Nick and Tim, as is often the case, find themselves looking back, as much as forward, at the Church's liturgy and music inspired by it having just had some wonderful feasts which they were unable to cover the week before, St Cecilia an obvious choice to be explored at length on this programme. Here is the playlist:

1. Monteverdi: Deus tuorum militum, SV 280 from the album Sacred Vocal Music of Claudio Monteverdi

2. Hymn to St Cecilia by Benjamin Britten from the album The Cambridge Singers, with John Rutter

3. Alleluia: Quinque prudentes virgines sung by Anonymous 4 on the album Darkness into Light - Tavener: The Bridegroom & Other Works

4. The English Introit from Christ the King taken from Simple English Propers

5. Handel Messiah, Chorus: Worthy is the Lamb from the album Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir: Handel's Messiah

6. Te sæculorum principem (Prince of All Ages) sung by the monks of Abbey de Notre Dame 7. Christus Vincit

8. Officium defunctorum: Parce mihi Domine: Parce mihi Domine sung by Monteverdi Choir conducted by John Eliot Gardiner on the album Pilgrimage to Santiago

THE LITURGICAL LOOKING GLASS - Nick Swarbrick & Tim Hutchinson - St Cecilia & Co.