Well this wasn’t quite what I had in mind for my weekend in Bordeaux but I did witness this (video) which made me cackle. Light relief after running out of the city post-lunch avoiding clouds of tear gas. Right, time for a wine.
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We're deeply concerned that the Shadow Culture Secretary appears to be arguing for an end to almost all public investment in arts & culture.
A cut of this magnitude would be unprecedented and catastrophic. We've requested a full explanation of the numbers and a serious rethink.
We will cut the arts & culture budget by £1bn in order to fund 50,000 prison places. Keeping rapists and other dangerous offenders locked up is a priority for the @Conservatives. We will always put community safety first.
@RichmoMusic If you need help understanding the numbers, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. Always happy to talk you through.
thetimes.com/article/77bcee1…
If you haven't yet seen Phil's 4.48 Psychosis, get yourself a ticket. It's a great, powerful piece and I'm so glad I get to see it again. theguardian.com/music/2026/o…
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A very special day today: the centenary of radio’s longest running outside broadcast — not just here in the UK, but anywhere in the world. Join us at 3pm on @BBCRadio3, live from @wabbey, as we celebrate 100 years of Choral Evensong on the BBC: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m003215…
Goodness 💛
What praise this man deserves for putting on every Stockhausen opera. And now it is complete. Tonight’s MITTWOCH was a triumph, he and his company @Le_Balcon should be full of pride. Now i hope for great things for the centenary in 2028. HU!! @secherletemps
To Berlin for MITTWOCH
🌼Mercury-Light Peace – Singing
Friendliness (roguish: God willing!)
Yellow – Soprano-Tenor-Bass
Air – Seeing
(overtone glissando: ha – ä – e – o – i)
Harmony – Art🌼
🐫🍾🕊️💛👁️🚁🚁🚁🚁
Oh go on then. Ten things other people like but I hate:
1 goat’s cheese (me too)
2 bananas (yes, me too)
3 vape clouds
4 most Britten
5 fancy hotels
6 black taps
7 clubbing
8 doner (lamb) kebabs
9 reading
10 any form of tucked-in bed sheet
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40 years ago this week, John Farnham brought “You’re the Voice” into the world. Four years later, Cilla Black administered the last rites
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“Honest, we won’t come after the rest of the LGBTQ+ community when we’ve finished with trans people”
Drag has been part of our community since before we were legally recognised.
There are also AFAB drag queen and drag kings.
This is homophobia. Nothing more.
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Funny how people like Sharron only seem to have discovered their homophobia, transphobia and outrage at drag once it became lucrative and politically fashionable for the far right.
Nothing to say about Mrs Brown’s Boys? Pantomime? Funny, that.
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💕 To Dolly, With Love
Sheridan Smith, Beverley Knight and Ward Thomas join the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus and the BBC Singers in a tribute to Dolly Parton at Last Night of The Proms 2026
Find out more ➡️ bbc.in/4iW1o5O
ALT Dolly Parton smiles as she performs on stage at Glastonbury in 2014, wearing a white outfit dotted with rhinestones
Post-Proms, Radio 3 is on the road again with a special day of programming from six UK lighthouses. Join us for 'Where the Light Sings' on Saturday 26th September bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/b…
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Morning! I’ve written for The Spectator about why you should listen to music you think you don’t like. Includes reference to our forthcoming weekend at Handel Hendrix House! spectator.com/article/yes-yo…
This really is brilliant so far from Altın Gün, @BBCSO and Jules. I’m now gutted I’m not there.
This is amazing! A very unique #BBCProms night 🎶 live from the @RoyalAlbertHall as usual on @BBCRadio3 @bbcproms #bbcradio
