3: Ridin' High. Paul Guinery uncorks some vintage Porter from the late 1930s, when the American songwriter's music and lyrics were virtually unsurpassed in capturing the essence of the era. Period recordings by stage and film stars of the day illustrate the story of a charmed life that was to be shattered in 1937 by a personal tragedy that Porter struggled heroically to overcome. Discs
Repeated next Wednesday 11.30pm