The unconventional instrumentation favoured by Tortoise is an indicator of how many different lineups have always jostled for space under the jazz umbrella. The national treasure that is The Pete Alle

Paddington is alive. He’s walking, talking – and singing and dancing – in a musical adaptation of his story. Almost seven decades after he first appeared in Michael Bond’s A Bear Called Paddington in

Some years ago, Colin Matthews – a lifelong Londoner – bought himself a composing retreat on the Somerset/ Dorset borders and half-seriously confessed to fears that the view of cows from his windows ‘

WITH his floppy hat, duffle coat and suitcase full of marmalade sandwiches, Paddington is one of the most recognisable and beloved fictional characters of all time. In the stories, he was taken in by

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