Podcast appearances and mentions of Katie Derham

In this episode, Dan & Julia talk to Katie Derham, BBC Radio 3 broadcaster, Queen of the Proms, and Strictly Come Dancing finalist, about how she combines her love of gardening and music. Julia grows tomatoes from shop-bought fruit, and Dan shares alternative Easter gift ideas. Your hosts round off with a list of jobs to do in your garden over the Easter holidays.Katie's Instagram account - https://www.instagram.com/thekatiederhamMusic in Bloom on BBC Radio 3 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001yr8jDan's alternative Easter gift ideas - https://www.dancoopergarden.com/collections/easterWebsite links:Dan Cooper GardenParker's PatchKew WakehurstExpertly produced by Scott Kennett at Red Lighthouse Local Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is the BBC getting climate change right? Andrea Catherwood is joined by the BBC's Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt to answer your comments. Radio 3's Katie Derham takes Andrea on a backstage tour of the Royal Albert Hall and hears what listeners have to say about this year's Proms. The latest listening figures came out this week and it's not good news for the BBC. Matt Deegan, Creative Director of Radio Consultancy firm Folder Media, unpicks the statistics. Presented by Andrea Catherwood Produced by Gill Davies A Whistledown Scotland production for BBC Radio 4

In this episode Cally talks to broadcaster Katie Derham about the piano, conducting, laser surgery, Brazil, parenting, perfectionism, people pleasing, Strictly and the Proms. Twitter: @thekatiederham Instagram: @thekatiederham Katie's BBC Radio 4 Inheritance Tracks BBC Proms Peanut and Crumb Cally's Scala Radio show Tickets for NMF Live at London's Cheerful Earful Podcast festival More about Cally Instagram: @callybeatoncomedian Twitter: @callybeaton Produced by Mike Hanson and Kourosh Adhamy for Pod People Productions Twitter: @podpeopleuk Instagram: @podpeopleuk Music by Jake Yapp Cover Art by Jaijo Design Sponsorship: info@theloniouspunkproductions.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Katie chats to Kit de Waal about her fabulous new memoir, Without Warning and Only Sometimes. It's an honest and funny account of her childhood, growing up in Birmingham with her four brothers and sisters, her Irish mother who brought her children up as Jehovah's Witnesses, and her father from St Kitts in the Caribbean. Kit didn't start writing until she was in her 50s and has some excellent tips for getting started. Laurie Stanton was a boy soprano in his hometown of Port Talbot in Wales. He took up singing again after the death of his wife left him feeling really low. Now he sings with Morriston Orpheus Choir, recognised as one of the best male voice choirs in Wales. They've sung all over the world and even in front of the Queen. Laurie tells us how singing in the choir has given him a new lease of life. And we hear about all the benefits of singing from the new members of The People's Orchestra Show Choirs who sung recently at the Birmingham 2022 celebrations for the Commonwealth Games. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram to find out about the stars we have lined up for next series of Just The Tonic with Katie Derham. Thanks for listening!https://thepeoplesorchestra.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Soprano extraordinaire and National Treasure Lesley Garrett has had an inspirational career in music. Support from the charity Help Musicians got her back on her feet after she suffered a serious illness in her twenties. She chats to Katie Derham about her work as a Help Musicians' Ambassador and pulls no punches in her view of the lack of government support for the arts. Like Soweto Kinch and Xhosa Cole, Alicia Hillman is continuing in the tradition of great Birmingham saxophonists. She tells Katie how support from Help Musicians has been vital for her career. We get a sneak preview of 'We Are One' which The People's Orchestra will be performing at Birmingham 2022 and composer John Koutsalinis tells us about his inspiration for the piece. We hear from Dean Williams from Orchestre Philharmonia Mundi de Montreal who'll be joining The People's Orchestra for their performance and reporter Jamie Parker catches us with players as they rehearse for the big day on Sunday 24th July in Birmingham. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final episode of the current series, Katie Derham finds out how music can help people in the prison system get their lives back on track.Katie chats to the renowned documentary producer, theatre director, and criminologist Roger Graef. Roger produced the groundbreaking and multi-award-winning Feltham Sings documentary filmed in Feltham Young Offenders Institution. Inmates and staff offered a glimpse into their lives but instead of simply telling their stories, they were given the opportunity to sing, rap, and quote poetry about their lives and their dreams.Changing Tunes uses music and mentoring to help people lead meaningful crime-free lives. They work in prisons, young offenders' institutions, and secure children's homes across the UK employing musicians-in-residence in long-term residencies. Katie hears about their exceptional success from Chief Executive David Jones and Cam Harper, a former prisoner who now runs Changing Tunes record label, Red Tangent Records.The People's Orchestra is gearing up for a major music project this year based around the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Katie finds out what musical resolutions players have made for 2022.https://thepeoplesorchestra.com/https://www.changingtunes.org.uk/https://rogergraef.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a Christmas edition of Just The Tonic with Katie Derham!Actor Emily Watson chats to Katie about her support for The Citizens of the World Choir. Emily, Oscar-nominated for her role as virtuoso cellist Jacqueline de Pré, is their patron. They provide a lifeline for refugees and migrants arriving alone in the UK, helping them integrate through the power of music.Musical Director Becky Dell tells Katie about the growth of the choir - from its roots in the Calais Jungle to singing with the Royal Opera Chorus.Episode 2 was all about the positive benefits of being in a choir. For members of the Citizens of the World choir, it's not just about singing, it's about becoming part of a community. Xmas is all about spending time with your family. But for Aref, and Naomi, who are in the UK on their own, their families are far away. They tell Katie how the choir has helped them integrate into their new communities and Londoner Alison chats about the positive effect it has on her.The People's Orchestra have had their first Christmas concert in two years – luckily they held it at the beginning of December - it's the first time the orchestras and the choirs have all played together. Their Production Assistant Jamie Parker caught up with some as the excitement was building in rehearsals.  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Katie Derham explores how music education for children can be Just The Tonic. She finds out from Nicola Benedetti how music-making can help young people learn all sorts of life skills. Nicola has long been a champion of making music lessons widely available and, through her Benedetti Foundation, provided a lifeline for young musicians during the pandemic. The enormous benefits of giving children a good music education are well-recognised. Neavan Lobban, twenty-two-year-old principal conductor with The People's Orchestra attended a state school that specialised in music education. He firmly believes that instrumental lessons should be provided free of charge. Sistema Scotland's Big Noise projects have been helping young people in deprived communities in Scotland for a number of years, providing music lessons at no cost. Based on the renowned El Sistema system in Venezuela, their motto is social change through music. Senior musician Jo Ashcroft has worked at the Big Noise project in Raploch, Stirling for many years and she's seen first-hand how children who attend music lessons regularly do better at school. Symone and Scott Hutchison are living proof! They've been attending Big Noise lessons since primary school and now they're on course for a career in music. There are many ways in which making music can have a lasting impact on young people's lives. Find out more when Katie meets inspirational music educators in this week's Just The Tonic. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Katie Derham finds out how being involved in making music can give people the confidence they need to have a better and brighter future.We've heard from players in The People's Orchestra and from choir members in one of their many show choirs in previous episodes, but the team behind the inspirational community orchestra in the West Midlands don't only create opportunities for people who want to play an instrument or sing. They create employment opportunities for non-musicians too. Katie speaks to behind-the-scenes staff and people they've helped back into work.Streetwise Opera is all about giving people recovering from homelessness the chance to get their lives back on track through the power of opera. Head of Communications, Rey Trombetta talks about the value of the projects they run