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Sunday, October 19, 2025

Sunday Supplement: Half a dozen not so new paintings, by JD

When I was trying to tidy up my files in this computer I found lots of old paintings and drawings hiding in remote dusty corners. It has been interesting sorting them out and realising how many there are and a lot of them I had forgotten about plus more than a few of which I have no recollection of producing. But that doesn’t matter, I have selected half a dozen which are posted below together with a few words about each.

1) This is a representation in acrylic paint of the San Bartolomé Hermitage in the Cañón del Río Lobos. The view is from inside the la Cueva Grande, the largest of many caves in the valley. If you wish to compare the painting with the photo on which it is based you can see it here - https://theylaughedatnoah.blogspot.com/2022/05/colour-supplement-canon-del-rio-lobos.html
2) The painting shown here is of a view a few hundred yards from my house. As you can see it is a snow scene which means it was a few years ago, we haven’t had snow like that for a long time and I hope we never see it again! The painting is now hanging on my friend’s wall in Madrid.
3) This is one of the pictures mentioned above. I have no idea when or why I did it and it is no doubt lying around somewhere in the house. It has a title of ‘Salon’ so I must have known its origin once upon a time.
4) This one is a puzzle to me because I have no idea how I got that effect. It might have been acrylic paint or it might have been the result of messing about with the ‘paint’ program in the computer. The view is somewhere in the back streets of Valparaiso and they really are as steep as they look, one of the reasons the city has 17 cable cars.
5) This one is watercolour and is a view of nothing in particular. It started as something else but as it progressed it became a sort of ‘make it up as you go along’ It looks very ethereal now.
6) A tree. I like trees. I have painted lots of trees some I can see from my windows, some I see on my travels and some are imaginary.
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Saturday, October 18, 2025

The Manchurian Candidate? PMQs 15th October 2025

How much longer can this Prime Minister continue in office?

In the first place his policies appear chaotic. He has said he wants to help ‘working people’ defined by him as those who do not have savings, yet the public sector employees who have been awarded pay rises also tend to have generous final salary pension schemes, a gold-plated form of savings for old age increasingly unavailable to those in the private sector. Also the pensioners who were to be hit worst by the withdrawal of the Winter Fuel Allowance are retired workers on a low income and with little or no savings.

He wishes to ‘fix the foundations’ yet the main burden of NIC increases has fallen on the private sector since the Government gave extra funds to the public sector to compensate for the tax. Was it not foreseeable that employment in the former group would stall, together with the economy as a whole?

And then there is Chagos. How could it possibly benefit this country to give away a territory and then pay many billions to rent it back? Especially one that sits at a key point in the Indian Ocean, like a queen in the centre of the chessboard? It is all very well saying that our use of the islands is secured into the next century, but so was Hong Kong in 1898 and the lease on that ended too.

I had begun to wonder whether Starmer simply intends to destroy the nation, deluded by some Marxist fantasy that something better will replace it - as the anarchist Bakunin said, “the urge to destroy is also a creative urge.” World government sounds like a wonderful idea, until you see the white cat strokers and crocodile-faced billionaires who would love to run it.

Perhaps the truth is more tawdry. If the Mail’s Dan Hodges is right, we are near broke so Starmer is going round the world with his “Union Jack-embossed begging bowl” so he needs to do China’s bidding to help keep our finances afloat. It’s not he who is in charge says Hodges, but the “48 Group” (est. 1954) of British traders with China. Connect the dots: a new giant Chinese embassy allowed to be constructed in the heart of London, complete with - allegedly - an underground dungeon; the surrender of a key military asset in the Indian Ocean; and now the collapse of a China-related spy trial because our security adviser - sorry, just his deputy Matthew Collins, nobody else was involved, it is claimed - was unwilling to say that China, which has been stealing our secrets for years, is a potential threat.

We weren’t even going to have sight of what the adviser said, but thanks to Press pressure now we are; though possibly we will not see what the adviser was advised, and by whom.

And now Hodges is saying Sir Keir is an outright liar on the matter. When the Leader of the Opposition challenged him to say that Collins had not discussed the subject with the Home Secretary or anyone in Downing Street, the PM said that was so.

