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  • 2025
    • Nov 29, 2025 WINTER with St Martin's Voices Nov 29, 2025
    • Nov 23, 2025 Rainer Hersch Orkestra: The Last Night of the Proms EVER! Nov 23, 2025
    • Nov 21, 2025 WINTER with St Martin's Voices Nov 21, 2025
    • Oct 31, 2025 An Evening with St Martin's Voices Oct 31, 2025
    • Oct 4, 2025 Betjeman's Banana Blush: 50th Anniversary Oct 4, 2025
    • Sep 18, 2025 An Evening with Debbie Wiseman OBE and Classic FM Sep 18, 2025
    • Aug 2, 2025 My Beloved Man: The Letters of Britten and Pears Aug 2, 2025
    • Jun 14, 2025 Betjeman's Banana Blush: 50th Anniversary Jun 14, 2025
    • May 28, 2025 Paddington Bear's First Concert May 28, 2025
    • Apr 17, 2025 Chiaroscuro Quartet: Haydn Apr 17, 2025
    • Apr 4, 2025 Suffolk Book League Apr 4, 2025
    • Mar 25, 2025 A Classic FM Mother’s Day Celebration with Zeb Soanes Mar 25, 2025
    • Mar 22, 2025 Gaspard's Foxtrot (4.30pm) Mar 22, 2025
    • Mar 22, 2025 Gaspard's Foxtrot (2.30pm) Mar 22, 2025
    • Feb 23, 2025 Notes from Downing Street Feb 23, 2025
  • 2024
    • Dec 23, 2024 Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub + The Snowman Dec 23, 2024
    • Dec 22, 2024 Family Concerts: Santa Comes to Town! (11.30am & 2.30pm) Dec 22, 2024
    • Dec 21, 2024 – Dec 22, 2024 Family Concerts: Santa Comes to Town! (11.30am & 2.30pm) Dec 21, 2024 – Dec 22, 2024
    • Dec 14, 2024 A Yorkshire Christmas Extravaganza: Black Dyke Band & Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus Dec 14, 2024
    • Dec 9, 2024 A Classic FM Christmas with Zeb Soanes Dec 9, 2024
    • Dec 8, 2024 Christmas with Septura Dec 8, 2024
    • Nov 30, 2024 WINTER with St Martin's Voices Nov 30, 2024
    • Nov 29, 2024 WINTER with St Martin's Voices Nov 29, 2024
    • Oct 25, 2024 Betjeman's Banana Blush: 50th Anniversary Celebration Oct 25, 2024
    • Oct 19, 2024 A Celebration of Kathleen Ferrier Oct 19, 2024
    • Oct 11, 2024 Masters of Wit Oct 11, 2024
    • Sep 28, 2024 Hallé Orchestra: Top of the Classics Sep 28, 2024
    • Jul 5, 2024 Sir Simon Russell Beale's Life in Music with Zeb Soanes Jul 5, 2024
    • Jul 5, 2024 Cosmos: a celebration of Holst's Planets Jul 5, 2024
    • Jun 14, 2024 An Evening with Sir Simon Russell Beale Jun 14, 2024
    • May 26, 2024 Hay Festival: Peter the Cat's Little Book of BIG Words May 26, 2024
    • May 4, 2024 Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play May 4, 2024
    • Apr 28, 2024 Betjeman's Banana Blush: 50th Anniversary Apr 28, 2024
    • Mar 29, 2024 Dame Judi's Classical Favourites with Zeb Soanes Mar 29, 2024
    • Mar 2, 2024 Gaspard's Foxtrot with Peter and the Wolf Mar 2, 2024
    • Jan 19, 2024 A Couple of Swells: A Fundraising Musical Gala for Marylebone Theatre Jan 19, 2024
  • 2023
    • Dec 23, 2023 Gaspard's Christmas & The Snowman (1.30pm) Dec 23, 2023
    • Dec 23, 2023 Gaspard's Christmas & The Snowman (11am) Dec 23, 2023
    • Dec 22, 2023 Gaspard's Christmas & The Snowman Dec 22, 2023
    • Dec 17, 2023 Gaspard's Foxtrot with Peter and the Wolf (4pm) Dec 17, 2023
    • Dec 17, 2023 Gaspard's Foxtrot with Peter and the Wolf (2pm) Dec 17, 2023
    • Dec 9, 2023 Christmas by Candlelight at St Martin-in-the-Fields Dec 9, 2023
    • Dec 3, 2023 Money for Old Prose Dec 3, 2023
    • Dec 2, 2023 The Pakefield Singers: A Christmas Celebration Dec 2, 2023
    • Nov 25, 2023 Mediaeval Carols with Opus Anglicanum Nov 25, 2023
    • Nov 18, 2023 Betjeman's Banana Blush Nov 18, 2023
    • Nov 11, 2023 Hallé Orchestra: As Seen on TV! Nov 11, 2023
    • Oct 22, 2023 Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub + Babar the Little Elephant Oct 22, 2023
