Novelist Ian Sansom takes a sideways look at the history and meaning of the ordinary and the everyday and discovers how the word 'average' has become a byword for mediocrity. Show more
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Novelist Ian Sansom takes a sideways look at the history and meaning of the ordinary and the everyday and discovers how the word 'average' has become a byword for mediocrity. Show more
Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.
