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Imagine you're listening to a DJ on the radio who says he'll devote the whole hour to the music of Sinatra. If you're a Sinatra fan you'll be quite excited. But then the DJ says Sinatra was born in Moscow, spent most of his days in St Petersburg and was heavily influenced by Tchakovski.

Hang on there: wasn't Sinatra as American as blueberry pie? Now comes the music and you recognise the unmistakable voice of Bob Marley. If you like Bob Marley you'll listen for the whole hour while between discs the DJ talks about that Sinatra who isn't Frank.

This is what happened last Sunday on Radio Botswana's 9.15 p.m. classical music programme "For you alone". The presenter talked about Handel, but not the famous one we all know, while she played music by Mozart without ever telling us what particular pieces they were. By the way, the opening and closing theme music on this programme is by the real Handel, but she didn't mention that.

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RB has responsibility for accuracy

Imagine you're listening to a DJ on the radio who says he'll devote the whole hour to the music of Sinatra. If you're a Sinatra fan you'll be quite excited. But then the DJ says Sinatra was born in Moscow, spent most of his days in St Petersburg and was heavily influenced by Tchakovski.

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