    • Oct 6, 2023 Benjamin Britten Lowestoft Statue Fundraising Gala Oct 6, 2023
    • Sep 9, 2023 Gaspard the Fox Book Signing Sep 9, 2023
    • Sep 5, 2023 Mozart's Idomeneo (highlights in concert) Sep 5, 2023
    • Aug 23, 2023 Summer at Snape: A Wedding Bouquet Aug 23, 2023
    • Aug 5, 2023 My Beloved Man: The Letters of Britten and Pears Aug 5, 2023
    • Jun 28, 2023 Seize The Day: A Celebration of Adrian Sutton Jun 28, 2023
    • Jun 18, 2023 Gaspard's Foxtrot Jun 18, 2023
    • May 20, 2023 The Garden with Opus Anglicanum May 20, 2023
    • May 13, 2023 Roald Dahl's Little Red Riding Hood and Three Little Pigs May 13, 2023
    • May 7, 2023 Coronation Celebration! May 7, 2023
    • Apr 23, 2023 London Gay Symphony Orchestra - Spring Concert Apr 23, 2023
    • Apr 15, 2023 Gaspard the Fox LIVE! (1.30pm) Apr 15, 2023
    • Apr 15, 2023 Gaspard the Fox LIVE! (11am) Apr 15, 2023
    • Apr 1, 2023 April Fools Day Gala with the Rainer Hersch Orchestra Apr 1, 2023
    • Mar 25, 2023 Walton Façade - Sheffield Cathedral Mar 25, 2023
    • Feb 11, 2023 Britten Sinfonia - The Golden Road to Samarkand Feb 11, 2023
    • Feb 10, 2023 Britten Sinfonia - The Golden Road to Samarkand Feb 10, 2023
  • 2022
    • Dec 24, 2022 Gaspard's Christmas (3pm) Dec 24, 2022
    • Dec 24, 2022 Gaspard's Christmas (1pm) Dec 24, 2022
    • Dec 23, 2022 Gaspard's Christmas - WORLD PREMIERE Dec 23, 2022
    • Dec 18, 2022 St Martin’s Voices: A Spotless Rose Dec 18, 2022
    • Dec 17, 2022 The Little Match Girl (Premiere) Dec 17, 2022
    • Dec 17, 2022 Gaspard's Christmas - Reading and Signing Dec 17, 2022
    • Dec 13, 2022 Christmas at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons Dec 13, 2022
    • Dec 1, 2022 The Story of Christmas - The Spirit of Christmas Through the Ages Dec 1, 2022
    • Nov 26, 2022 Mediaeval Carols with Opus Anglicanum Nov 26, 2022
    • Oct 29, 2022 Gaspard the Fox at Suffolk Wildlife Trust Oct 29, 2022
    • Oct 22, 2022 Peter Pan: A New Musical Oct 22, 2022
    • Sep 4, 2022 Gaspard the Fox: Book Readings and Signing Sep 4, 2022
    • Sep 2, 2022 Carnival of the Animals with Zeb Soanes Sep 2, 2022
    • Jul 10, 2022 Wilde Tales: Princes, Giants and Little Elephants Jul 10, 2022
    • Jul 2, 2022 Dog-Eared Children's Book Festival Jul 2, 2022
    • Jun 26, 2022 Barnes Children's Literature Festival Jun 26, 2022
    • Jun 19, 2022 Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub Jun 19, 2022
    • Jun 18, 2022 Peter and the Wolf Jun 18, 2022
    • Mar 7, 2022 – Mar 24, 2022 Gaspard's Foxtrot Tour Across Scotland Mar 7, 2022 – Mar 24, 2022
    • Mar 3, 2022 Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub Mar 3, 2022
    • Feb 25, 2022 Opus Anglicanum: SEEDS OF LOVE Feb 25, 2022
    • Feb 19, 2022 Peter and the Wolf (1pm) Feb 19, 2022
    • Feb 19, 2022 Peter and the Wolf (11am) Feb 19, 2022
    • Feb 16, 2022 Gaspard's Foxtrot - LONDON PREMIERE (3pm) Feb 16, 2022
    • Feb 16, 2022 Gaspard's Foxtrot - LONDON PREMIERE (1pm) Feb 16, 2022
    • Feb 12, 2022 Carnival of the Animals (2pm) Feb 12, 2022
    • Feb 12, 2022 Carnival of the Animals (12 noon) Feb 12, 2022
  • 2021
    • Dec 22, 2021 The Snowman (11am) Dec 22, 2021
    • Dec 17, 2021 Christmas with the Academy by Candlelight (8pm) Dec 17, 2021
    • Dec 17, 2021 Christmas with the Academy by Candlelight (6pm) Dec 17, 2021
    • Dec 13, 2021 Mediaeval Carols with Opus Anglicanum Dec 13, 2021
    • Dec 12, 2021 Money for Old Prose Dec 12, 2021
    • Dec 8, 2021 Mediaeval Carols with Opus Anglicanum Dec 8, 2021
    • Dec 4, 2021 Paddington Bear's First Concert (1pm) Dec 4, 2021
    • Dec 4, 2021 Paddington Bear's First Concert (11am) Dec 4, 2021
