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Jacob Collier is on stage with the Britten Sinfonia, in a packed-out concert hall. We’ve already been treated to a freewheeling, virtuosic and wildly joyful programme, ranging from Bob Dylan to scat-s

Iris Murdoch’s unseen poetry, transcribed for the first time

Michael Henderson on Radio ROBERTO RICCIUTI/GETTY IMAGES; EVENING ...

NOT JUST THE MOST ORIGINAL VOICE IN FRENCH POP, Brigitte Fontaine IS ONE OF THE MOST INVENTIVE CREATORS IN ALL POST-WAR MUSIC. JUST ASK SONIC YOUTH, STEREOLAB AND GRACE JONES. A LUXE REISSUE OF HER KEY ALBUM, BRIGITTE FONTAINE EST... FOLLE RENEWS HER CLAIM AND BEGS THE QUESTION: WHY WON'T FRANCE EMBRACE HER? "THEY'LL ALWAYS THINK I'M CRAZY,"

Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top