Welcome to the new bumper edition of the Classic Newsnight podcast – our biggest and best yet. Firstly, we meet the celebrated oboist, Nicholas Daniel, who tells us about a new piece written especially for him by John Tavener. We continue the Tavener connection thereafter, when we meet the composer's vocal muse, Patricia Rosario, who tells us about her involvement with this year's Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival. Classic FM's resident bookworm, Chris Powling, is here to recommend three books for our delectation. Then we meet the hottest opera diva of the moment, the Russian soprano, Anna Netrebko, before being joined by Dr. Rob Hicks, who has some advice about the essential questions we should all ask about any pills and potions we're taking. After Rob, we check our financial health in the light of the latest rise in interest rates with equity strategist, Henk Potts – unfortunately, he thinks we probably need to get used to the unpalatable fiscal medicine. And finally, we meet All Angels, the new teenage classical girlie group whose heavenly voices will be wafting across the Classic FM airwaves in the run up to Christmas. I hope you enjoy listening.