    • Oct 27, 2021 Book Signing - Gaspard's Foxtrot Oct 27, 2021
    • Jul 29, 2021 Gaspard's Foxtrot - WORLD PREMIERE Jul 29, 2021
    • Jul 28, 2021 Troubled Times: Beethoven, Wordsworth and the French Revolution Jul 28, 2021
    • Jul 27, 2021 Storytelling with Gaspard the Fox Jul 27, 2021
    • Jul 25, 2021 Worcester Wags and Wagers Jul 25, 2021
    • Jul 22, 2021 A Celebration of Kathleen Ferrier: Her Life, Letters and Music Jul 22, 2021
    • Jul 11, 2021 LIVE From London: ORA Singers & Zeb Soanes Jul 11, 2021
    • Jul 2, 2021 Walton Façade - Thaxted Festival Jul 2, 2021
    • Jan 5, 2021 – Jan 31, 2021 The Twelve Days of Christmas with The King's Singers Jan 5, 2021 – Jan 31, 2021
  • 2020
    • Dec 16, 2020 – Dec 24, 2020 Opus Anglicanum: Mediaeval Carols Dec 16, 2020 – Dec 24, 2020
    • Dec 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020 Carols for Christmas Dec 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    • Dec 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020 Festive Family Carols Dec 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    • Nov 5, 2020 The Shipping Forecast Puzzle Book Nov 5, 2020
    • Sep 30, 2020 Orpheus Sinfonia: A Celebration of Windsor Sep 30, 2020
    • Jul 6, 2020 The Poets of Highgate Jul 6, 2020
    • Jul 1, 2020 – Jul 31, 2020 Gaspard's Den - Ep. 4: Green Fingers Jul 1, 2020 – Jul 31, 2020
    • Jun 12, 2020 celebriTEAS Jun 12, 2020
    • May 24, 2020 Walton Façade - supporting BIG C, Norfolk's Cancer Charity May 24, 2020
    • May 6, 2020 The History of Babar the Little Elephant - London Chamber Orchestra May 6, 2020
    • May 1, 2020 – May 30, 2020 Gaspard's Den - Ep. 2 May 1, 2020 – May 30, 2020
    • Apr 26, 2020 Cardiff Children's Literature Festival Apr 26, 2020
    • Apr 20, 2020 – May 30, 2020 Gaspard's Den - Ep. 1 Apr 20, 2020 – May 30, 2020
    • Jan 10, 2020 Walton Facade - Royal Northern Sinfonia Jan 10, 2020
    • Jan 9, 2020 Beethoven, Wordsworth and the French Revolution Jan 9, 2020
  • 2019
    • Dec 22, 2019 The Snowman & Little Red Riding Hood (1.30pm & 4pm) Dec 22, 2019
    • Dec 7, 2019 Christmas Family Concert - The Fir Tree (2pm & 4pm) Dec 7, 2019
    • Nov 5, 2019 Peter and the Wolf Nov 5, 2019
    • Oct 6, 2019 Betjeman's Banana Blush Oct 6, 2019
    • Sep 28, 2019 The Great and Wide Sea - Crescendo Music Festival Sep 28, 2019
    • Jun 30, 2019 'London's Handsomest Fox' - Zeb Soanes interviewed by Paddy O'Connell Jun 30, 2019
    • Jun 21, 2019 A Modernist Review Jun 21, 2019
    • Feb 4, 2019 Walton's Façade Feb 4, 2019
  • 2018
    • Dec 23, 2018 Babar the Elephant and The Snowman (4pm) Dec 23, 2018
    • Dec 23, 2018 Babar the Elephant and The Snowman (1.30pm) Dec 23, 2018
    • Dec 17, 2018 Mediaeval Carols with Opus Anglicanum Dec 17, 2018
    • Dec 16, 2018 Mediaeval Carols with Opus Anglicanum Dec 16, 2018
    • Dec 7, 2018 A Macmillan Christmas at St John's Smith Square Dec 7, 2018
    • Nov 17, 2018 The Snowman & Paddington - Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (4pm) Nov 17, 2018
    • Nov 17, 2018 The Snowman & Paddington - Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (2pm) Nov 17, 2018
    • Nov 3, 2018 To End All Wars Nov 3, 2018
    • Oct 19, 2018 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 Oct 19, 2018
    • Oct 13, 2018 Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra: Foxtrot Family Concerts (4pm) Oct 13, 2018
    • Oct 13, 2018 Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra: Foxtrot Family Concerts (2pm) Oct 13, 2018
    • Sep 16, 2018 London Fashion Week: Shipping Forecast Live on the Chubby Cloud Sep 16, 2018
    • Sep 8, 2018 Soanes & Munn: A Trifle from Lowestoft Sep 8, 2018
