Very early morning soundtrack due to indigestion: The Gospel Messiah on BBC Radio 3. Truly a magical sound for your ears and one to lift your spirits on these dark mornings Ian McMillan bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Lines plus cone, Nuneaton. Enjoy Cleethorpes

When you deliver to the nursery Headteacher and you used to be her year chaplain at secondary school.

Went to see Tommy Blaize last night. We had a wonderful time whistling and singing along to some great tunes and we were treated to an unrehearsed encore of a Stevie Wonder song that I'm sure will be needed for every show from now on. Highly recommended for a great night out!

Lines, Sicily

Lines, Monreale in Sicily

Afternoon pic: Etna getting grumpy in the heat

Morning Ian. Early delivery today in Walsall. Pampas grass stands like giant bottle brushes. The hi-viz army embark and disembark the bus.

Israelis destroying humanitarian aid for injured and starving Palestinian children.

How wonderful to hear Clemency Burton-Hill, MBE on BBC Radio 3 . I do hope it's not too long before we hear her more regularly again.

Thanks to the first episode of The Verb, my morning soundtrack is revisiting Folk on Foot episode 7 where Sam Lee takes you into the woods to hear nightingales Ian McMillan pca.st/episode/c6f5e6…

‘If there’s nowhere else to go, this is where they come’: how Britain’s libraries provide much more than books. A moving and powerful piece about the centrality of libraries. theguardian.com/news/article/2…

To every musician, every colleague in the BBC Proms BBC Radio 3 and BBC Arts teams, and every member of staff Royal Albert Hall and at our venues across the UK: thank you. What a wonderful summer of music we’ve had. See you on 18th July 2025?

Farewell sirs, rest in peace, and thank you.

At Birmingham Symphony Hall awaiting Jazz FM award winner Mica Millar

Here's a young lady with the heart of a lion. Chess Grandmaster Anna Muzychuk refuses to play in Saudi Arabia and says, "In a few days, I'll lose 2 world titles, one after another. Because I decided not to go to Saudi Arabia. I refuse to play by special rules, wear an abaya, or

Early morning listening "Shipping Postcards" on BBC Radio 4 BBC Sounds when at the end up pops The Bard of Barnsley Ian McMillan