Podcasts about Classic FM

Rodney Trudgeon's guest on People of Note this week is someone who can really be called a veteran of radio, television, theatre and variety shows. Anne Williams was one of the first continuity announcers on SABC television back in the 70s and she has broadcast on5FM, SAfm, LM Radio and Classic FM. Now Anne is back on stage for the first time in many years in the Agatha Christie play Black coffee which is pulling the crowds at the Theatre on The Bay. Rodney discussed her many faceted career and her role in Black Coffee. Anne Williams of People of Note this week. Sunday at 6pm and again on Thursday at midday. Brought to you by PTP.

Iain Dale interviews chief executive of Arts Council England Darren Henley - they talk about his time running Classic FM, his reviews for the government on culture and music education, and what the Arts Council is for - and lots more, including the book he's edited titled THE ARTS DIVIDEND.

There's no doubting the ability of music to uplift the soul – but could it also help to manage the symptoms of Parkinson's? That's what the Movers and Shakers are discussing today in the Notting Hill pub, as they're joined by musical experts, including a man who whistled for Monty Python's The Life of Brian and a Welsh samba band (who have brought their drums all the way to W11). Whether it's a conduit for new creativity, a means of raising awareness or a cuing mechanism to arrest the disease's progression, there's something undeniably special about music. So pause Classic FM (or BBC Radio 6, we don't discriminate) and tune in. Sponsored by Boardwave, who support Cure Parkinson's.Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Jeremy Paxman.Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.Sound mixing by Ewan Cameron.Music by Alex Stobbs.Artwork by Till Lukat.PR by Sally Jones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Crew-9 prepares for splashdown as Crew-10 joins Expedition 72 aboard the ISS, Rocket Lab hits a milestone with 61st Electron launch, delivers IoT satellites, Transporter 13 lifts off over the weekend, deploying 74 payloads, and more.  Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, founder of T-Minus Space Daily, and cybersecurity expert launching (see what we did there?) our monthly  Space and Cyber segment. Selected Reading Dragon Crew Enters Station and Joins Expedition 72 Crew (NASA)  NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-9 Return, Splashdown (NASA)  Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 61st Electron Mission, Second Launch for iQPS (Rocket Lab) High Five (Rocket Lab) Rocket Lab launching 5 'Internet of Things' satellites tonight (Space)   The 1st private mission to Venus comes together ahead of possible 2026 launch (photos) (Space)  FireSat satellite launches to enhance wildfire detection (Investing)  ICEYE expands satellite fleet with latest launch and unveils advanced Gen4 imaging system (Space Daily) Sidus Space Successfully Launches LizzieSat™-3, Expanding AI-Driven On-Orbit Capabilities (Business Wire)  Ursa Major to Deliver Chemical Propulsion Capability for Tactical Satellite Bus Systems (Ursa Major)  HKSAR takes lead in developing robots to support national space missions (China Daily)  Blue Ghost: Lunar Sunset Operations (Firefly Aerospace)  NASA astronaut plays 100-year-old Irish flute while floating in outer space (Classic FM) constellr Captures Tokyo's Thermal Signature in Historic First Satellite Image (constellr) KBR Awarded $176M Advanced Space Technology Research and Optimization Contract for Air Force Research Laboratory (GlobeNewswire) SatixFy Signs over $10 Million in Further Agreements with MDA Space (Business Wire)   NASA Space Station Research Helps Power Moon Science  (NASA)  T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It'll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here's our media kit. Contact us at space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The death has been announced of the Irish-born journalist and broadcaster, Henry Kelly. He was 78. Best known for his TV quiz show 'Going for Gold' (with its memorable, Hans Zimmer-composed theme music), Kelly also presented television programmes such as Game For A Laugh, appeared on TV-AM and was a long-running radio presenter with Classic FM.

Marina and Jemma begin this episode talking about their various coping strategies for living through a political binfire and... January. They have classical music in common but a clip from comedian Michael Spicer causes them to wonder, is The Trawl the equivalent to Classic FM? Then, they can't put if off any longer, it's time to find out what the newly inaugurated President has been up to and man, he's been busy. Busy making hellish statements about Gaza, busy deporting people, busy making cuts to cancer research, and busy dismissing government watchdogs and hiring cronies. The Trawl ladies are particularly alarmed by his pick for Secretary of Defence, a Fox News anchor called Pete Hegseth who wants to change his role to 'Secretary of War.' Okaaaaay.Still, Trump has claimed that Starmer is doing a 'good job'. Coming from him it's hardly praise you want framed. And inevitably Jemma and Marina want to discuss the fact that Musk spoke at an AfD rally in Germany. His words were chilling but hardly surprising given his choice of hand gesture on the world stage the week before. There are underrateds of course and pudding is a bit different to usual. A writer called Nate White wrote a magnificent response to the question 'Why do some British people not like Donald Trump?' Pudding gives you a flavour of his wonderful answer. Enjoy!Thank you for sharing and do tweet us @MarinaPurkiss @jemmaforte @TheTrawlPodcastPatreonhttps://patreon.com/TheTrawlPodcastYoutubehttps://www.youtube.com/@TheTrawlTwitterhttps://twitter.com/TheTrawlPodcastBlueSkyhttps://bsky.app/profile/thetrawl.bsky.socialCreated and Produced by Jemma Forte & Marina PurkissEdited by Sophie Snelling

Do you feel like something is missing from The Chris Moyles Show?Welcome back to The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X Podcast, this week the saga continued between Pippa and Classic FM's Dan Walker and nothing will prepare you for the emojis…We made you, the listeners, the stars of the show this week when the team brought back Whatsapp messages! “Dom gets naked in Cap d'Agde, pass it on.” We also introduced a new feature ‘Ask Us Anything', where you get to ask the team…. well, anything!Are you a faithful? Or are you a traitor? Do you think you'd make a good traitor? Well, Chris and the team tried their hand at their own version of the game this week and someone forgot what the F stands for… faithless?If that's still not enough, we've also got this:Dom's new boob slippersFart #21Celebratory cream pie Enjoy!The Chris Moyles Show on Radio XWeekdays 6:30am - 10am

I chatted with the Classic FM Presenter and Writer and mediator Joanna Gosling. we talked about how we met through a TV interview opportunity, learning disability, our work jobs, our careers and about our favourite pieces of classical music and why we liked them!