    • Aug 25, 2018 North York Moors Festival: Walton Façade ∣ Eggs or Anarchy Aug 25, 2018
    • Aug 23, 2018 David Walliams: Big Laughs (Edinburgh International Book Festival) Aug 23, 2018
    • Jul 7, 2018 Opus Anglicanum at the Thaxted Festival Jul 7, 2018
    • Jul 1, 2018 Peter and The Wolf - Penzance Orchestral Society Summer Concert Jul 1, 2018
    • Jun 1, 2018 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 Jun 1, 2018
    • May 29, 2018 Hay Festival - Big, Bad Characters for Big Adventures May 29, 2018
    • May 12, 2018 Islington - Storytelling and Book Signing May 12, 2018
    • Apr 22, 2018 Cardiff Children's Literature Festival Apr 22, 2018
    • Apr 14, 2018 Federation of Children's Book Groups Conference Apr 14, 2018
    • Apr 12, 2018 The London Book Fair Apr 12, 2018
    • Mar 26, 2018 Opus Anglicanum: The Tree Mar 26, 2018
    • Mar 13, 2018 The Revolutionary Drawing Room: Viennese Quartet Party Mar 13, 2018
    • Feb 23, 2018 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 Feb 23, 2018
    • Jan 23, 2018 Sailing By - After Dinner Talk Jan 23, 2018
    • Jan 14, 2018 London Boat Show: Legends Theatre Jan 14, 2018
  • 2017
    • Dec 18, 2017 Opus Anglicanum: Mediaeval Carols in Marylebone Dec 18, 2017
    • Dec 17, 2017 Paddington's First Concert and The Snowman Dec 17, 2017
    • Dec 17, 2017 Paddington's First Concert and The Snowman Dec 17, 2017
    • Dec 15, 2017 Opus Anglicanum: Mediaeval Carols at Wells Cathedral Dec 15, 2017
    • Dec 9, 2017 A Christmas Carol - Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra Dec 9, 2017
    • Dec 9, 2017 A Christmas Carol - Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra Dec 9, 2017
    • Dec 6, 2017 Carol Service for the BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields Dec 6, 2017
    • Nov 25, 2017 Opus Anglicanum: Mediaeval Carols at Kenardington Nov 25, 2017
    • Nov 16, 2017 Royal Opera House Insights: The Nutcracker Nov 16, 2017
    • Nov 9, 2017 Sir John Betjeman's Banana Blush Nov 9, 2017
    • Oct 14, 2017 'Soanes and Co.' - An Evening of Words and Music Oct 14, 2017
    • Oct 8, 2017 Eggs or Anarchy (world premiere) with Walton Façade Oct 8, 2017
    • Jul 24, 2017 Opus Anglicanum at the Three Choirs Festival Jul 24, 2017
    • Jul 23, 2017 Talk for the Friends of Worcester Cathedral Jul 23, 2017
    • Jul 14, 2017 90 Years of the BBC Proms Jul 14, 2017
    • Jun 10, 2017 Opus Anglicanum: The Great and Wide Sea Jun 10, 2017
    • Apr 29, 2017 Opus Anglicanum: The Great and Wide Sea Apr 29, 2017
    • Apr 22, 2017 Opus Anglicanum - Belloc: The Four Men Apr 22, 2017
    • Mar 31, 2017 Walton's Façade, conducted by John Wilson Mar 31, 2017
    • Mar 25, 2017 OPUS ANGLICANUM: THE ANNUNCIATION Mar 25, 2017
    • Mar 8, 2017 Portraits in Character auction at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Mar 8, 2017
    • Feb 3, 2017 – Feb 4, 2017 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 Feb 3, 2017 – Feb 4, 2017
    • Jan 31, 2017 All Mouth and Trousers - BBC Radio 4 Jan 31, 2017
    • Jan 15, 2017 London Boat Show 2017: A Question of Sailing Jan 15, 2017
  • 2016
    • Dec 23, 2016 The Snowman - St Martin-in-the-Fields Dec 23, 2016
    • Dec 17, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Figgy Pudding Dec 17, 2016
    • Dec 16, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Mediaeval Carols Dec 16, 2016
    • Dec 12, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Mediaeval Carols at Wells Cathedral Dec 12, 2016
    • Dec 10, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Christmas Concert Dec 10, 2016
    • Nov 20, 2016 Peter and the Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood Nov 20, 2016