throughout the UK and we hear from Ruben Whitter who says he never thought he would be an opera singer, but being involved in Streetwise Opera has turned his life around.Celebrated composer Sir James MacMillan has worked with Streetwise Opera in the past and he tells Katie what inspired him to get involved. We find out about the British tradition of composers working in communities and James talks about creating opportunities in his hometown of Cumnock in Scotland through his festival, The Cumnock Tryst.www.thepeoplesorchestra.comhttps://streetwiseopera.org/https://www.thecumnocktryst.com/ Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trailer: Music's pretty powerful stuff. You don't need me to tell you how much it can help us escape, or relax, comfort or energise. It's been a complete lifeline for many of us over the past 18 months, that's for sure. But music – and all the arts – does so much more than that. And in this new podcast series I want to shine a light on the extraordinary work that musicians do in all parts of our community to make people's lives better. I'm Katie Derham, and I believe it's Just The Tonic we need …  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we're talking to arts entrepreneur and marketing consultant David Taylor. He works with a range of orchestras, arts organisations and individuals on developing their business and marketing strategy, with particular reference to digital media. In this podcast interview, we consider the changes the classical music industry has seen over the last year and if it has changed with regards to today's current trends and stylistics. We also discuss what the classical sector can learn from other industries such as pop, media and sports with regards to their marketing and branding. Additionally, David talks about how he develops a strategy with the clients he works with, using the example of the Philharmonia Orchestra. We talk about how musicians and organisations can best use social media and interact with their audiences, for example, the concert enhancement strategy of artists talking to their audience during a performance. Podcast interview recorded 16 July 2021; published 20 July 2021. One of the leading entrepreneurs in the world of classical music, David Taylor has built his career on a dynamic and energetic approach to bringing innovation to the arts, leading him to be named on Forbes 30 under 30 Europe 2018 list, alongside Paul Pogba, Rita Ora, Dua Lipa, Anthony Joshua, Maisie Williams and Little Mix. Described as an “arts innovator” by the BBC, David's accomplishments and pioneering approach to digital marketing in the arts has led him to become a highly sought after consultant with arts organisations and individuals in both Europe and the USA. David created Yorkshire Young Sinfonia (YYS) in 2015, growing it to reach an audience of over 7.5 million people in just 4 years. He also led YYS to win the Arts and Culture Award at the White Rose Awards 2016, the largest tourism awards in the UK. In 2015, the BBC Radio 4 programme “Birth of an Orchestra” documented the creation of YYS and allowed David to showcase his passion for classical music on the national stage. In addition, both David and YYS have featured on Sky News, BBC News, The Times, The Telegraph, BBC Look North, Classic FM, BBC Radio 3, Il Giornale and Classical Music Magazine. In 2017, David led YYS to become the first youth orchestra in the world to be 100% digital in partnership with the app Newzik, using iPads instead of sheet music. As a presenter, David has created projects with BBC Arts and interviewed Louis Theroux, Romesh Ranganathan, George Shelley and Katie Derham. David is passionate about enabling the next generation of entrepreneurs, innovators, and 'doers' in the arts. He regularly speaks and writes about entrepreneurship, arts education and classical music. Prior to his career as an entrepreneur, David taught the cello at the Edward Said National Conservatory of Music in Jerusalem. Website: www.david-taylor.org Twitter: @davidtaylor_uk Instagram: davidtaylor_uk Facebook: davidtaylormusicuk #ad PlayScore 2 - The App That Sight Reads Your Sheet Music PlayScore 2 is an amazing app that lets you play any music by taking a photo of your score. You can even scan in PDFs from a free sheet music site like IMSLP. If you don't read music, you can hear what it sounds like, or PlayScore 2 can accompany you in any key. If you sing in a choir, you can isolate your part on its own or with others in the background. PlayScore 2 also exports to score editors such as Dorico, MuseScore or Finale. playscore.co --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/talking-classical-podcast/message