Someone on the team was late this week, but you'll never guess who…Welcome back to The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X Podcast, this week a new relationship blossomed when Pippa got a delivery from someone at our radio neighbours at Classic FM.The movie star himself Edward Norton came in to talk about his brand new film, A Complete Unknown, and his very method prep for it….We also had the comedy legend Russell Howard on the show to tell us about when the best time to meet him is, and his incredibly well planned all-night Q+A.Since we're officially in 2025, the team gave away £2025 everyday… to James' friends (legally we have to say this isn't true).If that's still not enough, the Super Computer says to listen out for this:Who Are YouDom's Business PlanAndi Peters' near death experience Enjoy!The Chris Moyles Show on Radio XWeekdays 6:30am - 10am

We all adore The Great Leader. We recognise Him and ONLY Him as our One True Broadcaster. But, have you ever given even a seconds thought to where he came from? From whence did he draw his power? Hone his beautiful craft? In a special 3 part documentary contained herein, Classic FM legend and all round good egg Tim Lihoreau narrates the origin story that we've all waited so long to hear. Plus, Steve's inevitable predictions and some useless information learned across 2024 in a special Tell Me Something I Don't Know.Please send your listener comments to Danny@radiox.co.ukThis week's podcast is dedicated to Pete.Thank you.

This week on The Learning Curve, co-hosts U-Arkansas Prof. Albert Cheng and Dr. Jocelyn Chadwick interview distinguished British television journalist, author, and Classic FM presenter, John Suchet, OBE. Mr. Suchet explores the life and legacy of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, one of Russia’s greatest composers. He shares insights into Tchaikovsky's upbringing, his late start in composing, and […]

This week on The Learning Curve, co-hosts U-Arkansas Prof. Albert Cheng and Dr. Jocelyn Chadwick interview distinguished British television journalist, author, and Classic FM presenter, John Suchet, OBE. Mr. Suchet explores the life and legacy of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, one of Russia's greatest composers. He shares insights into Tchaikovsky's upbringing, his late start in composing, and the emotional challenges that shaped his career and music. Suchet discusses Tchaikovsky's struggles with self-doubt, harsh critics, and a turbulent personal life, which influenced his famous works. He highlights Tchaikovsky's enduring masterpieces, including The 1812 Overture, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and The Sleeping Beauty, examining his genius for melody, orchestral “color,” and exploring international inspirations. Suchet also reflects on the immense contemporary cultural and financial success of The Nutcracker and Tchaikovsky's other ballets, which captivate audiences worldwide. Closing the discussion, Suchet celebrates Tchaikovsky's unparalleled ability to create music that remains timeless, magical, and universally beloved, establishing his place as a cornerstone of the classical music repertoire. In doing so, he reads a passage from his book, Tchaikovsky: The Man Revealed.

In this episode we meet broadcasting legend Nick Bailey, who shares his remarkable journey from pirate radio with Radio Caroline to becoming the first voice on Classic FM.Nick shares his adventures and travels around the world living and working in countries such as Australia, Germany and Hong Kong and we hear stories  about some amazing characters on his journey. We get an insight into world events through the eyes of a traveller. Living on Gibraltar in the time when Franco's dictatorship was at its height through to the changes that were happening in Hong Kong as it was taken back by China. Nick also provides valuable advice for aspiring broadcasters and shares his future plans.I can thoroughly recommend  Nick's book, 'Across the Waves: From Radio Caroline to Classic FM.' In fact I couldn't put the book down and read in 5 days!For my review of the book click here. HighlightsNick Bailey was the first voice on Classic FM.Pirate radio played a crucial role in changing British music.He emphasises the importance of authenticity in broadcasting.Nick's experiences in Hong Kong shaped his views on free speech.He believes that modern presenters have less freedom than before.Nick encourages aspiring broadcasters to volunteer and gain experience.Travelling for work offers a more authentic experience than tourism.Links:Nick's website -  https://www.nickbaileyradio.com/To purchase book, (click link)  - 'Across the Waves: From Radio Caroline to Classic FM' Connect with Undercurrent Stories:  Website: https://www.undercurrentstories.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/undercurrentstories/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/undercurrentstoriesIntro and outro music, 'Time for a Coffee'  Bob Wells © 2020Question or comment? Send us a text message.www.undercurrentstories.com

Chantage one of the UK's leading amateur choirs will be providing the music for RNIB's Gift in Wills team sold out evening of festive music on Thursday 5 December 2024 at Westminster Chapel in London to celebrate the festive season. Chantage was formed in 1999 by its Director James Davey and is now well known as a stylish and energetic young chamber choir. Chantage won the 2015 Grand Prix at the Malta International Choir Festival, performed at the BBC Proms in 2014, and is frequently featured on Classic FM and BBC radio. RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey caught up with James to find out a bit more about his musical background and career, how Chantage was formed plus some of the highlights for both James and Chantage since the Choir was formed back in 1999.  Along with a hint of the music that the coir will be performing during the evening of festive music at Westminster Chapel too. To find out more about Chantage do visit the choir's website - https://www.chantage.org If you would like to find out more about leaving a gift in your will to the RNIB to continue the great work that the organisation does in supporting blind and partially sighted people do visit the fund-raising pages of the RNIB website - https://www.rnib.org.uk/get-involved/fundraise/gifts-in-wills/ Image shows the RNIB Connect Radio logo. On a white background ‘RNIB' written in bold black capital letters and underline with a bold pink line. Underneath the line: ‘Connect Radio' is written in black in a smaller font. 

Helen Mayhew has enjoyed a career in the radio business for over 4 decades as both a presenter and producer. She has worked for stations that have included BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Kent, BBC Radio 2, Classic FM and of course Jazz FM which she joined as a launch presenter in 1990.This time round, Helen joins Luke to share stories of her four decade journey in radio, from Pirate radio, to the Sony Radio Award, the launch day of Jazz FM and moving over to National radio.Big Thanks to Richard Latto and Pat Marsh for the use of content and Darren Altman for arranging the interview.

In this episode of Legends of Reed, host Jo Anne Sukumaran interviews French oboist Armand Djikoloum, who shares his journey from early musical beginnings to becoming a professional musician. He discusses the challenges of being an oboist, the importance of physical fitness through running, and the impact of social media on musicians. Armand emphasizes the need for self-care, mental resilience, and creating positive environments in music. He also reflects on the recording process and the significance of staying true to oneself in the competitive world of classical music.   French born oboist Armand Djikoloum enjoys a varied and highly successful career as both a soloist and chamber musician, featuring frequently as a guest with some of Europe's finest orchestras and ensembles. Armand will be joining a star-studded group of YCAT artists in February 2025, as they celebrate YCAT's 40 year anniversary, performing at venues such as BoulezSaal Berlin, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Philharmonie Cologne, Tauberphilharmonie Weikersheim and Wigmore Hall.  Armand Djikoloum, is a multi prize winning soloist and chamber musician and, in 2022, was recognised as one of Classic FM's Rising Stars. Find out more about Armand here: https://www.ycat.co.uk/armand-djikoloum Listen to the latest chamber music album "Zelenka: Trio Sonatas Zwv 181 & Ghosts" :https://open.spotify.com/album/0FlcdMG3wFLoFJkE0udTPF?si=5xFDJfG_Sl-UkpitZr2VMw Photo credit (c) Kaupo Kikkas IG: https://www.instagram.com/armandjikoloum/ Hosted by Jo Anne Sukumaran https://www.joannesukumaran.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/jewelair2.0/ Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Armand  03:08 Early Musical Beginnings 07:03 Recording Process and Collaboration 11:41 Running as a Complement to Music 16:26 Injury and Recovery in Music 24:20 Creating Positive Musical Environments 30:25 Challenges of the Oboe as a Solo Instrument 37:46 Social Media and the Musician's Image 42:01 Final Thoughts and Encouragement