At the end of PMQs this week, according to Parliamentary sketchwriter Quentin Letts, Conservative MPs “shouted 'False! False!’ at his retreating heels.” This does not appear in Hansard’s record, but Letts was there.

Another reason for those shouts at him may have been the concluding point of order raised by Sir James Cleverly (Con) who said that he had been misquoted by Starmer in this session (and earlier this week by the Security Minister) as stating that describing China as a threat was merely “unwise”; actually he had said that to sum up our position *in one word* was unwise, but had gone on to say “First, we will strengthen our national security protections wherever Beijing’s actions pose a threat to our people or our prosperity… and when there are tensions with other objectives, we will always put our national security first.” The Speaker noted that Cleverly had now put it on record and “I will leave it at that.”

Speaker Hoyle also allowed (“do not question my judgment”) the PM to make a preliminary statement about Chinagate before answering questions.

Another bit of backtracking before verbal combat commenced was the PM’s reference to the fourth anniversary of Sir David Amess’ murder and that of Jo Cox. He took “this opportunity to condemn unequivocally the death threats made against the hon. Member for Clacton [Nigel Farage].” Doubtless that put him back on the side of the angels after Labour’s recent concerted attacks focusing on Reform’s Leader so Zia Yusuf need not hold Starmer responsible should there be a Charlie Kirk-type incident.

If Sir Keir had hoped his opening China spy trial peroration would take the wind out of Badenoch’s sails he was mistaken, though she was seen to cross out some sentences from her script during his speech. His responses to her vigorous questioning were a farrago of blameshifting, misquotation and (allegedly) lies, topped off with woolly aspirational distraction, the last cornily patterned soundbite likely crafted by one of his assistant wordsmiths: “Labour is building a better future; the Conservatives cannot even come to terms with their past.” I make no space here for his guff-fest but leave it to readers to boil what he said down to something relevant and fully truthful, if that is at all possible.

Instead let us make room for other participants.

Tom Rutland (Lab) offered the PM the chance to talk about Labour’s plans for apprenticeships.

Baggy Shanker (Lab) ditto, on knife crime in Derby.

Daisy Cooper (Lib Dem deputy leader) sought assurances that Hong Kong immigrants to the UK would be protected from Chinese persecution; she was not quite comforted by the PM’s reply. She also deplored Elon Musk’s legal expenses assistance to “far-right, racist hate-preacher Tommy Robinson”; Starmer declined to comment as the trial was ongoing.

Alex McIntyre (Lab) called on the PM to commemorate next year the last stand of the “glorious Glosters” in Korea in 1951, preventing the capture of Seoul. Starmer referred this to the attention of defence ministers and noted Labour’s commitments to veterans.

Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) twitted Sir Keir over his reluctance to appear in the Caerphilly by-election next week where local support for Labour was collapsing; the PM riposted with what money the Government had given Wales and how much independence would cost the Principality.

Lloyd Hatton (Lab) asked for a new special school in Portland, Dorset and was referred to the schools minister for an update.

Sir Julian Smith (Con) re-raised the issues of family farms, inheritance tax and national food security. He was treated to the familiar boilerplate on farming policies, the devils of which are in the details not touched on here.

Ben Goldsborough (Lab) urged the compulsory testing (“Zoe’s law”) of all skin moles for cancer, from which he himself was now suffering.

Peter Bedford (Con) asked whether the PM would consider scrapping stamp duty on residential property, as LOTO was promising (or at least commit to no rise in property taxes.) Sir Keir said that would mean unfunded tax cuts, and more austerity for public services.

Sam Rushworth (Lab) called for a public enquiry into suicides among mental health patients in her area and the failings of its NHS mental health trusts. Starmer said the Health Secretary was “currently considering the best way forward.”

Rebecca Smith (Con) said she was launching a small business survey among “small and medium-sized enterprises” (SMEs) in her constituency, in the hope of abolishing or limiting business rates and taxes; the PM said he would supply her with Labour’s small business strategy so she could give copies to them.

Jim Dickson (Lab) asked the PM to agree that Labour were addressing the need to repair transport infrastructure; he did.

Tom Gordon (LibDem) called for the provision of local mental health in-patient beds in his constituency; Starmer spoke of related nationwide NHS recruitment, hospital building and increases in mental health spending.