    • Nov 19, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: The Great and Wide Sea Nov 19, 2016
    • Nov 12, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: The Great and Wide Sea Nov 12, 2016
    • Nov 10, 2016 I Must Go Down to the Seas Again Nov 10, 2016
    • Oct 23, 2016 Opus Anglicanum at the Two Moors Festival Oct 23, 2016
    • Oct 9, 2016 The Dickens of a Literary Walk: Celebrating 50 Years of The Highgate Society Oct 9, 2016
    • Oct 8, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: The Great and Wide Sea (PREMIERE) Oct 8, 2016
    • Sep 24, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: A Midsummer Night's Dream Sep 24, 2016
    • Sep 9, 2016 Recollections of Summer in Words and Music at The Actor's Church Sep 9, 2016
    • Sep 9, 2016 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 Sep 9, 2016
    • Sep 3, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Bach Orgelbüchlein with Richard Stephens, Organ Sep 3, 2016
    • Sep 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016 Doctor Who: The Library in the Body Sep 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016
    • Jul 22, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: David Jones, 1916 Mamet Wood Jul 22, 2016
    • Jul 13, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Mediaeval Music for The New Chaucer Society Jul 13, 2016
    • Jul 5, 2016 Norfolk Children's Book Festival Jul 5, 2016
    • Jun 11, 2016 – Jun 12, 2016 Poetry Please - BBC Radio 4 Jun 11, 2016 – Jun 12, 2016
    • Jun 5, 2016 Poetry Please - BBC Radio 4 Jun 5, 2016
    • Jun 4, 2016 iPM 'Your News' - BBC Radio 4 Jun 4, 2016
    • Jun 4, 2016 iPM 'Your News' - BBC Radio 4 Jun 4, 2016
    • May 21, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: A Song for a Festival - Canto Canto, Festa Festa May 21, 2016
    • May 9, 2016 Highgate Literary Walk May 9, 2016
    • Apr 27, 2016 All Mouth and Trousers - BBC Radio 4 Apr 27, 2016
    • Apr 22, 2016 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 Apr 22, 2016
    • Mar 19, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Merrily Sing Our Harvest Home Mar 19, 2016
    • Mar 6, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Angels Mar 6, 2016
    • Feb 12, 2016 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 Feb 12, 2016
    • Feb 10, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: An English Music Feb 10, 2016
    • Feb 6, 2016 Opus Anglicanum: David Jones 'In Parenthisis' Feb 6, 2016
    • Feb 3, 2016 World War Three: Inside the War Room, BBC TWO Feb 3, 2016
    • Jan 9, 2016 The London Boat Show: Shipping Forecast Day Jan 9, 2016
  • 2015
    • Dec 15, 2015 Opus Anglicanum: Medieval Carols and Christmas Show Dec 15, 2015
    • Dec 14, 2015 Opus Anglicanaum: Medieval Carols at Wells Cathedral Dec 14, 2015
    • Dec 12, 2015 Opus Anglicanum: Christmas Show Dec 12, 2015
    • Nov 14, 2015 Opus Anglicanum: David Jones 'In Parenthisis' Nov 14, 2015
    • Oct 30, 2015 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 Oct 30, 2015
    • Oct 10, 2015 Opus Anglicanum: Wealden Ways Oct 10, 2015
    • Oct 9, 2015 Opus Anglicanum: Light Oct 9, 2015
    • Sep 23, 2015 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: The Night Shift Sep 23, 2015
    • Sep 21, 2015 Radio Times - Roger Royle and Zeb Soanes in Conversation Sep 21, 2015
    • Sep 19, 2015 The Archers: Dead Girls Tell No Tales Sep 19, 2015
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Betjeman's Banana Blush: 50th Anniversary
Jun 14
St James Garickhythe, City of London
Betjeman's Banana Blush: 50th Anniversary
St James Garickhythe, City of London