John Suchet OBE is a well-loved radio and TV presenter, author, and journalist. For thirty years he was known primarily as a reporter and newscaster for ITN, covering major world events including the Philippines Revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall. In 2008, the Royal Television Society awarded him with their highest accolade, the Lifetime Achievement Award. After leaving TV news John fell headfirst into a second career, in which he has been able to indulge his lifelong passion for music (Beethoven in particular). He presented Classic FM's flagship morning show for around a decade, later moving to The Classic FM Concert, and he still returns to present special series to this day.John's eighth book on Beethoven is out tomorrow via Elliot and Thompson. Titled In Search of Beethoven: A Personal Journey, it is quite unlike his others so far in that it combines the lives of both Beethoven and John himself; in a book that is part biography, part memoir, and part travelogue.In this episode, John talks about… well, Beethoven, but also why the process of writing this book was different to his others; and the nature of evolving scholarship meaning that things we've known to be true for years can suddenly turn out to be incorrect. John also talks about the tricky juxtaposition of his love and admiration for Beethoven ‘the artist' with his difficult feelings about Beethoven ‘the man'. Away from Beethoven, John shares how the pinnacle of his news career happened due to – in his words – sheer luck, and also the story of the time that same high-flying news career imploded on him.-------------------John's links:Website-------------------Follow The Classical Circuit on InstagramDid you enjoy this episode? If so, ratings and follows help a lot with visibility, if you have a spare moment... *bats eyelashes*No offence taken if not.--------------------Music: François Couperin - Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les MaillotinsPerformed by Daniel Lebhardt--------------------This podcast is also available to listen to via The Violin Channel--------------------The Classical Circuit is made by Ella Lee (producer by trade, pianist at heart). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Classical music can be such a slow-moving industry.  I'm fascinated by our innovators, like today's guest, who is developing new ways to serve and support his audience and students!    Since winning the BBC Young Musician strings category, Callum has soloed with the UK's leading orchestras (Royal Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, Hallé) and offered recitals in leading venues (Wigmore Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin, Auditorium du Louvre).  This season, he's heading on tour to China and Hong Kong and launching an interactive new recital series in London. With 3 albums to his name, his most recent, ‘Transatlantic', was a top 30 album on the UK classical charts and earned Callum features as Classic FM and Scala Artist of the Week. A dedicated pedagogue, Callum is a Violin Professor at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), faculty member at Orford Musique, and mentor at Music Masters. Callum also shares violin tips with his Instagram community of 60k followers and is launching ‘Caidence', his free generative AI practice companion to support violinists in their musical journeys.  Recognized as a forward thinker in the industry, he has been invited to share insights in BBC Music Magazine, the Strad, BBC Radio 3's This Classical Life, Mind Over Finger, and more. Follow Callum on instagram, YouTube, or his website, and check out Caidence!   Thanks for joining me on Crushing Classical!  Theme music and audio editing by DreamVance. You can join my email list HERE, so you never miss an episode! I help people to lean into their creative careers and start or grow their income streams. You can read more or hop onto a short discovery call from my website. I'm your host, Jennet Ingle. I love you all. Stay safe out there!        

Visuals: https://getbehindthebillboard.com/episode-76-brian-connollyEpisode #76 features Brian Connolly.Brian is brilliant on many levels. His billboards are amazing, some of them very close to art. The level of purity and craft is second to none.He is also a United fan, which is also brilliant (for Hugh at least).And on top of all that, he's just a really decent human being who - after many years smashing it in the UK - is now smashing it stateside in New York.We started with Eurostar and found out how the photographer went to the Eiffel Tower and shot at slightly the wrong angle … meaning a mini re-shoot to get it exactly right. These days it would no doubt be done in a matter of seconds with AI. But there's something gritty and real about the process back then. The rail tracks merging perfectly into the Eiffel Tower is one of the iconic OOH images of the past 30 years and rightly won all the awards going.Brian also created the Classic FM campaign which used instruments to portray power, exhilaration, peace and more in another wonderfully minimalist campaign shot by Nadav Kander that won yet more awards and plaudits. The use of white space letting the visuals sing is a lesson to all … less is more. Or as we recently coined … even less is even more.Army … Harrods … 18-30 … Empire City Casino, the great work continued as did the chat. The ‘bust up' fight in the Harrods designer room another (black) eye-opening story behind the work.Thanks again Brian for sharing your work and stories. We really enjoyed it.

Mozart occupies a unique place in the history of culture, as his output of over 600 works defined the course of classical music, and remade the face of opera. Mozart's compositions are staples of our cultural landscape, and his is a name which still, centuries later, sells out concert halls around the world. But how did the tear-away son of a middling family make it to the top? What impact did his commitment to his art have on his health? And what is the truth about his final days? This is a short history of….Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A Noiser production, written by Dan Smith. With thanks to John Suchet, Classic FM radio presenter and author of Mozart: The Man Revealed. Get every episode of Short History Of a week early with Noiser+. You'll also get ad-free listening, bonus material, and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you're on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mozart's grand tour of Western Europe, began on 9th July 1763, when the boy wonder was just 7 years old. Taking in Germany, France, and England, Wolfgang and his sister Maria Anna played for Royal families, leading musicians, and even wowed the crowd in a pub, the Swan and Hoop in Moorgate. In this episode, The Retrospectors speculate as to how much cash Mozart's father Leopold may have pocketed for himself; reveal how, at the age of eight-and-a-half, Mozart had a younger ‘showbiz age'; and explain why the illness that plagued the family was actually stroke of good luck for fans of Mozart's music… Further Reading: • ‘Mozart's biography: his first concert and European tour (1762 - 1765)' (Classic FM): https://www.classicfm.com/composers/mozart/guides/biography-part-2/ • ‘Mozart, By Julian Rushton' (Oxford University Press, 2006): https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Mozart/WKcRyYvC_8cC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=mozart%27s+grand+tour&pg=PA7&printsec=frontcover • ‘Why Was Mozart's Birth So Special?' (BBC Select, 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzWPlND3k0k This episode first premiered in 2023, for members of

