Birds can transport us to another time and place entirely,

When I helped out a bird in distress, I had no idea what would happen next.

The best rare birds seen all around Britain in September

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

Music was an all-consuming escape. Now, every song he writes is a love song At 16, I was just starting to take writing seriously. I became obsessed with lyricism and writing lines and my heroes were a

’Give me oil in my lamp keep me burning’… ‘He’s got the whole world in his hands’… ‘This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine’… ‘One more step along the world I go’… Just a line from one of