A great privilege to be asked to present the iconic ‘In Tune’ on @BBCRadio3 today. What a joy to hear the pianist @crisandrin play live in studio and speak to the tenor @nickythespence. Always a joy. You catch up now here!

RT @AliceDrawstLine: Celebrating 100 years of the #shippingforecast with my art exhibition at @CourtyardArts in #hereford until 14th July.….

A couple of little clips from tonight’s #shippingforecast bulletin on @BBCRadio4. Which was first broadcast on this day 100 years ago - July 4th 1924. Happy Birthday old friend. Here’s to the next 100! #shippingforecast100

Today Friday July 4th marks a whole century of the Shipping Forecast existence on BBC Radio! Very much looking forward to reading tonight’s bulletin on @BBCRadio4 - Happy 100th birthday #shippingforecast #sailingby

Always a pleasure to be @wigmore_hall in London to present @BBCRadio3 In Concert. Join us tonight from 7:30pm as the acclaimed young American pianist and former Radio 3 NGA Eric Lu plays piano music by Chopin and Schubert. Listen here on @BBCSounds

Yesterday - Feb 17th was Ron Goodwin’s 100th birthday. I’ve always loved his music especially after seeing him in Dublin many years ago with ⁦@rte_co⁩. Can i recommend this hour of pure joy from the brill ⁦@DrMatthewSweet⁩ on ⁦@BBCRadio3⁩

You’ll now find me over on #BlueSky -

As an added bonus to #shippingforecast 100 on ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩. I asked my colleagues Jane Steel and Tom Sandars to read some of the extra listeners emails I received to what the ‘Ships’ meant to them. We couldn’t fit them all in the ‘Haven’ programme!

We’ve been celebrating 100 years of #shippingforecast on ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩ today. Here’s a little programme that brilliant producer ⁦@doranelli⁩ and I put together reflecting the reach the ‘ships’ has to listeners worldwide and what it means to them

RT @BBCSingers:

Get into the Christmas spirit this evening from 7:30pm on @BBCRadio3 as the wonderful @BBCSingers are joined by their artist in association the incredible @Abel_Cellist for Christmas from Around The World. A joyous night of music from Milton Court. Hear it

Join us this evening on @BBCRadio3 from 7:30pm as New Generation Artists - jazz pianist @fergusmccreadie meets the cellist Santiago Cañón Valencia and The Chaos String Quartet @SnapeMaltings @BrittenPears for two world premieres and sublime music making.

Very sorry to hear of the passing of #SergioMendes - I had the great pleasure of interviewing him for @BBCRadio3 several years ago. He was a joy to chat with and as I recall we laughed far too much during the interview. A hugely talented musician and heck of a piano player !

What a glorious night @bbcproms celebrating the magic of #Mancini - a master of melody and orchestration. The @BBCCO were on fire 🔥 tonight. Huge congratulations to all concerned. Chief Inspector Clouseau would have been very impressed!

Join us this evening from 7:30pm on @BBCRadio3 and @BBCSounds.

As we celebrate @IntlJazzDay on @BBCRadio3 - delighted to introduce tonight’s ‘In Concert’ featuring the brilliant @fergusmccreadie trio and the mighty @manc_collective. Plus @Rob_Luft and @IainBallamy in session at Maida Vale and music from María Dueñas. Listen from 7:30pm.

As we celebrate #JazzDay on @BBCRadio3 - delighted to be introducing tonight’s ‘In Concert’ featuring the brilliant @fergusmccreadie trio and the mighty @manc_collective. A little taster below of what you can expect. You’re in for a treat from 7:30pm. Listen on @BBCSounds.

And for the final time! Farewell to 17:54 ‘Shipping Forecast’ on @BBCRadio4 LW

The end of an era! I had the great honour and privilege of reading the very last weekday separate/split 17:54 ⁦@ShippingForecas⁩ on ⁦@BBCRadio4⁩ LW this afternoon. Here’s a little clip of the final few moments of it. I shall miss it !

If you missed any of this week’s lunchtime concerts on @BBCRadio3 + @BBCSounds from @stgeorgesbris featuring some of our wonderfully talented New Generation Artists. You can listen now for the next 30 days here