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As part of Radio 3 Unwind’s Nature Week Dr Sian Williams is presenting her daily show from Monday 21st September from the National Trust site of Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire. Sian explores discover what the changing seasons can teach us about navigating change in our own lives. Among ancient Sherwood oaks, Europe’s longest Lime Tree Avenue and a walled garden containing more than 100 varieties of rhubarb, Sian discovers how spending time among trees and witnessing seasonal change can support our wellbeing.
Her shows feature gently moving melodies from composers like Eric Whitacre, Henryk Gorecki and Augusta Holmes.

Kate Williams is the latest in the roster of distinguished historians to co-present the Key Changes: Radio 3’s Essential History of Classical Music, a major new series charting a course through 1000 years of classical music history. From Saturday 19th September Kate is in the chair for eight programmes, exploring the rich musical world of the nineteenth century.

The Martin Lewis Money Show Live has been nominated for Best Factual Entertainment in the 2026 National Television Awards. Voting is open now, until 12 PM on the 8th of September. Congratulations Martin!

Suzannah is co-presenting a major new six part series for National Geographic. How The Tudors Lost Their Heads will combine cutting edge forensic science with fresh historical research to examine Tudor England’s most notorious executions – and uncover the ruthless politics behind them.

Look out for exclusive content also coming to Suzannah’s podcast, Not Just The Tudors.

The series starts on Sunday 6th September at 8pm.

Delighted to welcome Sam Coates to Knight Ayton Management.

Sam is deputy political editor of Sky News. He is an award-winning journalist who delivers breaking news, exclusive stories and interviews and providing analysis from Westminster at a time of constant political change.

He co-hosts Politics at Sam and Anne’s, the daily 20 minute morning podcast which looks at the day ahead in British politics.

Simon’s Vigar’s new book, The Four Wives of Windsor: Rivalries, Influence and the Real Power Behind the Crown is out on Thursday 30th July.

The Four Wives of Windsor explores the lives and influence of Diana, Camilla, Meghan and Catherine, the women who transformed the modern Royal Family. Drawing on decades of experience as a trusted royal correspondent, Simon Vigar reveals the private tensions, public dramas and pivotal moments that have shaped the House of Windsor, offering a compelling behind-the-scenes look at the women who changed the monarchy forever.

Fi Glover and Jane Garvey have shared their favourite summer reads in The Times, featuring a mix of thrillers, historical fiction and literary favourites. Jane’s were The Eights by Joanna Miller, A Far-Flung Life by ML Stedman, Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson, I am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes and The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths. Fi’s were Missing, Presumed by Susie Steiner, The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Dare, Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd, Paradise City by Elizabeth Day and French Braid by Anne Tyler.

Read the full article in The Times: https://www.thetimes.com/culture/books/article/fi-glover-jane-garvey-best-favourite-summer-books-read-novels-5p97bprr9

The new season of Greg Jenner’s hit podcast You’re Dead To Me will begin on Saturday 27th June.

The award-winning series, which brings together expert historians and comedians to explore the past, returns with an episode dedicated to the Trojan War. Drawing on the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey, the opening instalment examines one of the most enduring stories of the ancient world.

You’re Dead To Me is available on BBC Sounds and visualised episodes will be on BBC iPlayer. It also airs weekly on Saturdays at 10am on BBC Radio 4.

The first two episodes of Alice Loxton’s new podcast, Here For The History, will be released on Thursday 18th June on BBC Sounds. This exciting new podcast digs deeper to reveal the history behind the traditions, customs and objects of everyday life. The opening episode looks at the history behind British people’s love for tea while the second asks why British food has garnered such a poor reputation.

Suzannah Lipscomb is chairing the next eight episodes of BBC Radio 3’s, Key Changes: Essential History of Classical Music. Join Suzannah every Saturday at 1pm as she explores the bold new sound worlds of the Middle Ages and Renaissance.