Katie Derham talks to folk musicians Eliza and Martin Carthy, the film and TV composer George Fenton and choral conductor Suzi Digby. She also introduces live music from pianist Benjamin Grosvenor and cellist Guy Johnston.

Katie Derham is joined by violinist Nicola Benedetti, and pianist Lars Vogt. The composer and conductor Odaline de la Martinez and baritone Roderick Williams also tell Katie how they are keeping themselves occupied under lockdown.

Katie Derham with pianist Rokas Valuntonis, cellist Nadege Rochat, and Eliza Carthy

Katie Derham with Stefan Jackiw, Sam Lee, Curtis Stigers, Golda Schultz and Colin Currie

Katie Derham presents highlights from In Tune including baroque orchestra Tafelmusik, accordionist Bartosz Glowacki, and pianist Nino Gvetadze.

Katie Derham with highlights from jazz star Kurt Elling, Richard Suart on performing The Mikado, Rowan Pierce sings Purcell and The Choir of St John's College, Cambridge.

Katie Derham introduces highlights from the last week on In Tune, including live music from pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and the Doric String Quartet. Plus, the best bits from In Tune's BBC Music Day celebration, featuring members of the Military Wives Choirs, guitarist Milos Karadaglić, violist Maxim Rysanov, violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky, and soprano Carolyn Sampson.

Katie Derham interviews Peter Bernstein, son of Elmer, who composed The Great Escape theme, plus live performances from guests including the London Mozart Players and more.

The best live performances and interviews from across the week on In Tune, featuring Simon Keenlyside and Felicity Lott singing Kurt Weill, Hoagy Carmichael and Richard Rodgers. Katie Derham chats to composer Shirley Thompson about her new opera inspired by stories from women of the Windrush, and legendary folk artist Alistair Anderson plays the English concertina.

Katie Derham presents highlights from In Tune, featuring interviews with Pavarotti’s widow Nicoletta Mantovani, BBC Cardiff Singer of the Year Winner Andrei Kymach. Performances include acclaimed classical guitarist Xuefei Yang; a spirited take on Rossini by violinist Joo Yeon Sir & pianist Irena Andrievsky; and twins Adam & David Moss, known as The Brother Brothers, play American folk.

Katie Derham presents highlights from In Tune, with performances jazz & blues artists Jacqui Dankworth + Charlie Wood; Echea, the Fellowship String Quartet at the Royal Academy of Music; rising star soprano Francesca Chiejina discusses Porgy & Bess; and Sean Rafferty goes to Glasgow for performances by students from the Royal Scottish Conservatoire and Glasgow University Chapel Choir in a special broadcast from the university’s Debating Chamber. Playlist: Cole Porter Every Time We Say Goodbye Performer: Jacqui Dankworth. Performer: Charlie Wood. Traditional New Orleans Junko Partner Performer: Charlie Wood Lonnie Chatmon/Walter Vinson Sitting On Top of the World Performer: Jacqui Dankworth. Performer: Charlie Wood. Joseph Haydn String Quartet in D major, Op 20 No 4 (4th mvt) Ensemble: Echéa Quartet. George Gershwin Summertime Performer: Francesca Chiejina. Performer: Jeremy Cooke. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor African Love Song Performer: Francesca Coleridge-Taylor. Performer: Jeremy Cooke. Benjamin Cooke Hark, hark the lark! Glasgow University Chapel Choir / Katy Cooper (cond.) Traditional Maids of Mitchelstown Folk Trio from Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Robert Burns Scots Wha Hae Performer: Ríoghnach Connolly. Ensemble: Band of Burns

Katie Derham presents musical highlights from across the week on In Tune, including author Alexander McCall Smith on the music which inspires him ahead of a special BBC Symphony concert celebrating his work. Tenor Nicky Spence and pianist Julius Drake perform excerpts from Janáček's 'The Diary of One Who Disappeared' live in the studio, and Beninese singer-songwriter Angélique Kidjo explores the African rhythms in the work of Cuban singer Celia Cruz. Photo credit: Laurent Seroussi

Katie Derham presents a host of musical highlights from the last week on In Tune. Featuring a stunning performance of Biber's Passacaglia in G minor from violinist Daniel Pioro, and French baroque pieces from Les Arts Florissants. Plus a frank conversation with Met Opera stars Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak about the reality of performing together onstage as a married couple.

Katie Derham explores dance on film, from Fred and Ginger's elegance to the lycra of 1980s dance movies. And coming right up to the present, Katie talks to Mandy Moore, award-winning choreographer of La La Land. They'll discuss the art of choreographing for the big screen, how it differs to the stage.