This month we interview 2 veterans of the Voiceover Industry in the UK. Paul Brown and Emma Clarke have over 80 years of experience between them, and they join us to share their wisdom. Emma Clarke is an award-winning voice actor and writer who works across multiple types of performance and media. She can be heard in radio and TV commercials, corporate presentations, toys, games, apps, public transport and almost anything that needs a voice. Her clients include Astra Zeneca, BBC, Bauer Media, Chevrolet, Classic FM, Coca Cola Enterprises, Global Media Group, Google, L'Oréal, KIA, Transport for London, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, Nike, Sky, Sony, Tesco, Toyota, Unilever, Virgin. She is best known as one of the Mind The Gap voices on London Underground, and played the part of the Starship Avalon in the Hollywood blockbuster movie 'Passengers' alongside Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt. She is also a PhD student at RNCM where she is researching how her background as a voice actor influences how she composes music. VO has been Paul's sole source of income for decades, despite which he has a nagging suspicion that he's been somehow ‘getting away with it' for 46 years. After all, how can anyone get paid just for reading aloud into a microphone for that long without someone smelling a rat? In that time the world of audio recording has changed out of all recognition, but Paul has remained doggedly the same. He even uses the same microphone. And the same underwear. He doesn't know what SEO is, can't maintain a website, is hopeless at selling himself, thinks that computer games are still loaded from audio cassettes and is utterly baffled by the success of podcasts. Let's find out how he's still alive. For more information about The Voiceover Social visit: ⁠⁠⁠The Voiceover Social Website⁠⁠⁠ Email us ⁠⁠⁠listen@thevosocial.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠See which events are coming soon⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Find your closest VO Social group⁠⁠⁠   Find us online: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook Page⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠     Podcast sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠B Double E⁠⁠⁠. Theme tune by Rob Bee. All audio production by Rob Bee. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thevosocial/message

If you were given a fancy new car from work, where's the first place you'd take it? Would you fill it with rubbish and take it to the tip? Well, James did and it doesn't get much more exciting than that!Hello and welcome to episode 448 of The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X Podcast! This week was full of comings and goings. As Chris returns from his well-earned holiday, Pippa's off to Cuba, and as goes for Dom, you never can tell when he'll be on or off. Here's a word of advice: don't get too used to Dom being around, as he may be off to prison soon…As the Euros kick off this week, we're talking all things football, with two ex-England legends. Firstly, Arsenal's second highest scorer ever, Ian Wright, brought stickers and laughs to the studio, as well as his some high hopes for England's performance in the tournament. Let's hope he's Wright Wright Wright! Then, we were joined by England's second most capped player, David Seaman, who taught the team how to take the perfect penalty. Additionally, comedian and fellow Radio X presenter Ed Gamble dropped in to the studio, and Chris gave him a taste of his own medicine, asking him some weird and wonderful interview questions. Finally, with the festival just around the corner, the first batch of the Glastonbury Flags were given away this week and Captain Crapbeard revealed that he won't shower for a week. Lovely. Well, that's enough chatter. Just hit play and your ears will be flooded with…Chris' trip to Classic FM, with ‘the most relaxing loos'A banging game of ‘Drums Please'James' flying new feature with Eddie HallThe Chris Moyles Show on Radio XWeekdays 6:30am-10am

On this episode of HIGH NOTES, we talk to award-winning journalist and broadcaster, Marverine Cole. Over the last 21 years, Marverine has worked as a reporter, producer and news anchor for the majority of Britain's most watched and listened to broadcasters, including Sky News, 5 News, Talk TV, Classic FM, 5 Live and BBC Radio 4. Marverine is one of only 10 Black British women to have ever presented national and international news bulletins in the UK during the last 40 years. She is currently best known as a newsreader for ITV's Good Morning Britain.We also talk to Marverine about her experience training as a VO with BRAVA, politics and grassroots democracy, her advice to those breaking into the industry today and her new podcast, The Trouble with Politics, which was recently recommended by The Independent as one of the top 6 podcasts to listen to in 2024. Marverine Cole: https://marverinecole.co.uk/ We are Black Journos: https://weareblackjournos.org/ Luck Be a Lady Tonight: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mqmytBlack Girls Don't Cry: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b9zfwsMarverine Cole & David Harewood talk about Black British Mental Health: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/black-british-mental-health-matters-with-marverine/id1645113032?i=1000586923149 Her Media Diary: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/her-media-diary/id1549480567The Trouble with Politics: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-trouble-with-politics/id173639788300:00 Introduction to High Notes Podcast00:51 Guest Introduction: Marverine Cole02:14 Marverine's Early Inspirations and First Steps in Radio08:57 Transition to Television15:07 Challenges and Achievements in Media21:43 Mental Health and Resilience in Journalism30:16 Exploring Voiceover Work34:10 Launching The Trouble with Politics Podcast39:59 Advice for Aspiring Media Professionals42:20 Conclusion and Farewell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Philip Chryssikos joins Sam and Mark to talk about how context changes a character read completely, how e-learning can be peppy, informative, quirky or even all three and one fun fact is a Sweet Little Mystery.Our VO question this week is all about whether formal acting training is necessary to become a voice actor.Get involved! Have you got a Wildcard suggestion that we should try or an idea for the show? Send it to us via Mark or Sam's social media or email it directly to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.ukScript 1But five years later, I met my fourth wife, had a slow and steady courtship, the longest I've ever had, and I married her a year later. She used to pull out the chair for me and let me go through doors first – she thought she was some sort of Regency ladykiller! And we were very happy. Until six years later, when she suddenly announced that she was utterly disgusted by my signature carbonara and in fact, had always been utterly disgusted by it!It turned out the carbonara wasn't the only issue.Script 2Italiano is a restaurant chain in transition.Company management has decided to effectively embed process- oriented management.Marcella is Head of Corporate Development at Italiano. She is now going to investigate what is required for process-oriented management and begins by looking at the status quo.She discovers that there is no uniform modelling of processes at Italiano – sometimes using PowerPoint, sometimes a modelling tool.**Listen to all of our podcasts here - you can also watch on YouTube, or say to your smart speaker "Play How Do You Say That?!"About our guest: Philip Chryssikos is an award-winning broadcaster, journalist, news reader and voiceover artist with more than 25 years' experience spanning BBC, commercial and online outlets.Philip's voice is trusted by blue chip names such as BASF, Daimler, Harley-Davidson, Tesla Motors and Virgin Atlantic.As an in-vision presenter Philip regularly hosts international corporate presentations for leading research and insight company Kantar Group and WPP, a British multi-national advertising and public relations company.Philip is also a music presenter on Smooth Radio across the UK. He's also been a newscaster on Classic FM, Gold, Heart, LBC, LBC News and Radio X. Philip's Website @PChryssikos on Twitter Philip on YouTube @philip_chryssikos on Instagram Philip's Facebook page Listen to Philip on Smooth Radio early mornings at the weekend here Resources:

In an in-depth interview, Devin Patrick Hughes speaks with former ITN journalist, ClassicFM host, and biographer John Suchet discusses his transition from journalism to classical music as a career because of his connection to Tchaikovsky's music. He shares his initial love for Tchaikovsky's melodies, developing an understanding of music through learning jazz trombone, and his eventual passion for writing about classical music composers. John touches upon Tchaikovsky's struggle with his identity and homosexuality, and how it influenced his symphonic works. Additionally, he considers the debate about Tchaikovsky's dubious death and the bizarre relationship that Tchaikovsky had with Nadezhda von Meck, his best-known patroness. John believes his approach to understanding music is through the man and not the music, and shares never before heard anecdotes about Tchaikovsky's relationships with other men.  00:00 Introduction and Early Life 00:16 Transition into Classical Music 00:34 Tchaikovsky's Early Musical Journey 01:49 Tchaikovsky's Career in Journalism 02:57 Tchaikovsky's Love for Classical Music 03:43 Tchaikovsky's Writing Career 04:13 Tchaikovsky's Love for Other Composers 05:47 Tchaikovsky's Self Doubt 08:13 Tchaikovsky's Struggles with Homosexuality 10:27 Tchaikovsky's Marriage and its Impact 11:57 Tchaikovsky's Influence and Legacy 28:28 Tchaikovsky's Death and its Controversy 38:47 Conclusion: Tchaikovsky's Enduring Impact As the host of The Classic FM Concert with John Suchet for 12 years, John Suchet is a household voice in classical music and broadcasting. Before his career at Classic FM, John was celebrated as one of the nation's foremost reporters and newscasters. At ITN, he covered pivotal global events such as the Iranian Revolution, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the Philippines Revolution. He has earned accolades including Television Reporter of the Year and Television Newscaster of the Year. In 2008, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Royal Television Society, marking his remarkable career spanning nearly four decades in television news. John's lifelong passion for classical music, particularly the works of Beethoven, has been a driving force in his life. He authored seven books focusing on the legendary composer, with his latest publication, a special 250th anniversary edition of "Beethoven — The Man Revealed," released in 2020. His dedication to promoting classical music earned him prestigious honors such as an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Dundee and an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Music. He has also authored books on Verdi, the Strausses, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky, the Man Revealed, which is the subject of today's discussion. Thank you for joining us on One Symphony. Thanks to John Suchet for sharing his wealth of knowledge. You can find more info at JohnSuchet.co.uk  and pick up a copy of Tchaikovsky The Man Reveals, and other books by great composers of John's wherever you get your books. Musical selections on this episode today include Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony by the Berlin Phil, Bruckner's Seventh Symphony by Vienna Phil and Herbert von Karajan,, Strauss's Blue Danube Waltz by the Vienna Phil and Willi Boskovsky, Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from Three Suites by Duke Ellington, Tchaikovsky's First String Quartet by the Emerson String Quartet, and the Nutcracker by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. You can always find more info at OneSymphony.org including a virtual tip jar if you'd like to support the show. Please feel free to rate, review, or share the show! Until next time, thank you for being part of the music! https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/one-symphony-with-devin-patrick-hughes-_UBbpoivcA3/ https://www.audible.com/pd/One-Symphony-with-Devin-Patrick-Hughes-Podcast/B08K57VY49      

ITN newscaster turned Classic FM presenter John Suchet takes us on a passion-fuelled tour of Beethoven's life and music. Is the composer, who began to lose his hearing as a young man, the greatest of them all? What about Mozart or Schubert? Suchet's infectious love of his subject provides a must-listen for any listener to classical music - and for those tempted to try it out. He also takes us behind the scenes of his experiences as a reporter on the front line of some of the most dangerous wars of his generation. 

In this episode Bunny is in the garden with the renowned broadcaster John Humphrys. John has had many notable jobs including being a foreign correspondent and a  diplomatic correspondent for the BBC, presenting the Nine O'Clock News, The Today Programme and Mastermind to name but a few. At present you can find him hosting the Sunday evening Classical Music Show (4-7pm GMT) on Classic FM.  Hear how his garden is chockablock with plants from friends, how the places that he has lived have shaped the way he lives and gardens, hear him eulogise about his homemade compost, and  how he ‘stole' fallen leaves bagged up by the local council. 

Rerun: Oscar-winning conductor André Previn was an unlikely choice of celebrity guest for the Christmas special of ‘The Morcambe and Wise Show' recorded on 7th December, 1971 - but the 13-minute sketch they taped together remains one of Britain's all-time favourites. The music hall-style caper - which revolves around a comically catastrophic interpretation of Grieg's Piano Concerto - was actually a reversion of a sketch Eric and Ernie had performed at least twice before, but never with a guest performer. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how Mia Farrow helped Previn nail his role in this iconic skit; explore whether the duo's comic schtick was truly as ‘classless' as is often claimed; and reflect on whether ‘Mr Preview' really knew what he was letting himself in for… Further Reading: • André Previn on ‘The Morcambe and Wise Show' (BBC, 1971): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xds7am • 'Make any fool of me you like, but I won't have you make fun of the music' - André Previn at 80 (Classic FM, 2018): https://www.classicfm.com/artists/andre-previn/guides/andre-previn-80/ • ‘The Prelude of Mr Preview: How André Previn won over Morecambe & Wise' (British Comedy Guide, 2020): https://www.comedy.co.uk/features/comedy_chronicles/andre-previn-prelude-preview/ ‘Why am I hearing a rerun?' Every Thursday is 'Throwback Thursday' on Today in History with the Retrospectors: running one repeat per week means we can keep up the quality of our independent podcast. Daily shows like this require a lot of work! But as ever we'll have something new for you tomorrow, so follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors Love the show? Join 

Today Ben speaks to a man who is no stranger to agri podcasting or indeed broadcast journalism in general - Surrey farmer and Farmers Weekly podcast host Hugh Broom. Hugh worked full time as a broadcast journalist in radio for 10 years first in local radio in Reading before moving to Capital Radio, LBC and Classic FM in London and then going part time with BBC Radio Five Live doing news and travel until it moved to Manchester. Throughout that period he was also running the family farm in Surrey where he's the fourth generation to farm. The business is currently focussed on rearing dairy beef cattle but in the past also had a sheep enterprise and various direct sales ventures. From 2004 to 2009 he wrote for Farmers Weekly and when they launched their podcast at the beginning of Covid, Hugh was the obvious choice to sit alongside Johann Tasker as co-host. He's sat on numerous NFU committees in various roles including as south east livestock chair and National Beef Chair. Meet the Farmers is produced by RuralPod Media, the only specialist rural podcast production agency. Please note that this podcast does not constitute advice. Our podcast disclaimer can be found here. About Ben and  RuralPod MediaBen Eagle is the founder and Head of Podcasts at RuralPod Media, a specialist rural podcast production agency. He is also a freelance rural affairs and agricultural journalist. You can find out more at ruralpodmedia.co.uk or benjamineagle.co.uk If you have a business interested in getting involved with podcasting check us out at RuralPod Media. We'd love to help you spread your message. Please subscribe to the show and leave us a review wherever you are listening. Follow us on social mediaInstagram @mtf_podcastTwitter @mtf_podcastWatch us on Youtube here Howden Rural InsuranceThis episode is sponsored by our primary sponsor Howden Rural Insurance. Show ReferencesImage credit: Hugh Broom