Kirith Entwistle (Lab), a “second-generation immigrant,” reminded the PM of his Conference words on the need for national unity and asked him to agree that “some of those on the Opposition Benches who seek to stoke division and keep close company with those who accept Russian bribes cannot and should not be trusted to govern this country?” Ignoring the Russiagate theme Starmer noted it was National Hate Crime Awareness Week and “an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.”

Susan Murray (LibDem) spoke of the financial burdens the Government laid on for example, a beauty salon. The PM replied with points about lower rates for some types of small business, stimulus for lenders to them, and a package on support for late payments.

John Whitby (Lab) returned to the Russian bribe theme re Labour’s coming elections Bill “to protect our democracy from foreign interference” (China was, however, not mentioned.) Starmer was happy to tar Reform’s Farage and Tice with guilt by association with their Party’s former regional leader in Wales (who had taken Russian money in 2018/19 while a UKIP/Brexit Party MEP.) The PM said Britains’ choice was “Kremlin cronies sowing division or Labour patriots working for national renewal.” Farage was not invited to respond and later fumed. Starmer thus reaffirmed his patriotism but neglected this opportunity to do the same for his Christianity as he did last month (“I was christened, so that is my church, has been all my life”) A pity: surely he is at least as pious and proud of his fatherland as a Welsh choirboy.

Tom Tugendhat (Con) reverted to the China spy trial and asked “what political direction did this Government give to their officials before they went to give evidence?” Came the answer: “Absolutely none—absolutely none.”

And so, aside from Sir James Cleverly’s point of order, that was that. Exit the PM, pursued by Conservative catcalls.

From Wolves of Westminster
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Friday, October 17, 2025

FRIDAY MUSIC: The Handsome Family, by JD

THE HANDSOME FAMILY (songwriting and marriage partners Brett and Rennie Sparks) have been defining the dark end of Americana for over 30 years.

Asked to describe their music Brett says, “Western gothic” — music inspired by the abandoned strip malls of desert America where thorny weeds slowly reclaim the land.

Handsome Family songs may be dark, but there’s always laughter on stage. Rennie sings as well as plays banjo and bass. She often introduces songs with seemingly unrelated stories. Brett, with his deep baritone and stentorian presence, is the undeniable center of stage. The two are joined on-stage by multi-instrumentalists Alex McMahon (electric guitar, pedal steel) and Jason Toth (percussion and Omnichord).

Regarding the band name, Brett said in an interview: “It’s just kind of a stupid name. We used to have this really obnoxious drummer, and he used to call me ‘Handsome’, that was his nickname for me, I think for sarcastic reasons... And he wanted to call it the Handsome Family... and we thought it was funny, too. We thought it was a good name."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handsome_Family

The Handsome Family - My Beautiful Bride

Handsome Family - So Much Wine - McCabe’s 2012

Invisible Man

The Handsome Family - Weightless Again @ Kraakpand 5.4

Far from Any Road

“Cathedrals” by The Handsome Family

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

The Goon Show

The Goon Show, a phenomenally funny and surreal entertainment, originally ran on BBC radio for ten years (1951-1960). Titled at first ‘Crazy People’ it was broadcast on the Home Service. A list of the episodes is here.

The core trio of performers were Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers with co-founder Michael Bentine who left the lineup after 38 appearances.

Secombe was previously the first postwar showbiz success of the four, with a frenetic act at London’s Windmill Theatre, and his manic chattering can be heard on the earliest extant Goons recording (from the second series):

Bentine is an interesting man, not just for this and other comedy work. He was an expert pistol shot who trained the SAS in his style; also he wrote of psychic experiences in his non-fiction and autobiographies - perhaps he inherited from his Peruvian father some of the otherworldly spiritual strain found in South America.

Most of the Goon Show scripts were written by the manic-depressive genius Milligan with help from Larry Stephens. Jimmy Grafton and others. Milligan had occasional episodes of nervous exhaustion and breakdown; no wonder, given the intense pressure to create.

