These sessions, available as a podcast presumably because they contain original work not locked down by record labels. have been consistently wonderful. Well done BBC.

Speechification for telly. Interesting that while they rip and mp3 the radio shows they're embedding the iPlayer here, meaning the older posts are full of "no longer available" screens and therefore useless. Be useful for current stuff though.

A gem found on the BBC iPlayer from their Parliament channel. 40 mins of Fry on what public service broadcasting is worth in the digital age.

Now there's a media partner I wasn't expecting. (ta Jez)

The National Barbershop Youth Chorus, a choir from Birmingham, was a winner in the open category of the Area Selection Stage for the prestigious BBC Radio 3 Choir of the Year competition, held at The Warwick Arts Centre this weekend.

23 minute audio interview with Mike in Mono from 2005

"in which BBC WM’s Ed Doolan and Carrott talk seriously about the serious matters around writing, performing and making money from comedy."