Classical music for breakfast time, plus found sounds and the odd unclassified track.

Nigel Simeone chooses his favourite recording of Lehar's The Merry Widow, and Emily MacGregor reviews recent releases of 20th-century orchestral music. Show more

Conductor José Serebrier on his new biography; and book An Inconvenient Black History of British Musical Theatre. Music Theatre Wales project New Directions. Also, deaf musicians. Show more

Jess Gillam and composer Claire M Singer share the music they love, with music from Meredith Monk, Telemann, Lee Scratch Perry, Schnittke and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Show more

Conductor Delyana Lazarova opens up a colourful selection of music from the inside - revealing familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light. Show more

With the recent release of the new James Bond film ‘No Time To Die’, Matthew Sweet looks back on the music for Bond villains from John Barry to Hans Zimmer. Show more

Lopa Kothari interviews Kurdish singer Aynur Dogan, recently announced as the winner of the Womex 2021 Artist Award. Show more

Pianist, composer and British jazz royalty Mike Westbrook shares his musical inspirations. Show more

Carlos Álvarez stars as the hunchbacked jester whose implacable quest for vengeance brings only personal tragedy in this new production from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Show more

Kate Molleson presents an array of new music from around the world including works blending acoustic instruments and electronics from Gunnar Geisse and Annea Lockwood. Show more

Weathered terrains, metallic tuning and cosmic explosions - Corey Mwamba shares new and old music evoking natural processes and personal transformation. Show more

Soprano Julia Bullock joins the Philharmonia Orchestra and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen at the Royal Festival Hall London in Britten's Les Illuminations. John Shea presents. Show more