A famous passage from one show, animated below, is where the halfwit character Eccles is asked for the time:

It appears in this whole 1957 episode:
Other gems include this exchange from the script of ‘The Dreaded Batter Pudding Hurler (of Bexhill on Sea)’ where Neddie Seagoon interviews Major Bloodnok regarding the theft of an Army boot:

Seagoon: I tell you, Major Bloodnok, I must ask you to parade your men. 
Bloodnok: Why? 
Seagoon: I’m looking for a criminal 
Bloodnok: You find your own, it took me years to get this lot

As with the Monty Python series, influenced by The Goons, fans will have their own favourites.

Four more complete episodes are below - available while this precious material is permitted to remain on Youtube!

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Sunday, October 12, 2025

Round The Horne

Currently there is a touring stage show based on a BBC radio comedy series called Round the Horne - we saw it on Thursday:
It was first broadcast in 1965 and for millions was associated with eating Sunday lunch.

The humour always included sideways references to homosexuality which was not decriminalised until 1967. A couple of ‘camp’ characters, Julian and Sandy would use the insider gay’s language of ‘polari’…
… which the show’s compère would pretend not to understand.

Like the earlier Goon Show (which ran from 1951-1960) the format was to split the funny content into two halves, with a musical interlude. Perhaps this is because there may be an optimum attention span for sparkling verbal comedy - full-length films based on successful half hour shows don’t seem to work so well; the narrative tends to dominate the wit.

