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- ↑ "Brian Kay's Light Programme". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
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- ↑ English String Miniatures, Vol.4, Naxos 8.555070 (2002)
- 1 2 'Peter Hope's 80th Birthday', interview with Bob Briggs for Seen and Heard (2010)
- ↑ Through The Crystal: Peter Hope, A 90th Birthday Celebration, Edition UK CD (2020)
- ↑ Wind Blown, Divine Art CD DDA25137 (2016), reviewed at MusicWeb International
