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My name's Katie Lecky and I'm an assistant commissioner for on demand music on BBC Sounds.

The BBC has an incredible musical heritage and culture and as a music lover, I love being part of that.

With music on sounds, we offer collections and mixes for everything, from workouts

to helping you nod off, boogie in your kitchen, or even just a moment of calm. And they're

all put together by people who know their stuff. So if you want some expertly curated music

in your life, check out BBC Sounds. Just before this BBC podcast gets underway, here's something

you may not know. My name's Linda Davies, and I commissioned podcasts for BBC Sounds. As you'd expect,

at the BBC we make podcasts of the very highest quality, featuring the most knowledgeable experts

and genuinely engaging voices.

What you may not know is that the BBC makes podcasts about all kinds of things, like pop stars,

poltergeists, cricket, and conspiracy theories. And that's just a few examples.

If you'd like to discover something a little bit unexpected, find your next podcast over at BBC Sounds.

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Hello today, a museum for books and the best in transgender fiction as we continue our queer icons contributions for Radio 4.

But we start with a novel that ambitiously reworks Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway,

moving the action to contemporary South Africa on the day in 2013 when Nelson Mandela's

death was announced.

Johannesburg is Fiona Melrose's second novel, and along with echoing the themes and characters

in Wolfe's original, she also offers a striking portrait of the violent, exciting, elemental city she was born in.

Artist Gin has returned from New York to mark her mother's 80th birthday,

and just as in Mrs. Dalloway, Jin's preoccupation is with party preparations.

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