Tiles of the Alhambra. Saturday 25 November 2006 22:30-23:00 (Radio 3) This experimental feature celebrates the extraordinary tiles which adorn the Moorish palace of The Alhambra in Granada.

Its a tile from The Alhambra Palace, Granada, Spain which he regards as "a fragment of a place where beauty, science, prayer and thought meet - and where significant events have taken place".

Alhambra tile, late 14th century, Malaga or Granada, Spain. Earthenware, painted over and incised in an opaque white glaze The Trustees of the British Museum. It’s small.