Katie Derham delves into the work of the iconic choreographer Jerome Robbins in his centenary year. Best known as creator, choreographer, and co-director of West Side Story, Robbins' career spanned success not only in film and on Broadway, but importantly at the heart of the New York City Ballet where, as Associate Director, he worked closely with George Balanchine. Katie is joined by Robert Fairchild, former New York City Ballet Principal, to explore Robbins' unique way of telling stories through movement.

Katie Derham presents a host of musical highlights from across the week on In Tune, including the always elegant Anne Sofie von Otter talking about the next steps in her ever-changing career. Two of the stars of the Opera Holland Park documentary reflect on their experiences in "Hip Hop to Opera", plus the visually impaired Chavez twins share their story about confronting obstacles through music. And the Castalian Quartet talk about competitions and King's Lynn.

Katie Derham delves into the world of Flamenco with dancer Samantha Quy and guitarist Tito Heredia. A dance form associated with the Andalusian Roma gypsies of Southern Spain, the dance, song and guitar all have equal importance. Katie will explore the history, and her guests will talk about the intricate timing systems, demonstrate how they follow each other, and explain how flamenco can become a way of life for its performers.

Katie Derham talks to choreographer Matthew Bourne. As his iconic production of Swan Lake returns to the stage, they'll discuss why he reinvented it for a corps-de-ballet of male swans, and how it has inspired a generation of boy dancers. A relatively late-starter in the ballet world, Matthew Bourne quickly became well-known for his individualistic approach to the classics. He'll talk about the music that inspires him, and the importance of story-telling in a new production.

Katie Derham and Matt Haig talk about their favourite books with Harriett Gilbert.

Katie Derham looks at some of the natural links between dance and puppetry and the kinds of things that dance has and can learn from animating the inanimate. Katie looks at how puppets have been depicted in dance; how puppets have appeared alongside dancers in the ballet and considers the similarities and differences between puppet and puppeteer and choreographer and dancer. Katie talks to Puppeteer and Artistic Director of The Curious School of Puppetry, Sarah Wright, about the relationship between dance and puppetry and about what the two can learn from each other. The programme also features Brazilian dancer/choreographer Duda Paiva whose work explores the fusion between dance and puppets, as can be seen in his company's latest production, and interpretation of Purcell's "The Fairy Queen". Music featured in the programme includes Coppélia, La Boutique Fantasque; Alice In Wonderland and the Classic Score of the Week is Stravinsky's Petroushka.

Katie Derham presents the In Tune Highlights: a selection of musical guests. Including Nicky Spence and William Vann talking about and singing Parry, Eric Lu winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition, an exclusive walk around the Royal Opera House Open Up project and Indian slide guitarist Debashish Bhattacharya.

Katie Derham talks to internationally renowned Cuban dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta about his new show celebrating 30 years in dance. From the streets of Cuba to an international career spanning the National Ballet of Cuba, English National Ballet, Houston Ballet, and a long term residency at the Royal Ballet, Carlos Acosta is one of the world's greatest dancers. Following his retirement from classical ballet in 2016, Carlos returns to the London stage with a new show with his company Acosta Danza. Carlos talks to Katie about putting his show together, what inspires him as a dancer and a choreographer, and reflects on his 30 years in dance. Producer - Ellie Mant

Katie Derham explores the world of tap with leading lady Clare Halse and resident choreographer Simon Adkins from the smash hit musical 42nd Street. From its roots as a mixture of clog dancing, soft shoe and African-influenced dance, tap as we know it started to emerge in the 1920s. Some Vaudeville and night club performers successfully made the transition into film when the talkies were invented, culminating a golden age of Hollywood with dancers like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Katie looks at the history and development of the dance form, and talks to Clare Halse and Simon Adkins about how the rhythm of tap becomes part of a musical score. Producer - Ellie Mant