Aled Jones will forever be remembered as one of the world's most successful boy sopranos and for singing “Walking in the Air”, the song from The Snowman. He released over 20 albums by the time he was 18 and continues to make music to this day, most recently with the “One Voice” series of albums where Aled duets with his younger self. The 4th and latest One Voice album is One Voice - Full Circle and is available now. As well as a singer, Aled has been and continues to be a hugely successful presenter on TV and Radio with shows on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Wales, Classic FM, Songs of Praise and many more. He's been a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing and The Masked Singer as the Traffic Cone .Aled Jones is guest number 331 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things he'd like to put in a time capsule; four he'd like to preserve and one he'd like to bury and never have to think about again .Aled Jones, One Voice - Full Circle is available here - https://aledj.lnk.to/FullCircletwFollow Aled Jones on Twitter & Instagram: @realaled .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens & Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people. Get bonus episodes and ad-free listening by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With “a prodigious clarity of diction” (Scherzo) and “a moving tendresse” (BBC Music Magazine), Esther Yoo has been described as “the model of a violin soloist in the modern age.” (The Strad). In 2010, she became the youngest prizewinner of the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition, and of the Queen Elisabeth Competition two years later. She talks about both. In 2014, she became a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist and in 2018 she was selected as one of Classic FM's Top 30 Artists under 30. In 2020, she was named one of WQXR's ‘20 For 20' artists to watch.  We talk about the value of competitions, the physical and mental health of performing musicians and lots more on this delightful episode.

Carl Orff's Carmina Burana is probably the most-performed choral work of the past one hundred years. O Fortuna – its opening and closing – is one of the most recognisable choral pieces ever, used everywhere from adverts to computer games to talent shows. Why is it so popular? What gives it its impact? And why do some people have very negative feelings towards it? We unravel the answers to those questions with the help of BBC Radio 3's Linton Stephens and Classic FM's Anne-Marie Minhall in the latest episode of Change Your Tune.Find out more about The Bach Choir and sign up for our newsletter here - https://thebachchoir.org.uk/thanks-for-listening-to-change-your-tuneChange Your Tune is a Podcart production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SynopsisDespite a disastrous premiere in Birmingham on today's date in 1900, Edward Elgar's oratorio The Dream of Gerontius has become one of his best-loved and most-frequently performed works in the UK, where, in 2015, Classic FM offered a guide to what it called the work's “most epic choral stupendousness.”Here's Classic FM's summary of its story: “The piece follows an ‘everyman' character (the word ‘Gerontius' comes from the Greek for ‘old man') as he faces death, meets his guardian angel and goes before his God before being taken to Purgatory with the promise of everlasting glory.”Well, all that Roman Catholic talk of Purgatory in the poem by Cardinal John Henry Newman that Elgar set to music did not sit well with the Church of England in the early decades of the 20th century. Many Anglican clerics flatly refused to let it be performed in their cathedrals. But that controversy is long a thing of the past, and nowadays Gerontius is performed at cathedrals such as St. Paul's in London and in concert venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, where in 1991 it was performed at the BBC Proms in the presence of the Prince of Wales, now known as King Charles III.Music Played in Today's ProgramEdward Elgar (1857-1934) — The Dream of Gerontius (John Shirley-Quirk, bar.; London Symphony Chorus; King's College Choir, Cambridge; London Symphony Orchestra; Benjamin Britten, cond.) London/Decca 448170

Charlotte Hawkins presents Good Morning Britain where she proudly helps set the news agenda for the day and quizzes the people in power on the TV viewer's behalf. She also has a lifelong love of music and presents a show on Classic FM.Charlotte talked about how she and her husband tried without success to have a baby and were just about to set off down the IVF route when Charlotte unexpectedly became pregnant. She also spoke about how she lost her beloved Dad to motor neurone disease, just a month before her daughter was born, but that her daughter still has a bond with Grandad Frank, who gives her a Christmas present each year, as Charlotte knows exactly what he would have chosen.Charlotte's daughter Ella Rose is now 8 and she also tried out the TV presenter role this summer when she interviewed her idol George Ezra. She did it so well that it made me want to see lots more children putting adults in the hot seat - especially politicians.Spinning Plates is presented by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, produced by Claire Jones and post-production by Richard Jones Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I have a quadrant isolated. Classic FM is playing in the background. The teeth are bone dry. I pick up the air abrasion unit and begin my adhesive protocol. I am well and truly in my happy place! This week we're joined by Dr Ash Lifts - a wonderful, reflective practitioner from The States. We had a great time discussing cusp preservation to material choices for onlays. Protrusive Dental Pearl: Build in some 'indexing', 'location' and resistance form in to your onlay preps - don't just make it flat because you saw it on the 'gram! https://youtu.be/pXKhUqtNOso Watch PDP161 on Youtube Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Check out Dr Ashley's website and courses: https://drashlifts.com/contact Courses: https://getbondedstaybonded.co.uk/ Waitlist: https://forms.gle/HBAJbK7P66dj68Vx6 If you enjoyed this episode, you will love delving deeper in to the full protocol in Ceramic Onlays from Preps, Temporisation and Bonding Protocols – PDP059 Did you know? You can get CPD from the Web App or Phone App and watch premium clinical videos, for less than a tax deductible Nando's per month? Just head over to https://protrusive.app Click below for full episode transcript: Episode Teaser: When I'm prepping for a ceramic onlay or an overlay, I'm in my happy place. I've got my rubber dam isolation and I just enter this flow state. It really is a fun procedure for me because I feel that every prep and something I'll guess today, Dr. Ashley Chung, aka @dr.ashlifts, also says later in this episode that she feels like no two of her preps ever look the same. Jaz's Introduction:And there is a beauty in that. You really have to think before you prep. It's not like making a one millimeter shoulder all day round. There's decisions to make which cusps are in compression, which cusps are in tension, which cusps can you preserve? And that's why all of our onlay preps look different for different teeth, for different scenarios. And it's a big part of why I've been doing this for about six years now. And I just love it. I still love it. I still tell my nurse, Zoe. We have an onlay prep today. I'm going to be in the zone. We'll put on some classical music. I'll have rubber dam on and I just enjoy it. It's usually either classical music or like rock music. So those are my two-treatment music. I used to do hip hop, but then the swear words and curse words, I didn't think that was a good vibe in my patients. So think like, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, that kind of stuff. Always classic FM, right? It's one of the two. Now in this episode with Ash, who by the way, is just the most humble dentist ever. She's so sweet, she's so humble, she's so caring, so giving. All those good things that we need in dentistry, right? There's too much fake stuff in dentistry. There's too much showing off. There's too much, look at me, I'm awesome. I've got millions of followers and I've got a Ferrari and this kind of watch. Where she is just as far away from that as you can go. And this is why she's attracted such a large audience on Instagram, and I think she deserves all the followers and all the applause that goes with it for all her work that she does. So we need more people like Ash in dentistry, so it was great to have her on the podcast. Whilst a good chunk of this episode was partial coverage, like how can you preserve certain cusps, and what does Ash look for on the tooth when she's doing that? So some guidelines on thicknesses of the ceramic as well, when to use which cement, find out when I use Panavia and when I use heated composite and also what Ash's protocols are. Find out if you use IvoClean or not. And our thoughts on zirconia overlays and zirconia onlays, like I can tell you now I'm like what the hell, why is this even a thing, but I'm happy to prove wrong. So if in the comments later, please do let us know if you practice, if you do the zirconia partial coverage restoratio...

