Happy 90th birthday to my wonderful dad Gerald Kingsley whose capacity for kindness, friendship, wisdom, musical insight and knowledge is only equalled by his capacity for drinking vast amounts of tea every day. Thank you for everything, you’re amazing xx❤️

It was such a pleasure having the incomparable Martin Amis talking with John Wilson for this in 2013. Like all guests he had no idea what archive we’d chosen but engaged with good grace , profound insight and a wealth of wonderful stories.

Sending good wishes to everyone at Comic Relief for your big day. Looking forward to tonight’s programme and hearing how people’s donations are changing lives.

Could you lend your skills to help the BBC’s work with #charities ? We need 3 people to join the BBC’s Appeals Advisory Committee. If you have senior charity experience and an interest in broadcast appeals we’d love to hear from you careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/AAC-M…

Theres still time for #charities to apply for a BBC Radio 4 or BBC TV Lifeline Appeal to raise money and awareness. Our current application round closes on 5th December. If you’re eligible we’d love to hear from you. Find out more here bbc.com/charityappeals…

Bringing this old friend out to sit by my laptop today and wishing good luck to all my friends at BBC Children in Need for Appeal Night tonight, raising money to change young lives 💛💛💛

Do you work at a charity that could benefit from a BBC Radio 4 or BBC TV Lifeline Appeal? There’s still time to apply before our current application round closes on 5th September. Find out more here bbc.co.uk/charityappeals…

When your real life family joins you in your choir family to sing the opening night of the Proms for your BBC work family, is that what you call a relative major?

Absolutely loved singing with Crouch End Festival Chorus in this tonight with the BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus Sakari Oramo 🇺🇦 what a thrilling evening BBC Proms

So excited to be singing Verdi’s Requiem with Crouch End Festival Chorus at the Proms tonight alongside the mighty BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus under Sakari Oramo 🇺🇦 Thanks to dtconductor & Neil Ferris for their brilliant work with us. And lovely having my twins Matt Davies Olly Davies 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 in the basses!🎶

Glad to see that the swans at Hampstead Heath are providing a parental taxi service to the offspring.

A very special Sunday catching up with my friends the Jubilee Quartet at Wigmore Hall and hearing them play #Schubert with fierce intelligence and wonderful fiery passion 🎶🎶

Always a good Friday when I’m with this lot 🎶🎶🎶

One of my first reporting jobs was watching Grimethorpe Colliery Band rehearsing #HarrisonBirtwistle ’s #GrimethorpeAria with the composer. I was warned he didn’t often give interviews but he was kind, gracious- and very funny. An unforgettable day. RIP

At the peerless Maria Friedman ‘s #Legacy tonight, wonderful to hear her celebrating #Sondheim #MarvinHamlisch and #MichelLeGrand in a show full of memories, music and extraordinary talent Theo Jamieson Alfie Friedman Aoife Dunne a truly joyful evening 🎶

After making 2 programmes with him over Zoom, how wonderful to finally meet Eric Whitacre at Kings Place tonight and hear VOCES8 sing #TheSacredVeil his and Tony Silvestri’s extraordinary monumental evocation of love and loss…unforgettable.

Wishing everyone at Comic Relief a great #RedNoseDay looking forward to watching tonight.

Such a moving scene with Tom & Kirsty remembering Wren in #TheArchers tonight, #KatieHims spare eloquent writing and wonderful acting Annabelle Dowler & William Troughton BBC Radio 4 definitely something in my eye.

Waterloo sunset.

Concert day with Crouch End Festival Chorus in this gorgeous place Alexandra Palace with dtconductor London Mozart Players and an array of great soloists. Music from Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn to brighten a Sunday afternoon, some tickets still available alexandrapalaceevents.seetickets.com/event/crouch-e…