Katie Derham explores the life and legacy of Marie Rambert, one of the pioneers of modern British ballet, and talks to choreographer Wayne Eagling about his new ballet based on her life. Born in Poland, Marie 'Mim' Rambert's career began in Paris, helping Diaghilev train his cast to dance the Rite of Spring. At the outbreak of WW1 she came to London and formed her own dance school, which developed into the Ballet Rambert, the oldest English ballet company still performing today. Her teaching inspired the next generations of dancers and choreographers, including Wayne Eagling whose new ballet 'Remembrance' is based on her life, and the separation from her husband when he was called away to war. Katie talks to Wayne about the concept of his new ballet, and Marie Rambert's continuing importance to the ballet world. Producer - Ellie Mant

Katie Derham presents the In Tune Highlights, bringing you a top selection from the best musicians on the show this week. This week Alice Coote performs live with Julius Drake ahead of their appearance at Machynlleth Festival, conductor Joshua Weilerstein and composer Gerard McBurney who are collaborating along with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for a special BBC Prom exploring the sound of an orchestra, and a group of musicians from The Bhavan enter the studio ahead of their performance at the National Theatre's community production of Shakespeare's Pericles.

Norman Tebbit is a British politician and life peer. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet from 1981 to 1987 as Secretary of State for Employment (1981–83), Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1983–85), Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1985–87) and Chairman of the Conservative Party (1985–87). He was a member of parliament from 1970 to 1992, representing the constituencies of Epping (1970–74) and Chingford (1974–92). He retired from parliament for Chingford in 1992, and has since sat in the House of Lords as Baron Tebbit, of Chingford. In July 2013, Tebbit was one of the guests on an episode of Peter Hennessy’s BBC radio 4 programme Reflections in which he talked about his life and career. Earlier that year he paid tribute to Margaret Thatcher, saying he wished there were “someone like her now”.

In this episode of the Glyndebourne podcast Katie Derham visits the Duke of York’s Theatre in London’s West End which is currently home to a play by one of Britain's foremost playwrights, Sir David Hare. The play is called The Moderate Soprano and tells the extraordinary story of the founding of Glyndebourne by John Christie and his wife Audrey Mildmay. Katie’s guest is the Olivier Award-winning actor Roger Allam who plays the role of John Christie and tells us what it’s like to portray a man for whom opera was the guiding passion and principle of his life. The Moderate Soprano runs until the 30 June at the Duke of York's Theatre. Visit www.themoderatesoprano.com Presenter: Katie Derham Produced by Katherine Godfrey and Nathan Gower for Whistledown Productions for Glyndebourne Festival 2018 Image: Nancy Carroll and Roger Allam in The Moderate Soprano at the Duke of York's Theatre. Photographer: Johan Perrson

In this episode of the Glyndebourne podcast Katie Derham is joined by novelist Kate Mosse, author of the multi-million selling Languedoc Trilogy and a major new historical series that starts with the first novel The Burning Chambers, published in May 2018. The music of Debussy has been a lifelong passion for Kate and the composer is an off-stage character in the second book in her Languedoc trilogy – Sepulchre. In this podcast, Kate discusses her love for Debussy and his opera Pelléas et Mélisande, which is being staged at Glyndebourne Festival 2018. Presenter: Katie Derham Produced by Katherine Godfrey and Nathan Gower for Whistledown Productions for Glyndebourne Festival 2018 The music in this podcast is from the 1963 recording of Pelléas et Mélisande released on the Glyndebourne Label. Music by kind permission of G.Ricordi & Co(London)Ltd Image of Kate Mosse. Photographer Ruth Crafer

Picks from across the week on In Tune with Sean Rafferty and Katie Derham, featuring folk legend Shirley Collins, conductor Kristjan Järvi and Ensemble Bash.

Katie Derham explores the vibrant and varied world of Caribbean music and dance and finds out why it makes a good dance partner with mediaeval French Polyphony. So much of the culture of the Caribbean has been shaped by the many and various peoples who have informed its history, and this is mirrored in its music and dance. Katie Derham looks at some of distinctive dance styles of the Caribbean and meets the award-winning choreographers Cecilia Bengolea and François Chaignaud, whose latest dance collaboration DFS, currently running at Sadlers Wells, fuses Caribbean Dance Hall with the music of Machaut.

