from London. Here's five minutes of civilised calm recorded in East London as the capital starts to wake up. With a poem: The Skylark by John Clare.
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On this day: 5th March 1756, Thomas Linley the Younger, the "English Mozart", was born in Abbey Green, Bath. Most of his music is lost, thanks to fires and his early death at 22. But not all: here's his Oh Guardian of that Sacred Land.
On this day: 5th March, 1946, Winston Churchill gives his "Iron Curtain" speech in Missouri, also known as "The Sinews of Peace". (You can listen to it by clicking this link.)
If you need some music to wake you up – how about You've Got a Friend in Me, performed by Randy Newman:
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Opening/closing music courtesy of Chillhop: Philanthrope, Leavv - What Was Before https://chll.to/d6b0ec27
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