Here are the first six episodes; more are easily available on the Net:
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  • 'Nine' songs
  • Akers, Doris (Gospel music)
  • Alehouse Boys, The
  • Allison, Mose
  • Alpha Rhythm Kings
  • Amble
  • Ameruoso, Christopher
  • Amidon, Sam
  • Angels of Venice
  • Apollo's Fire (1)
  • Apollo's Fire (2)
  • Asleep At The Wheel
  • Ayoub sisters, the
  • Bach, Back to
  • Bach, P.D.Q.
  • Band, The
  • Barber, Chris
  • Bartók and Smetana
  • Bartók, Béla
  • Basque (Euskadi) Music
  • Beatles - Sergeant Pepper (50th Ann.)
  • Beatles (orchestral)
  • Beck, Jeff
  • Beethoven Ludwig van
  • Benedetti, Nicola
  • Betjeman, John
  • Blake, Norman
  • Bley, Carla
  • Bloom, Luka
  • Boswell Sisters, The
  • Brothers Comatose, The
  • Brown, Joe
  • Brown, Sam
  • Buckley, Tim
  • Burns Night 2024 and fornication
  • Burns, Robert
  • Byrds, The
  • Calloway, Cab
  • Captain Beefheart
  • Caravan Palace
  • Carolina Chocolate Drops
  • Cash, Johnny
  • Chao, Manu
  • Charles, Ray
  • Chopin, Frédéric
  • Christmas Eve 2024
  • Clark, Gene (of The Byrds)
  • Club des Belugas
  • Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel
  • Coltrane, Alice
  • Coltrane, john
  • Commander Cody (George Frayne IV)
  • Conway, Zoe
  • Cooder, Ry
  • Corbel, Cécile
  • Corries, The
  • Corvus Corax
  • Cowboy Junkies
  • Cowie, Billy
  • Cowie, Billy 1
  • Cowie, Billy 2
  • Crowley, Niamh
  • Crumb, Robert
  • Cuban music
  • Cutler, Ivor
  • Daines, Maria
  • Davies, Sir Ray
  • Davis, Martha
  • Davis, Miles
  • de Hartmann, Thomas
  • Dead Can Dance
  • Debussy, Claude (1)
  • Debussy, Claude (2)
  • DeMent, Iris
  • des Prez, Josquin
  • Dimucci, Dion
  • Domingo, Placido
  • Donegan, Dorothy
  • Donegan, Lonnie
  • Dowland, John
  • Dr John
  • Duo del Mar
  • Duplessy, Mathias
  • Dylan, Bob
  • Elle and the Pocket Belles
  • Ellington, Ray
  • Emerson, Keith
  • Eno, Brian
  • Eva-Marie, Tatiana (French jazz)
  • Everly Brothers, The
  • Evora, Cesária
  • Fame, Georgie
  • Faure's Requiem
  • Ferry, Brian
  • Ferry, Bryan - Song for Europe
  • Fisherman's Friends
  • Flora Cash
  • Florence + The Machine
  • Flowers, Rachel
  • For King & Country
  • Foxes and Fossils
  • Frampton, Peter
  • Franklin, Aretha and sisters
  • Fripp, Robert
  • Furey, Finbar
  • Gabetta, Sol
  • Gaillard, Slim
  • Galician music - more
  • Gardner, Taimane
  • Giddens, Rhiannon
  • Gimnazija Kranj Great Symphony Orchestra
  • Gipsy Kings, The
  • Gjeilo, Ola
  • Glass, Philip
  • Gould, Glenn
  • Grappelli / Menuhin
  • Griffith, Nanci
  • Gurdjieff, George
  • Haas, Brittany
  • Haggard, Merle
  • Hallyday, Johnny
  • Hamilton, Roy
  • Handsome Family, The
  • Harris, Anne
  • Harrison, George
  • Hartford, John
  • Haslam, Annie
  • Hawkins, Screamin' Jay
  • Heart
  • Herschel, William
  • Hicks, Dan
  • Highwaymen, The
  • Hillbilly Gypsies, The
  • Hillbilly Moon Explosion
  • Hinojosa, Tish (Tex-Mex music)
  • Hiromi
  • Hollow Coves
  • Howard, Brittany (Alabama Shakes)
  • I'm With Her
  • Ibeyi
  • Incredible String Band, The
  • Innes, Neil
  • Innes, Neil - memorial tribute
  • It's A Beautiful Day
  • Ivers, Eileen
  • James, Mean Mary
  • Jansch, Bert
  • Jarrett, Keith
  • Jazz Samba (Stan Getz / Charlie Byrd)
  • Jehosophat and Jones (The Two Ronnies)
  • Joy, Samara
  • Kabanova, Tatiana
  • Karunesh
  • Kelly, Luke & The Dubliners
  • Ketèlbey, Albert
  • KIng, Carole
  • Kirk, Rahsaan Roland
  • Klein, Dani
  • Knacker's Yard
  • Knopfler, Mark
  • Knopfler, Mark
  • Krauss, Alison
  • Kronos Quartet
  • L.E.J.
  • Lake Street Dive
  • Lake Street Dive 2
  • Lanois, Daniel
  • Led Zeppelin
