⚡️Getting ready to discover our Electric Lives at #berwinssalonnorth tonight with the fabulous Sally Adee Oliver Burkeman and Oliver Condy We’re expecting a full house at The Crown Hotel Harrogate with just a handful of tickets available on the door. See you there! #harrogate

The UK university education system needs to be completely scrapped and started again

A little something I wrote apple.news/ABd_5VAE0RGi3b…

Listening to a period performance of Bach's first organ trio sonata, with an E-flat pedal point provided by my neighbour's hedge trimmer (thoughtfully tuned to A=466).

My goodness, this is good (partic No. 5) music.apple.com/gb/album/johan…

Oh no - lovely man, superlative musician. He achieved so much!

Jamie Crick was a brilliant broadcaster and fantastic company. Will never forget the laughs during my days at Classic FM Mag. Rest in peace, Jamie

Crab apple jelly season!

Pulp (Non)-Fiction

It’s always a joy to chat to Víkingur Ólafsson, but this was especially rewarding

Today’s the day I changed my weather app to Celsius

Best of luck to the wonderful lot at Bristol Beacon for their launch tonight. Can’t wait to see the fruits of their considerable labours later on

No mention of Gesualdo in the current issue of “Music and Murder”

Well, this has cheered me up/brought a tear to my eye ⁦@RevRichardColes⁩ ⁦Kirkdale Bookshop⁩

Why are the vocals for Every Little Thing She Does is Magic so recessive? Hasn’t anyone attempted a new mix?

My advice to anyone travelling by train would be not to fall down between the train and the platform. It hurts.

Hello BBC Sounds - your audio ident is so bass-heavy that it makes me feel queasy every time I hear it. Any chance of reducing the power of the lower frequencies a tad? My speakers aren’t too happy either…

Have to say that I’m thoroughly enjoying the RCO’ new podcast. Sound quality, presenter (voice, manner and knowledge), editorial values, entertainment value - all top notch.

He has, you fool

Look, I don't come on here very often, but I imagine you're all thinking of an excellent present for your loved ones. And I can think of none better than my book, Symphonies for the Soul: written in lockdown, still relevant every day of the year. amazon.co.uk/Symphonies-Sou…