Two BBC guys seeking pub work in London E20 (preferably in the Queen Vic). Please contact @owainwynevans.bsky.social or me. Ahead of EastEnders’ 40th anniversary, here is our version of Simon May’s classic theme.

America: how it’s changed. The 46th President of the United States called Vladimir Putin “a murderous dictator.” The 47th President called Volodymyr Zelensky “a dictator without elections.”

Morning, all. Wishing you a good day and a happy and productive week.

#NowSpinning Almost missed the homework for #A-Haydn-A-Day again! So, Symphony 92 with Karel Ančerl and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Good afternoon everyone. Just wishing you a good start to your working week and hoping it will be happy and productive for you.

#NowSpinning Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé, with Myung-Whun-Chung. I think this conductor is somewhat underrated and undersold. This is a very fine and interesting Daphnis. Not as sensuous as most, but with an added drive and Stravinskian tang. #classicalmusic

Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed. (Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).

#COP29 has failed to deliver.❌ Trust is broken as leaders leave glaring gaps in finance and ambition—putting people, planet, and the world’s poorest at risk. We’ll keep fighting. The climate and nature crisis can’t wait another year.