In this week's episode of Lines and Dots, Chris and Maurice explore the complex world of codes. From the the inventiveness of Caesar's cipher and some acrostic-loving monks to the motifs of Schumann and Shostakovich, the discussion considers humanity's love of hiding things in plain sight.
All of this, of course, presented in the mode of an orienteering expedition...
First recorded on 5th November 2025.

In this week's episode of Lines and Dots, Chris and Maurice explore the complex world of codes. From the the inventiveness of Caesar's cipher and some acrostic-loving monks to the motifs of Schumann and Shostakovich, the discussion considers humanity's love of hiding things in plain sight. All of this, of course, presented in the mode of an orienteering expedition... First recorded on 5th November 2025.

In this week's episode of Lines and Dots, Chris and Maurice explore the complex world of codes. From the the inventiveness of Caesar's cipher and some acrostic-loving monks to the motifs of Schumann and Shostakovich, the discussion considers humanity's love of hiding things in plain sight.
All of this, of course, presented in the mode of an orienteering expedition...
First recorded on 5th November 2025.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Lines and Dots - Episode 16 (Secrecy and Codes)

What can music do that words can’t? What can be expressed in language better than in sound? In this series, Maurice Walters (author and educationalist) and Christopher Sparkhall (Compser and Musical Director) take a thematic look across history and examine the ways in which words and music have been employed by humanity to approach some of the most complex and emotive concepts of existence.

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Lines and Dots - Episode 16 (Secrecy and Codes)

Lines and Dots - Episode 16 (Secrecy and Codes)