There’s a year-long series of Beethoven-related podcasts across BBC and many other podcast channels (something about B’s 250th birthday?) that I’ve found very compelling & thought you might enjoy!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qlpcg

.. https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/beethovens-fifth-symphony/id558995745?i=1000132618875

More than just 'da da da dum': Beethoven's 5th Symphony is this week's Soul Music.

It accompanied Sir Robin Knox-Johnston on the regular Bombay to Basra route he sailed during his early days in the Merchant Navy.

Archaeologist and crime novelist, Dana Cameron, spent many a long day in a dark, lonely basement analysing artefacts from a merchant's house in Salem, Massachusetts. A CD player was often her only companion and Beethoven's 5th buoyed her through these arduous days working towards her PhD

And for conductor, Christopher Gayford, it was the piece which provided a breakthrough in his musical life. Recalling the time he spent rehearsing it with the Sheffield Youth Orchestra - for a tour in East Germany - he describes the build up to one of the most memorable performances of his career.