The latest edition of the podcast has the usual suspects: resident bookworm, Chris Powling, with three superb books for us to enjoy; alongside the Classic FM doctor, Rob Hicks, who’ll be telling us how our genes influence the types of food we reach for – which means I must have the cream bun gene! As well as that, we’ll meet the best-travelled busker in the world: violinist David Juritz.Find out which are the most generous, as well as the meanest, cities he visited.

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In this edition of the Classic Newsnight podcast, the tenor, James Gilchrist, talks about his acclaimed recording of “On Wenlock Edge”, by Vaughan Williams; Classic FM’s resident bookworm, Chris Powling, recommends three thrillers for us to enjoy; And the Classic FM doctor, Rob Hicks, tells us why we should all be eating a lot more garlic.

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In this week’s podcast, we learn about the so-called “silver surfers”, the over fifties who are becoming increasingly voracious consumers of everything the internet has to offer. Doctor Rob Hicks tells us about World Arthritis Day; Chris Powling choses three children’s books for us to enjoy; and Bob Jones heads to Exmoor, to preview this year’s Two Moors Festival.

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Classic FM's resident GP, Rob Hicks, opens this edition of the podcast. Yes, the days are getting shorter and it's turning decidedly autumnal, so any day now, we can expect to be hear commercials for flu jabs. But Dr. Rob tells us researchers in the US have conducted a study which casts doubt on the benefits of immunising older people against the disease.
After that, we turn our attention to books with Chris Powling, who's been furiously reading paperbacks in order to choose three unmissable ones for us to enjoy. Then, it's violins all the way: Madeleine Mitchell tells us about the Red Violin festival, which is an annual fixture in South Wales, while the young Scottish soloist, Nicola Benedetti, discusses her new recording of The Lark Ascending, by Vaughan Williams.

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In this week’s podcast, we find out how the Conferation of British Industry has picked itself a fight with family doctors – Classic FM’s resident GP, Rob Hicks will explain all; Germaine Greer will tell us about her new biography of Anne Hathaway, entitled “Shakespeare’s Wife”; Classic Nesnight’s roving reporter, Bob Jones, updates us on the work of “Live Music Now”; and Felicity Lott discusses her love of French song.

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This week, John Brunning speaks to the author Conn Iggulden about his latest creation: “The Dangerous Book For Boys Yearbook”. Classic FM’s resident GP, Rob Hicks, gives us his opinion on research linking antiperspirants to breast cancer; and we discover how classical music is helping children undergoing investigation for neurological disorders at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital.

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In this edition of the Classic Newsnight podcast, Sir Andrew Davis recounts some of his most treasured moments conducting the music of Elgar; we meet identical singing twins from Canada, RyanDan, who not only look alike, but sound pretty similar too; and Bob Jones reports on some extraordinary musical manoeuvres involving one time pop idol Chesney Hawkes, a dozen posh cars and the London Symphony Orchestra. Hard to resist clicking “download”, isn’t it?

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In this edition of the Classic Newsnight podcast, we meet the American thriller writer, David Baldacci, whose fifteenth novel is doing very brisk. Classic FM’s resident GP, Rob Hicks, tells us why a person’s body mass index is now reckoned to be a less reliable indicator of future health problems than previously thought. And we hear from the tenor, Ian Bostridge, about his critically-acclaimed album of Handel arias.

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Classic Newsnight podcast. You might be surprised to learn that it contains an exclusive interview with Mike Oldfield – he of Tubular Bells fame. What’s he got to do with classical music? The answer is just a click away. Less surprising, but equally interesting, is a preview of the Edinburgh International Festival. Classic FM’s resident GP, Rob Hicks, takes a look at the latest thinking on the link between excessive sunbathing and skin cancer. And if you’ve ever lain awake at night, wondering how the sound of a Harley Davidson motorcycle could be imitated by an electric violin, wonder no more: we ride off into the sunset with Maxim Vengerov.

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Welcome to the new edition of the Classic Newsnight podcast. And if you enjoy a tipple, I’m afraid our first item is likely to dampen your spirits – pardon the pun! Doctor Rob Hicks will be explaining how even a small amount of alcohol raises the risk of bowel cancer. Then we meet Francesco Corti – the newly-appointed Music Director of Scottish National Opera. David Suchet tells us about the new play he’s starring in: it’s called “The Last Confession”, and the action takes place in The Vatican. And finally, Jude Kelly drops by to tell us about her new production of the musical “Carmen Jones”, which is based on Bizet’s opera.

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This week, Doctor Rob Hicks will be telling us about a new initiative designed to make fixing an appointment with our GP easier: easier, that is, so long as you have access to the internet and aren’t suffering from technophobia! Chloe Hanslip will be singing Bryn Terfel’s praises – no, it’s not a role reversal, it’s just that the baritone has leant the yound fiddler’s career a helping hand recently. What’s more, Chloe has a potential investment to tempt you – but be warned, it’s for the very well-heeled only! You’ll also find our regular books man, Chris Powling, with his choice from the world of literature. And all of the above is just a click away….

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