Could be a very interesting program tonight on the BBC’s Radio 4:
21:00 Here’s One I Prepared Earlier
Today’s gadget fiends marvel at being able to store all their favourite songs on miniature pocket players, yet the average concert pianist thinks nothing of memorising an entire lifetime of music.
Georgina Ferry explores the latest research into the science of musical memory with the help of psychologists, neurologists and the musicians who regularly perform seemingly impossible feats of recall.
You can ‘Listen Live’ by clicking on the appropriate button on the Radio 4 homepage at:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/
21:00 is 9 pm GMT, 4pm EST in the USA
EDITED TO UPDATE:
It was a very interesting half hour. You can hear the programme again by clicking here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/heresone.shtml
but I don’t know how long for.