THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL: Roderic Dunnett previews the 2024 edition of the UK's oldest music festival, 27 July until 4 August.
VIDEO PODCAST: Slava Ukraini! - recorded on the day Europe woke up to the news that Vladimir Putin's Russian forces had invaded Ukraine. 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.
Teresa Verde is a freelance writer, former newspaper and magazine columnist, blogger (all about laughter), member of Seattle Free Lances, and speaker on the healing power of laughter. On the side, she revels in the passion of opera.
Teresa Verde explains how Theodore Deacon makes opera come alive