Elizabeth Alker talks to Jude Rogers

We often think of classical music and contemporary pop as being poles apart – but are they really so different? Here Elizabeth Alker, host of BBC Radio 3’s Unclassified and Classical Live, uncovers their strong connections, revealing both the classical innovators and their fans and collaborators in the world of pop.

Talking to music critic Jude Rogers, Elizabeth draws a direct and fascinating lineage from the experimentalism of Pierre Henry to The Beatles, from Stockhausen to Donna Summer and from Bruckner to Sonic Youth via Glenn Branca. We’ll hear how artists challenged the idea that these musical worlds are mutually exclusive.