  • Lee, Albert (session musician)
  • Lee, Amos
  • Lennon Sisters, The
  • Lennon, John
  • Leonid and Friends (1)
  • Leonid and Friends (2)
  • Lewis, Erika (Lonesome Doves)
  • Lindisfarne
  • Lindisfarne
  • Lord Huron
  • Los 5 del Son
  • Love (band, with Arthur Lee)
  • Loxston, Hetty
  • Luar Na Lubre (Galicia)
  • Lucía, Paco de
  • Luther, Ian
  • Lynne, Shelby & Moorer, Alison
  • Lyttelton, Humphrey
  • Mac Con Iomaire, Colm
  • Madrugada
  • Maier, Michael: Atalanta Fugiens
  • Mandolin Orange
  • Marais, Marin
  • Mariza (Portuguese Fado)
  • Marley, Bob
  • Marsalis, Wynton
  • Martyn, John
  • McGarrigle, Kate and Anna
  • McKennitt, Loreena
  • McLaughlin, John
  • Melly, George
  • Meyer, Edgar (and friends)
  • Modern Jazz Quartet, The
  • Moloney, Paddy (of The Chieftains)
  • MonaLisa Twins, The
  • Monteverdi
  • Moody Blues, The
  • Moriarty
  • Morrison, Van
  • Muldaur, Maria
  • Nachmanoff, Dave
  • Nelson, Willie
  • Neville Brothers, The
  • Niles, John Jacob
  • O'Connor, Mark
  • O'Connor, Sinead
  • Oldtime String Band, The
  • Orbison, Roy
  • Orpheum Madams Jazz Orchestra
  • Osborne, Joan
  • Otava Yo (Russophonia)
  • Otta Orchestra (Russophonia Dva)
  • Parsons, Gram
  • Pärt, Arvo
  • Penguin Cafe Orchestra, The
  • Pentangle
  • Perkins, Carl
  • Petty, Tom
  • Pink Floyd
  • Plant, Robert
  • Pommet, Claire
  • Ponty, Clara
  • Ponty, Jean-Luc (jazz violin)
  • Potato Head Jazz Band
  • Prague Rhythm Kings
  • Presley, Elvis - 40 Years On
  • Preston, Billy
  • Price, Kate
  • Prigent, Denez
  • Purcell, Henry
  • Quebe Sisters, The
  • Rafferty, Gerry
  • Ravel, Maurice
  • Reader, Eddie
  • Reeves, Dianne
  • Reinhardt, Django
  • Richter, Max
  • Ronstadt, Linda
  • Runrig
  • Rutles, The
  • Sakamoto, Ryuichi
  • Sant Andreu Jazz Band
  • Satie, Erik
  • Sawhney, Nitin
  • Sawney, Nitin
  • Schnittke, Alfred
  • Scott, Darrell
  • Shade, Will
  • Shaw, Caroline
  • Showaddywaddy
  • Simone, Nina
  • Skipinnish
  • Sosa, Mercedes
  • Sparks Brothers, The
  • Speakeasies' Swing Band, The
  • Spheeris, Chris
  • Springfield, Dusty
  • Springsteen, Bruce (& the Sessions Band)
  • Staple Singers, The
  • Staples, Mavis
  • Starr, Ringo
  • Steeleye Span
  • Strings, Billy
  • Stuart, Marty
  • Sun Ra
  • Swift, Veronica
  • Swingsationals, The
  • Swiss Dixie Jazzer
  • Tavener, Sir John
  • Tejedor
  • Thomas, Ray
  • Thompson, Richard and Linda
  • Tickell, Kathryn
  • Tiersen, Yann
  • Tiny Tim
  • Traveling Wilburys, The
  • Trick, Stephanie
  • Tuba Skinny
  • Tuba Skinny 2021
  • Tuba Skinny encore
  • Turner, Tina
  • Tuttle, Molly & Golden Highway
  • Umebayashi, Shigeru
  • Unthanks, The
  • Vance, Foy
  • Venuti, Joe and Eddie Lang
  • Veres, Mariska
  • VOCES8
  • Wagner, Richard: 'Parsifal'
  • Waits, Tom
  • Walker, Albertina
  • Wang, Yuja
  • Wells, Nicki
  • Wells, Robert
  • West-Eastern Divan Orchestra
  • White Horse Guitar Club
  • White, Jack
  • White, Jim
  • Whitley, Trixie
  • Wickham, Steve
  • Wolf, Kate
  • Yeats, William Butler
  • Z - Good Friday procession and music
  • Z - 1950s Golden oldies
  • Z - 2020 Lockdown special edition
  • Z - A Commemoration for her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
  • Z - A Japanese Blend
  • Z - Africa
  • Z - Asturias (regional music)
  • Z - Autumn Equinox 2023
  • Z - Bass players
  • Z - Birth of Rock 'n' Roll
  • Z - Blues, The
  • Z - Boogie-Woogie
  • Z - Breton Lays
  • Z - Britblues
  • Z - Britblues 2
  • Z - Burns Night 2018
  • Z - Burns Night 2019
  • Z - Burns Night 2021
  • Z - Burns Night 2022
  • Z - Burns Night 2025
  • Z - Buskers
  • Z - Calming Music
  • Z - Cathars
