This week, John Brunning speaks to the author Conn Iggulden about his latest creation: “The Dangerous Book For Boys Yearbook”. Classic FM’s resident GP, Rob Hicks, gives us his opinion on research linking antiperspirants to breast cancer; and we discover how classical music is helping children undergoing investigation for neurological disorders at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.
In this edition of the Classic Newsnight podcast, Sir Andrew Davis recounts some of his most treasured moments conducting the music of Elgar; we meet identical singing twins from Canada, RyanDan, who not only look alike, but sound pretty similar too; and Bob Jones reports on some extraordinary musical manoeuvres involving one time pop idol Chesney Hawkes, a dozen posh cars and the London Symphony Orchestra. Hard to resist clicking “download”, isn’t it?
In this edition of the Classic Newsnight podcast, we meet the American thriller writer, David Baldacci, whose fifteenth novel is doing very brisk. Classic FM’s resident GP, Rob Hicks, tells us why a person’s body mass index is now reckoned to be a less reliable indicator of future health problems than previously thought. And we hear from the tenor, Ian Bostridge, about his critically-acclaimed album of Handel arias.
Welcome to the latest edition of the Classic Newsnight podcast. You might be surprised to learn that it contains an exclusive interview with Mike Oldfield – he of Tubular Bells fame. What’s he got to do with classical music? The answer is just a click away. Less surprising, but equally interesting, is a preview of the Edinburgh International Festival. Classic FM’s resident GP, Rob Hicks, takes a look at the latest thinking on the link between excessive sunbathing and skin cancer. And if you’ve ever lain awake at night, wondering how the sound of a Harley Davidson motorcycle could be imitated by an electric violin, wonder no more: we ride off into the sunset with Maxim Vengerov.
Welcome to the new edition of the Classic Newsnight podcast. And if you enjoy a tipple, I’m afraid our first item is likely to dampen your spirits – pardon the pun! Doctor Rob Hicks will be explaining how even a small amount of alcohol raises the risk of bowel cancer. Then we meet Francesco Corti – the newly-appointed Music Director of Scottish National Opera. David Suchet tells us about the new play he’s starring in: it’s called “The Last Confession”, and the action takes place in The Vatican. And finally, Jude Kelly drops by to tell us about her new production of the musical “Carmen Jones”, which is based on Bizet’s opera.
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