Episode #02 - Normal People, The How To: Academy, The Ultimate Top 100 Classical Music Hits and the Virtual Great Wall of China

Our Culture Editor Ed Vaizey is finally taking to the airwaves, recording from his bedroom, to give you his tips for staying in touch with all things cultural, highbrow, lowbrow and everything in between. He’ll be telling us what he’s been reading, what he’s been glued to on TV and Netflix and guiding us through what the home offerings are from the world of theatre, art and music. This week he raves about BBC’s Normal People, discovers Classic FM’s 100 top pieces of music going back 1000 years and tells us where to look out for artists’ work in response to Covid-19 We’re Reading City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert House of Glass by Hadley Freeman East West Street and The Ratline by Philippe Sands Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid We’re watching & Listening The How To: Academy  www.howtoacademy.com Normal People BBC i-player https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p089g8rs/normal-people Sex Education, Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/80197526 Classical 100:  www.classicfm.com Virtual Tour of The Great Wall of China https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china Limited Edition Art Posters and prints from www.countereditions.com The Hermitage in St. Petersburg https://www.hermitagemuseum.org Riverside Studios Book Club weekly online events https://www.riversidestudios.co.uk/community/digital-dive-in Podcast Edited and Produced by Alex Graham Introduction Music: Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/