Katie Derham meets the choreographer and dancer Akram Khan as he undertakes his last performing role in a full length piece with Xenos for Sadler Wells. The programme explores Akram's background in traditional Indian Kathak dance, and looks back over his career to date, focusing on his collaborations with composers such as Nitin Sahwney, Jocelyn Pook, Steve Reich and Vincenzo Lamagna. Akram also talks about his version of Giselle, which appear in cinemas this week, and about his new piece Xenos, which receives its UK premiere next month. Continuing with the Indian dance theme, Katie's Classic Score of the Week is Ludwig Minkus's "La Bayadere".

Katie Derham is joined by journalist and broadcaster Sir Trevor McDonald. He talks about his favourite music as well as growing up in the West Indies and meeting Ella Fitzgerald.

Katie Derham presents highlights from BBC Radio 3’s In Tune, including Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja who sang for us on his 40th birthday, mathematician Professor Marcus du Sautoy on the golden ratio in music, conductor François-Xavier Roth chatting about the sound of gut strings and a small taste of cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason…

Katie Derham looks at the response from the world of ballet to the music of Bach with the American dancer and choreographer Mark Morris. The spirit of dance lies at the heart of so much of Bach's music and in recent years choreographers have tapped into this for inspiration for new work - most notably Mark Morris, whose arresting and innovative work for ballet has often made people think the medium afresh. The music of the Baroque has provided him with a rich source of inspiration, including his work with cellist Yo Yo Ma for the series "Inspired by Bach" which resulted in the acclaimed "Falling Down Stairs" - a dancer's response to Bach's Cello Suite No 3.

Katie Derham considers a seasonal favourite - Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. She looks at its journey from the short story by ETA Hoffmann, via Alexandre Dumas, to the ballet stage and talks to conductor Paul Murphy of the Birmingham Royal Ballet about the nature of Tchaikovsky's music and how, as a conductor, he sets about shaping it to make it work for the dancers.

Katie Derham explores the adventurous choreography of Sir Kenneth MacMillan 25 years after his death, in conversation with the former director of the Royal Ballet Dame Monica Mason and the Royal Ballet principal dancer Edward Watson, uncovering the key elements of Macmillan's style and the importance of narrative in his works. The classic score of the week is Stravinsky's The Fairy's Kiss, which Macmillan choreographed in 1960.

Picks from across the week on In Tune with Katie Derham, including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon composer Tan Dun, musicologist Robert Levin and New York's Harlem Quartet.

Katie Derham considers the world of early jazz dance with Strictly Come Dancing choreographer Ryan Francois, from its roots in the notorious world of black slavery, to Harlem in the 1920s, and beyond. A popular feature of BBC One's "Strictly Come Dancing" are the jazz routines - the Charleston and Jive, with their colour, excitement and joie de vivre. Katie Derham looks back on the journey that these dance styles undertook before arriving at their modern form and considers the stories, music and movement that shaped them. With Katie is one of Strictly's regular choreographers, Ryan Francois, a specialist in jazz dance, who helps to unpick the origins of one of dance's most vibrant forms.

"The first thing you're told is listen, listen to the music - the music and the step are as one. As a child you're not always aware of this". Katie Derham talks to a Darcey Bussell about a dancer's relationship with music. Darcey Bussell, as a Principal at the Royal Ballet for nearly twenty years and now a judge on Strictly Come Dancing, has prepared many roles for the stage, and also has a broad range of tastes in music. She looks back over her career, and to some of her earliest forays in dance, to consider some of the almost alchemical ways in which dancer and music interact. She offers suggestions of where music and dance are wonderfully matched in the work of others, not least in the partnership of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, and talks about some of her favourite and inspirational music for the ballet. The programme features music for some of Darcey's great roles including from Romeo and Juliet; The Prince Of The Pagodas; Sylvia; and The Song Of The Earth.