It's all KOHLA The seven track LP is the highly-anticipated album from this talented artist who has already forged a strong fan base thanks to previous singles One and Only premiered by Wonderland Magazine, Sweetest Love, which was awarded Single of the Week on BBC Radio Scotland, and Bedroom which was hailed as ‘an answer to pop misogyny' by The Herald Newspaper. Kohla is the project of Rachel Alice Johnson, a singer-songwriter and musician with a classical background. An interdisciplinary Scottish artist, she is a singer, songwriter, producer, fine artist, dancer, poet and a graduate of the Edinburgh College of Art. She is also the founder of Popgirlz Scotland, a support group for women in music, and lectures about feminism at international universities. A self-taught producer, working primarily in orchestral programming on Ableton software in her home studio (statistics show that only 2.9% of producers are female). She has recently been selected by Help Musicians to undertake production and mixing training with professional female Ableton trainer Anna Lakatos. Speaking about the new album, Kohla said: “I've always felt incredibly fascinated by the concept of romantic love; how cinematic and luxurious it feels to be adored by another human being. How rare it is. And how devastating it can feel to lose. “I wrote ‘Romance' whilst enduring a summer of filmic heartbreak. In desperate need of an emotional release, I turned to my piano for comfort. I wrote personally and vulnerably, for what felt like the very first time. Within eight weeks, ‘Romance' had written itself. “In hindsight, ‘Romance' feels very much to me like a ‘coming-of-age' album. From a female perspective, I realised I had grown up with a blissful naive idea of romance, whether formed through Disney or education. I felt impassioned to detach from this oppressive ideology, where women require a sub-standard partner to provide safety or validation. It feels emotional to let go of the little girl who wanted to believe in so much. But it's left me with a valuable perspective - the love I found for myself is worth so much more.” As a clarinettist she performed in school orchestras and competed in national competitions, while at home, her father would play Classic FM, subtly exposing her to masterpieces by Beethoven, Mozart and Debussy. Alongside these formative influences, Kohla draws inspiration from legendary 60s artists such as Sam Cooke and Etta James, and her cinematic production nods to the likes of Frank Ocean, Lana Del Rey and FKA Twigs. ‘Romance' is co-produced by Kohla's creative partner Dave Lloyd, of the Edinburgh band Stillhound, and her sonic stories are coloured through a blend of digital and analogue, a vivid illustration of her sepia-tinged memories. Written during a summer that Kohla describes as a period of “filmic heartbreak”, ‘Romance' is the sound of emotional release and vulnerability. During the album's creation, she took inspiration from a range of sources, including daily hikes, meditation, painting and reading, the legendary soul and jazz of Etta James, Sam Cooke and Nat King Cole, Jackie Kay's poetry and Sofia Coppola's motion pictures. ‘Romance' marks the culmination of a rich and deeply creative and heartfelt chapter in Kohla's creative journey and musical career, and is an assured and alluring debut album from this exceptional artist. #KOHLA #Music #Popgirlz

This week's episode is packed with the latest news of the week and we take a more detailed look at Ahsoka, which released its first two episodes last week! We give our thoughts on the opening episodes and discuss if this is for the casual Star Wars fan! We also have the first trailer for Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon which did not disappoint! As well as Rebel Moon, we have trailers for David Fincher's The Killer and Expendables 4! Stick around for scraps, find out who topped Classic FM's Top 100 soundtrack list! Twitter @WeeklyCut

This week's episode is packed with the latest news of the week and we take a more detailed look at Ahsoka, which released its first two episodes last week! We give our thoughts on the opening episodes and discuss if this is for the casual Star Wars fan! We also have the first trailer for Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon which did not disappoint! As well as Rebel Moon, we have trailers for David Fincher's The Killer and Expendables 4! Stick around for scraps, find out who topped Classic FM's Top 100 soundtrack list! Twitter @WeeklyCut

On today's show, Justice Secretary Alex Chalk joins live to discuss the government's new task force. You have your say on the Bibby Stockholm barge as the first asylum seekers move on. Classic FM and Smooth Radio presenter Myleene Klass tells Nick about the pregnancy loss law changes she's brought about through her incredible campaigning. All of this and more on today's episode of the Nick Ferrari Whole Show Podcast.

The astonishing young singer and Britain's Got Talent 2023 finalist, Malakai, has secured a record deal with Universal Music, the record company home of Pavarotti, and today announces his debut album, to be released on Universal Classics and Jazz in association with Classic FM, the UK's most popular classical music station. The 14-year-old chorister, who won the hearts of both judges and viewers, reduced them to tears with his voice of breath-taking beauty.Tracklist:01. Pie Jesu (Andrew Lloyd Webber)02. Benedictus (Karl Jenkins)03. O Mio Babbino Caro (Giacomo Puccini)04. Ombra mai fu (George Frederic Handel)05. Somewhere (Leonard Bernstein)06. Amazing Grace (Trad.) 07. Lascia ch'io pianga (George Frederic Handel)08. Caruso (Lucio Dalla)Help support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) This album is broadcasted with the permission of Crossover Media Music Promotion (Zachary Swanson and Amanda Bloom).   

Matt Hancock fails to win over bereaved families at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, as they turn their backs on him while another confronts him dressed as the grim reaper. Nish and Coco get to grips with ‘greedflation' as MPs question supermarket bosses about their huge salaries. Plus Coco questions why Labour has an all-white all-male line up of candidates for the upcoming by-elections. And Nish is disheartened by a report that finds cricket is racist, sexist and elitist - the “full fruit machine” of prejudice!We continue ‘Chat Shit Get Banged', our campaign to stop politicians lying, with the help of John Humphrys, former presenter of Radio 4's Today programme. The man once labelled the BBC's ‘Rottweiler in chief' reflects on his 33 years holding politicians to account, including memorable encounters with Boris Johnson and Margaret Thatcher.Also, tales from Glastonbury, and Prigozhin v Putin - how did a hotdog seller build up his own private army? Plus Coco gets a surprise Patreon request.Pod Save the UK is a Reduced Listening production for Crooked Media. Contact us via email: PSUK@reducedlistening.co.ukWhatsApp: 07514 644572 (UK) or + 44 7514 644572Twitter: @podsavetheuk Guests:John Humphrys, Classic FM presenter and former presenter of BBC Radio 4's Today programme Audio credits:Uk Covid-19 InquiryParliamentlive.tvSky News

