VIDEO PODCAST: Slava Ukraini! - recorded on 24 February 2022, the day Europe woke up to the news that Vladimir Putin's Russian forces had invaded Ukraine. A fifty minute video which also features Caitríona O'Leary and Eric Fraad discussing their new film Island of Saints, and pays tribute to Joseph Horovitz, Malcolm Troup and Maria Nockin.
The distinguished English music critic Neville Cardus was born 2 April 1889. His writings for the Manchester Guardian from 1927 to 1940 were astute and became popular. He wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald during the War and eventually returned to The Guardian in 1951. His lifelong passion for cricket was equally well known, and books covering his various interests were published. He died on 27 February 1975.
A Natural Aristocrat - 'Cardus - Celebrant of Beauty' by Robin Daniels, reviewed by Robert Anderson
Record box - Trawling for treasure. Bill Newman seeks out Golden Age performers now reinstated on CD. Sviatoslav Richter on BBC Legends