George Monbiot's writing on a contemporary epidemic of loneliness led him to collaborate with songwriter and musician Ewan McLennan.  George wrote the lyrics which are arranged and set to music by Ewan.

Here George and Ewan discuss the project and we hear samples of the songs from the album played by Ewan.

George Monbiot and Ewan McLennan on Breaking the Spell of Loneliness

As part of Guardian Weekend magazine's 'conversations' series,
Actor-Writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge meets Writer Kate Tempest to talk
writing, TV and speaking for a generation

Culture UK

Kate Tempest and Phoebe Waller-Bridge in conversation

As part of Guardian Weekend magazine's 'conversations' series, former
chancellor George Osborne meets historian Yuval Noah Harari to discuss
government ‘cock-ups’, artificial intelligence, and life in the public
eye

George Osborne and Yuval Noah Harari In conversation

Classically trained recorder player Lucie Horsch at just seventeen is setting out to prove the power of this ubiquitous wind instrument.  In this recording she plays a sample from her new Decca album.  For more information go to - http://www.deccaclassics.com/gb/artist/horsch/

Lucie Horsch champion of the recorder plays Vivaldi

Getting Out of Town - The Rodney Graham Band

In this special podcast series, Rhianna Dhillon reveals the best British podcasts of the past year, as chosen by the judges of the British Podcast Awards 2017.

In this first instalment, we cover the genres of comedy, fiction and true crime - and feature clips from Scummy Mummies, Adam Buxton, The Beef & Dairy Network podcast and Untold: The Daniel Morgan Murder.

Best Comedy supported by Podiant

THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST Adam Buxton

Beef & Dairy Network Podcast Benjamin Partridge

Do The Right Thing Fuzz Productions

Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast Fuzz Productions

The Scummy Mummies Podcast Scummy Mummies

Fiction

Beef & Dairy Network Podcast Benjamin Partridge

Tracks BBC Radio

Wooden Overcoats Wooden Overcoats Ltd

True Crime

Body On The Moor BBC Radio

They Walk Among Us Benjamin Fitton and Rosanna Fitton

Untold: the Daniel Morgan Murder Peter Jukes and Deeivya Meir


A Rethink Audio / British Podcast Awards production for theguardian.com

British Podcast Awards 2017

BPA sampler - Comedy

Tommy Brabban speaking about his experiences during the nine days he spent on the beaches of Dunkirk awaiting rescue. 

Audio - Produced by George English

Tommy Brabban at Dunkirk - veteran discusses his experiences at Dunkirk

In 1914 a young soldier Harold Triggs brought with him to the battle fields of France a travel cello and played the instrument in the trenches.  In this clip internationally celebrated cellist Steven Isserlis plays on the instrument.

For the full story go to theguardian.com/culture

(photo of Steven taken from bbc.co.uk)

The Cello in Wartime (BIS-2312)

Steven Isserlis plays Jerusalem on a World War I trench cello

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