  • Z - Celtic Collection
  • Z - Celtic Miscellany
  • Z - Celtic Various
  • Z - Celtic Visionaries
  • Z - Chapman Stick, the
  • Z - Christmas 2016 (Part 1)
  • Z - Christmas 2016 (Part 2)
  • Z - Christmas 2017 (Orthodox)
  • Z - Christmas 2017 (Part 1)
  • Z - Christmas 2017 (Part 2)
  • Z - Christmas 2017 (Part 3)
  • Z - Christmas 2018 (Part 1)
  • Z - Christmas 2018 (Part 2)
  • Z - Christmas 2019 (part 1)
  • Z - Christmas 2019 Yuletide Jazz
  • Z - Christmas 2020 (part 1)
  • Z - Christmas 2020 (part 2)
  • Z - Christmas 2021 (pt 1)
  • Z - Christmas 2021 (pt 2)
  • Z - Christmas 2022 (Part 1)
  • Z - Christmas 2022 (Part 2)
  • Z - Christmas Selection 2024 (1)
  • Z - Christmas Selection 2024 (2)
  • Z - Christmas Selection 2024 (3)
  • Z - Christmas Selection 2024 (4)
  • Z - Classic Hits of the 50s/60s (1)
  • Z - Classic Hits of the 50s/60s (2)
  • Z - Classic Hits of the 50s/60s (3)
  • Z - Classic Hits of the 50s/60s (4)
  • Z - Classic Hits of the 50s/60s (5)
  • Z - Classic Hits of the 50s/60s (6)
  • Z - Classic Hits of the 50s/60s (7)
  • Z - Contemplative Music
  • Z - Coronavirus panic music
  • Z - Country Music
  • Z - Creature Comforts
  • Z - Cuba's Musical Ecosystem
  • Z - Dance Music
  • Z - Dancing with joy
  • Z - Doo Wop
  • Z - Easter 2019
  • Z - Easter 2020
  • Z - Easter 2023
  • Z - English Folk
  • Z - European Music in the USA
  • Z - Fado
  • Z - Fandango
  • Z - Female Flamenco
  • Z - Folk
  • Z - Folk Songs from the North-East
  • Z - Folk, Transatlantic
  • Z - Four Maestros
  • Z - French Fancies
  • Z - Friday Fusion
  • Z - Funny Songs
  • Z - Fusion
  • Z - Girl Power !
  • Z - Golden Hour of Brexit
  • Z - Golden Oldies
  • Z - Good Vibes
  • Z - Guitar selection
  • Z - Hogmanay 2016 (Part 1)
  • Z - Hogmanay 2016 (Part 2)
  • Z - Hogmanay 2017 (Part 1)
  • Z - Hogmanay 2017 (Part 2)
  • Z - Hogmanay 2020
  • Z - Hogmanay 2021
  • Z - How Tango Took Off
  • Z - January Jazz
  • Z - Jazz From Big Easy Street
  • Z - Jazz Youngsters
  • Z - Jazz-ish
  • Z - Kathak Flamenco
  • Z - Keep Calm And Carry On
  • Z - Latin American
  • Z - Let's Go To Le Hop (French)
  • Z - Masters of War
  • Z - Mathematical sounds
  • Z - Mechanical music
  • Z - Mediaeval Hit Parade
  • Z - Mediaeval Medley
  • Z - Mediaeval Selection
  • Z - Mediaeval, Anonymous
  • Z - Mediaeval, More
  • Z - Mighty Northumbria
  • Z - Miscellany 1
  • Z - Miscellany 2
  • Z - Miscellany on Time
  • Z - Music for Semana Santa
  • Z - Musical Balm
  • Z - My Back Pages
  • Z - Nordic Night
  • Z - Northern Soul
  • Z - Old Roots, New Shoots 1
  • Z - Old Roots, New Shoots 2
  • Z - Originals
  • Z - Pavarotti's granddaughters (not)
  • Z - Piano Miscellany
  • Z - Pop's Golden Age, Part 2
  • Z - Proms and Prokofiev
  • Z - Radio Luxembourg Luxuries
  • Z - Rock 'n' Roll
  • Z - Saat Masaale (Hindi music)
  • Z - Sacred Harp / Shape Singing
  • Z - Salad Days
  • Z - Samhain (aka Hallowe'en)
  • Z - Saxophone pieces
  • Z - Sephardic Music
  • Z - Singer-Songwriter Miscellany
  • Z - Singin' Slutty
  • Z - Songs of Labour
  • Z - Spanish Operetta
  • Z - Spanish Strings
  • Z - Spring Collection
  • Z - St Patrick's Day 2017
  • Z - St Patrick's Day 2018
  • Z - St Patrick's Day 2019
  • Z - St Patrick's Day 2023
  • Z - Summer rags
  • Z - Summer Songs
  • Z - Surfing Songs For Summer
  • Z - Swedish Nightingales
  • Z - Swing
  • Z - Tango
  • Z - Tango: Too Hot For TV
  • Z - The Original Blues
  • Z - Tiddeley-Prom
  • Z - Transatlantic Sessions, The (BBC)
  • Z - Two Sisters (Ravi Shankar's daughters)
  • Z - Violin Selection
  • Z - White Blues
  • Zappa, Frank
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