Katie Derham explores dance at the court of Versailles - the dance music of Louis XIV and the French baroque, and the origins of classical ballet. Picture the scene at Versailles - the Sun King Louis wielding his political power in court - and dancing. It seems strange to us today, but the two were indelibly intertwined in the 17th century. Ballets and operas were extravagant spectacles used to celebrate marriages or show off wealth and power. Louis was known as a great dancer, and in fact, he is seen as the father of classical ballet, establishing the first ballet school in a room at the Louvre palace. His key composer was Jean-Baptiste Lully, who created the first dances which told a story. In this episode Katie uncovers a hidden dimension of the music in the context of the dance steps, including an interview with the baroque dancer Mary Collins, and musicians Rachel Brown and Adrian Butterfield, who are all working on a joint project, and an insight into dance and power from George Blagden who plays Louis XIV in the BBC TV series 'Versailles'.

Katie Derham presents a series exploring the relationship between music and dance in a variety of genres. This week's topic is tango, which originated in Argentina, travelled across Europe, and returned to Argentina, creating a Golden Age of tango in the 1930s. Including an interview with the bandoneon player Julian Rowlands and dancers David and Kim Benitez. The Classic Dance Score of the week is by Astor Piazzolla.

A hotbed of vice, immorality, and social meltdown... or a musical embodiment of gilded nostalgia and conservatism... The sounds of an empire at whirling play in Vienna... or the final soundtrack to the end of a musical and political world order... Tom Service invites you to dance through history in three-time, and whirl through waltzes both wonderful and weird. With dance historian Darren Royston and dancing queen Katie Derham.

Roger Bolton hears the questions and concerns of BBC radio listeners. This series, one issue has been top of the Feedback agenda - impartiality. The surge in questions and comments from listeners was initially sparked by the EU Referendum coverage, with concerns that striving for impartiality meant the BBC did not sufficiently scrutinise the campaigns and determine which conflicting claims were right. Listeners have also been highlighting other areas where they question whether the BBC has not met its standards of impartiality - namely science and the arts. David Jordan, the BBC's Director of Editorial Policy and Standards responds to the concerns. How does dancing on the radio work? That's a question Radio 3 tackled in their recent broadcast of the Strictly Come Dancing Prom. This year's host Katie Derham takes listeners on a behind-the-scenes tour of the rehearsal for a closer look at how the popular TV hit has been adapted for radio. And find out why listeners were stopped in their tracks by the Radio 4 Drama Life Lines, which explores the challenging and often distressing world of work as an ambulance call handler. Produced by Kate Dixon A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4.

Our very own Katie Derham pops in with Anton du Beke to update us on Strictly

Proms presenter Katie Derham chooses 'Bachianas Brasileiras No.5' by Heitor Villa-Lobos and 'Fire and Rain' by James Taylor.

The tenor Alfie Boe joins Richard Coles and Suzy Klein to talk about his latest project with Pete Townhend's Classic Quadrophenia, and going to Broadway to star as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables. Azi Ahmed grew up in a devout Pakistani family in Manchester and set off for Central Saint Martins in London. Leading a double life she set up an internet company and then, with no military experience, entered Chelsea Barracks for selection training hoping to become part of the SAS. Felicity Finch meets the World's Oldest Siblings. The Tweeds of Coventry are 12 siblings with a combined age of almost 1,020. Sylvia Holder on why in her 77th year she swapped retirement on the Sussex coast for a school in one of India's poorest districts. Miles Hunt of The Wonder Stuff talks about his obsession with keeping diaries and memorabilia. And, as The Proms season starts, Katie Derham shares her Inheritance Tracks. Bachianas Brasileiras No.5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos and Fire and Rain by James Taylor. Pete Townhend's Classic Quadrophenia is available now on the Deutsche Grammophon label. Worlds Apart - A Muslim Girl with the SAS, by Azi Ahmed. The Wonder Stuff Diaries '86-'89 by Miles Hunt is out now, and further instalments are being published. Produced by Louise Corley.

Robert Ziegler conducts from Air Studios, London.Presented by Katie Derham.The top twenty pieces of film music chosen by radio presenters and played in the order voted for by listeners.

Katie Derham celebrates some of the finest visual art with one of Britains best loved actors, authors and television personalities- this weeks guest is Michael Palin