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Julia McKenzie, Simon Carter and Terry Molloy star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. On a hot, Edwardian summer's day, five children are granted a series of wishes by a strange creature they find.

Natasha Pyne, Stephen Thorne and Gemma Saunders star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation.

It’s the weekend, first in June; speaker’s blasting out big tune! Cousins, aunties, uncles, friends pack the house, and fun begins. Shane is shy but loves to dance―and all year long, he’s picked up cans to earn some money toward his goal: high-tops with a pump-up sole. But then the speaker blows―it’s done! Will this stop his family’s fun? Can Shane come through to save the day and bring back Big Tune Saturday?

Before he became a legend, he was just a boy… On an ordinary day, you could see him. A young boy named Prince Rogers Nelson, who had parents who fought, nowhere to call home, and a collection of memories turned into sound: the shouts of anger, the purr of pigeons, the roar of cars down a busy Minneapolis street, and the whisper of cold wind on budding lilac bushes. Other sounds joined in as he taught himself to play the guitar, piano, drums, and much more, leading to the day this ordinary boy began to make music—and became extraordinary.

Music changes over time, and new artists rise to fame with every generation. Black artists of the past and present have produced hit songs, won Grammy Awards, and written about difficult or challenging topics. Their creative styles have influenced other artists in a variety of genres, including pop, rap, and R&B. Celebrate artists such as Nina Simone, Prince, Aretha Franklin, and Kendrick Lamar who have made notable achievements in music.

Jaime vivía con sus padres en un edificio cercano a la rambla de Montevideo. Era un niño al que le atraía mucho la música, en especial las murgas y disfrutaba de pasearse por los tablados y hacerse pintar la cara cuando un murguista bajaba del escenario. Una noche de verano, sus padres fueron al cine y Jaime no se podía dormir. Escuchó por la ventana el sonido de una murga y salió sin permiso al tablado.

Jaime vivía con sus padres en un edificio cercano a la rambla de Montevideo. Era un niño que le atraía mucho la música, en especial las murgas y disfrutaba de pasearse por los tablados y hacerse pintar la cara cuando un murguista bajaba del escenario. Una noche de verano, sus padres fueron al cine y Jaime no se podía dormir. Escuchó por la ventana el sonido de una murga y salió sin permiso al tablado. ¿Lo habrán descubierto sus padres? Fragmentos de canciones incluidas en el audiolibro: Deprofunditos.