Happy Michaelmas! 💙 youtube.com/watch?v=UEVV6e…

What a privilege to be invited to the opening of the Chopin Competition by my former colleague Zofia Chopin Institute Filharmonia Narodowa

I’m off to the vodka museum here in Warsaw, I shall be raising many, many glasses to the great Dame.

In 1998, Patricia Routledge appeared on Parkinson and gave the best, and enchanting, explanation of what she considered acting to be.

A true legend of entertainment has left the stage! RIP Dame Patricia Routledge! ✨

Are you even gay if you can't recite the Kitty monologues 🥰 to the gays she will always be Kitty 💔💔💔 #RIPPatriciaRoutledge

Some Kitty genius from Dame Patricia Routledge

Falling in love with Wrocław, and the food here is exceptional.

Just been to the most glorious chamber choir concert of Holst, Britten and - the best of the lot - Harris. The chamber choir here in Wrocław are totally brilliant. I didn’t get any pictures as I was just blown away. Also the National Forum for Music is gorgeous.

A really cracking night celebrating BBC Cardiff Singer of the World - coming to BBC Four, IPlayer and BBC Two Wales soon…

Time to listen to her magnificent Ives Songs album. Each one treated with such care.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is our guest on this week's Private Passions. Sir Keir Starmer talks to Michael Berkeley about his early musical life as a violinist and flautist, politics and the nation, as well as his love of the music of Beethoven, Mozart,

This after a dinner of lemsip max strength capsules has made for quite a Thursday night 🤯

me anywhere when I get wine in a tumbler

La Voix stealing the entire show with one single word omfg forget the glitter ball, give her the job #Strictly

Reminded tonight why I never get in black cabs. I don’t need to be lectured about small boats. And this isn’t the first time.

How music helped the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in his grief, after losing his brother last year. Sir Keir joins Michael Berkeley on Private Passions at 12pm this Sunday to talk about music, family and the pressures of politics, sharing some of his favourite classical

Imagine being so intimidated by an Ice cream just because it’s gonna have a representation of Palestine that you make your Embassy post about it. Pathetic.

Stunning launch of Civilisations Rise and Fall British Museum coming to BBC 2 and BBC iPlayer in the coming weeks. I shall be tuned in.