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Very sad to listen to Sean Rafferty’s last In Tune BBC Radio 3 programme on BBC Radio 3 this evening. He has been part of my music listening life for over twenty years. He introduced me to many new musicians and musical angles. He will be missed.

I'll be on @bbcradio3 tomorrow, sharing my new piece 'Birds of Paradise'. It celebrates the natural world as a sort of sonic portrait for Sir David Attenborough.

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UK growth 1.1% in first half of 2024, 0.1% second half. Since the election inflation up, unemployment up, growth snuffed out by big tax rises on jobs and business.

Fantastic to see Edgbaston’s expansion approved, alongside Knighthead’s latest investment We worked incredibly hard to get these off the ground, & so it brings great pride seeing them come to fruition now Times aren’t easy in Brum, but these deals show the future can be bright

Badenoch's apocalyptic rhetoric has set the bar for her policy revolution extremely high conservativehome.com/2025/02/19/bad…

"As a former foreign secretary I am extremely concerned" Lord Hague says he is "very worried" about US President Donald Trump's approach to Ukraine #BBCLauraK bbc.in/3ERw4U1

Today while we celebrate Ukraine’s bravery we should reflect that it is also the 3rd Anniversary that Putin sent hundreds of thousands of his own countrymen to their deaths for no reason other than his own ego.

I wonder what the bust of Churchill made of that

And another example of the deterioration of public and diplomatic discourse in the social media age. Divisions played out performatively in public.

Agree with this. In the dangerous times in which we are living it is important that we give credit where it is due.

Totally agree with this analysis John Penrose. All organisations need fundamental cultural renewal when they have lost focus and gone into decline.

It’s #WorldPianoDay! 🎹 We’re celebrating with a #throwback to our annual Keyboard Festival earlier this month! Enjoy this clip of RCM pianist Paul Mnatsakanov performing Szymanowski’s Mazurka op 50 nos 1 and 2. Watch the full performance on YouTube: youtu.be/3cycYvu42bM

The policies just announced are batshit crazy. They will cause a recession. And, when they do, the people who backed them will blame foreigners or globalists or some such, and double down.

In 18 months Brum has gone from record investment to rubbish & rats. But we’re only down, not out. When the strikes end we’ll all need to come together to repair our city’s reputation once again, and now is the time to think what part we're all going to play in that fightback.

This morning, Petroc Trelawny hosted Radio 3 Breakfast for the final time – he will be moving to In Tune from next week. Petroc has a this little message for new Breakfast presenter Tom McKinney.

This is great; but hearing Petroc’s tones in the evening is going to take some getting used to. My body clock is confused as I am so used to hearing it as I get ready for the day ahead!

🎉 Happy 461st Birthday, Will! 🎉 In celebration of Shakespeare’s 461st birthday today, we cut a cake for the famous playwright and poet right outside his childhood home. 🎂 How are you celebrating Shakespeare today? 🎈

Eight weeks of glorious music-making. 86 concerts. Over 3,000 musicians on-stage. The cream of the international crop, alongside the best of the BBC. I am thrilled finally to be able to share our plans for the BBC Proms 2025 🥳 🎶 🧵

That was quite incredible. Reinventing what is possible.