In this week's episode, Ricky and Jon interview Heather Mac Donald. Heather is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. She is a recipient of the 2005 Bradley Prize. Mac Donald's work has canvassed a range of topics, including higher education, immigration, policing and “racial” profiling, homelessness and homeless advocacy, criminal-justice reform, and race relations. Her books include: “The Burden of Bad Ideas” (2001), “Are Cop Racist?” (2003), “The War on Cops” (2016) And most recently “When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives”. We spoke at length about the state of classical music and the lowering of standards in many fields across the West in the pursuit of racial equity.  ---ARTICLES AND LINKS DISCUSSEDOxford University suggests ‘decolonising' music syllabus, following years of pressure by students - Classic FM:https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/oxford-university-decolonising-music-syllabus/ ---A Chicago museum 'fired' its volunteers. Why diversity consultants say it was the right move - USA Today:https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/23/chicago-art-institute-backlash-dismantling-docent-program-equity/6136632001/---FOLLOW THE CONVERSATION ON reddit:https://www.reddit.com/r/thenewfleshpodcast/---SUPPORT THE NEW FLESHBuy Me A Coffee:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thenewflesh---Instagram: @thenewfleshpodcast---Twitter: @TheNewFleshpod---Follow Ricky: @ricky_allpike on InstagramFollow Jon: @thejonastro on Instagram---Logo Design by Made To Move: @made.tomove on InstagramTheme Song: Dreamdrive "Vermilion Lips" 

Music fit for a king (NOT a graduation!) Be sure to like and share with a friend! Classic FM list of the Coronation music: https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/king-coronation-music-performers-hymns-full-list/ Music: https://imslp.org/wiki/Pomp_and_Circumstance_March_No.4%2C_Op.39_No.4_(Elgar%2C_Edward) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/legalcode

This week we reflect on what is going on in the world today, through what went on in the world in the 1930's and 1940's - we look at the Jews; the man who escaped Auschwitz; Robert Hebras - the last survivor of Oradour; Ben Ferencez - the last Nuremberg prosecutor; the war in Ukraine; the threat to the dollar; Keith Reid and a Whiter Shade of Pale; Switzerland and Covid; Woke Grease; Queensland Trans legislation;  Hobart Uni bans Catholic group; Deni Todrovic's misogyny;  Jennifer Bilek and the link between transgender, big business and transhumanism; Katherine Deves and the new religion; Church of England churches close; Greg Sheridan on Easter; and Classic FM's no.1 piece of music - Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto.   

My guest this week is Bethany Kingsley-Garner, a ballerina from the UK and mother to her 18 month old daughter..Bethany was born in Devon, England and moved to London as an 11 year old, leaving her family to train at the Royal Ballet School. She joined Scottish Ballet in 2007, was promoted to Soloist in 2013, and to Principal in 2016. She has been there ever since.She was first drawn to dancing through the music, her mother would play Classic FM at home and she recalls as a 3 year old being moved by the music. She used to follow her sister to ballet lessons and always tried to copy her.Bethany graduated from the Royal Ballet School with honours in 2007 and received the Wyre Drawer company leavers prize, as well as the April Oldrich Award for Most Dynamic Performer and receiving First Commendation and Young British Dancer of the Year.Throughout her 17 years in Scotland, Bethany has been involved in over 36 productions, from Swan Lake to The Nutcracker, and recent performances of The Snow Queen and the upcoming tour of the US of The Crucible, in the role of Elizabeth Proctor. She's also been involved in developing and creating many productions and characters throughout that time.Bethany - website / instagramPodcast - instagram / websiteThroughout this episode you'll hear music from various popular ballet procductions, used with permission thanks to my APRA AMPOS licence.When chatting to my guests I greatly appreciate their openness and honestly in sharing their stories. If at any stage their information is found to be incorrect, the podcast bears no responsibility for guests' inaccuracies.

On the podcast this week:  In his cover piece for the magazine Iain Macwhirter writes in the aftermath of the government's decision to block the Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill from gaining Royal Assent. He joins the podcast with Observer columnist Sonia Sodha to discuss the Union's new battle line (01:03).  Also this week: why are our prisons still in lockdown?  Charlie Taylor, HM's Chief Inspector of Prisons writes about some of his recent observations visiting institutions around the country. He says that control measures are failing both inmates and the taxpayer. He is joined by journalist David James Smith to examine this post-Covid inertia in UK prisons (16:48).  And finally: In The Spectator this week opera singer and comedian Melinda Hughes says that BBC Radio 3 is failing classical music fans by copying the likes of Classic FM and Scala Radio. She is joined by Sir Nicholas Kenyon, former controller of Radio 3 and the Telegraph's opera critic, to debate whether the station is dumbing down (27:01).  Hosted by William Moore.  Produced by Oscar Edmondson.

On the podcast this week:  In his cover piece for the magazine Iain Macwhirter writes in the aftermath of the government's decision to block the Scottish Gender Recognition Reform Bill from gaining Royal Assent. He joins the podcast with Observer columnist Sonia Sodha to discuss the Union's new battle line (01:03).  Also this week: why are our prisons still in lockdown?  Charlie Taylor, HM's Chief Inspector of Prisons writes about some of his recent observations visiting institutions around the country. He says that control measures are failing both inmates and the taxpayer. He is joined by journalist David James Smith to examine this post-Covid inertia in UK prisons (16:48).  And finally: In The Spectator this week opera singer and comedian Melinda Hughes says that BBC Radio 3 is failing classical music fans by copying the likes of Classic FM and Scala Radio. She is joined by Sir Nicholas Kenyon, former controller of Radio 3 and the Telegraph's opera critic, to debate whether the station is dumbing down (27:01).  Hosted by William Moore.  Produced by Oscar Edmondson. 

Lindsay and Madison discuss the stories behind popular Christmas tales, as well as why you should never trust your younger siblings, that God isn't cool with cannibalism, and that mince meat pies have a dicey origin story. Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 Farmers' Almanac article by Amy Grisak 2020 Fodors Travel article by Jesse Tabit 2020 Insider article by Sophia Mitrokostas  2020 Ripley's article by Chris Littlechild  2019 CTV News article by Christy Somos 2019 Discover Walks blog post by Eli 2019 The Guardian article by J Oliver Conroy  2018 Classic FM article by Elizabeth Davis 2018 Patheos blog post by Mat Auryn  2017 BBC article by Veronique Greenwood 2017 History Collection article by Natasha Sheldon 2016 Daily Star article by Tom Evans 2016 The Richest article by Melissa Kay 2013 Scary for Kids blog post    Bartleby  Storynory Wikipedia (1) Go check out our friends Jen and Cam over at the Our True Crime podcast. Pre-order your copy of the 2023 Independent True Crime Podcast calendar at podcastcalendars.com and get $7 off your order by using our promo code, OLDECRIMERS. Get free delivery on your first order via Instacart & make holiday dinner prep easier with ingredients in as fast as 1 hour. Min $10 req. Terms apply. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show.  You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify or Goodpods! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices