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Podcast: The Early Music Show
Episode: Tinkler, Sailor, Composer, Spy? The Peter Philips Story
Description: In 1593 one of the great Tudor composers of keyboard music and vocal polyphony, Peter Philips found himself imprisoned in the Hague under allegations of being involved in a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth. In the composer's 450th anniversary year, Lucie Skeaping explores his life and work, and speculates on the allegations against him.