The Manchester Ship Canal's looking particularly fine today! Breakfast on @bbcradio3 till 9.30. It was a Linnet in the dawn chorus, there's the spellbinding voice of Lorraine Hunt Lieberson in Bach Before 7 & brand new Shostakovich - a new recording of recently discovered pieces

💛🤝💚 #Dauphiné

📍Spotted in London, UK

From one great pianist to another – Mitsuko Uchida remembers Alfred Brendel, who passed away earlier this week. Hear Mitsuko's full interview this Saturday Morning with Tom Service, on BBC Radio 3.

Betty Webb MBE (1923-2025) was the last surviving codebreaker who deciphered both Nazi and Japanese codes at Bletchley Park during the Second World War.

Another wonderful video from Led By Donkeys Brexit promises vs Brexit delivered

Cala Murta is an inlet on the secluded south side of the rocky Formentor peninsula of Mallorca, this area was a recurring source of inspiration for the Spanish painter Hermenegildo Anglada-Camarasa who used bright colours to capture its dramatic geological features. This is 1933.

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In 2016 John Major called out the lies and deception of Vote Leave, "I am angry at the way the British people are being misled. This is much more important than a general election. This referendum will affect people, their livelihoods, their future, for a very long time" "If

Henry Hutton’s incredible WW2 journey—from fleeing Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to risking everything for Palestine—is a gripping tale of courage, betrayal, and survival. This thread might leave you speechless: (🧵)

‘If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles.’ What a courageous journalist Anas al-Sharif was. Those who murdered him and his colleagues possess no principles whatsoever and are beneath contempt. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

The restorative powers of a Bank Holiday by the sea (1958) Father in particular seems to have … blossomed John Bull Magazine Artist: G Critchlow

The Freedom Flotilla has over 50 boats, from 44 countries, spanning 6 continents The largest in history: To break an illegal 18 year Israeli 🇮🇱 siege on Gaza 🇵🇸 To feed children To stop genocide And western media is not covering And western ‘leaders’ are silent.

Pilot Boat at Le Havre, Eric Ravilious, 1939. The original artwork is in a private collection. #France #Havre

A demon descender 🍿 The last time the men’s Tour de France finished on Alpe d’Huez, Tom Pidcock did this on his way to victory! 🔥

New painting “My Dad and Alf - Wales 1982” acrylic on board

A tram ride through a vanished world. An incredible film showing Bradford, England, in 1902.

The master at work ✨ Watching Tom Pidcock descend is stunning! Which races would you like to see him shine in 2026? 💨🤔

Tadej Pogačar and Czech cyclist Petr Kelemen on a training today and with a little sprint at the end (better than MVDP yesterday) 🤭