A toe-tapping celebration of Betjeman’s verse, set to music by BAFTA winning composer Jim Parker (House of Cards, Foyle’s War), performed by Zeb Soanes (Classic FM) and the Chris Warner Ensemble.

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St James Garickhythe, City of London
My Beloved Man: The Letters of Britten and Pears
Aug 2
Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
My Beloved Man: The Letters of Britten and Pears
Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

This concert tells the story of the 39-year love affair between Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears, told entirely through their letters to each other. The Fourth Choir, based in London but made up of queer singers from many countries around the world, illustrates their story with music by Britten and his contemporaries, as well as composers from former centuries whose music Britten loved.

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Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
An Evening with Debbie Wiseman OBE and Classic FM
Sep 18
St Asaph Cathedral
An Evening with Debbie Wiseman OBE and Classic FM
St Asaph Cathedral

The composer of the music to BBC’s beloved, ‘Wolf Hall’, Debbie Wiseman is one of the world’s most renowned composers for film and TV. In this concert she talks to Zeb Soanes about her life and work as NEW Sinfonia perform her theme music from Wolf Hall, Wilde, Father Brown Investigates, To Olivia, Miss Potter and Tom’s Midnight Garden, etc.

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St Asaph Cathedral
Betjeman's Banana Blush: 50th Anniversary
Oct 4
The Beacon, Wantage
Betjeman's Banana Blush: 50th Anniversary
The Beacon, Wantage

A toe-tapping celebration of Betjeman’s verse, set to music by BAFTA winning composer Jim Parker (House of Cards, Foyle’s War), performed by Zeb Soanes (Classic FM) and the Chris Warner Ensemble.

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The Beacon, Wantage
An Evening with St Martin's Voices
Oct 31
Winchester Cathedral
An Evening with St Martin's Voices
Winchester Cathedral

Join Classic FM presenter Zeb Soanes and St Martin's Voices, from St Martin-in-the-Fields in London, for an enchanting evening of words and music.

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Winchester Cathedral
WINTER with St Martin's Voices
Nov 21
St Edmundsbury Cathedral
WINTER with St Martin's Voices
St Edmundsbury Cathedral

Join Classic FM presenter Zeb Soanes and St Martin's Voices, from St Martin-in-the-Fields in London, for an enchanting evening of words and carols as we prepare to enter the Christmas season. The programme includes winter classics Silent Night and In the Bleak Midwinter, alongside beautiful new works from the choir's recent album A Winter Breviary. An evening not to be missed!

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St Edmundsbury Cathedral
Rainer Hersch Orkestra: The Last Night of the Proms EVER!
Nov 23
Marina Theatre, Lowestoft
Rainer Hersch Orkestra: The Last Night of the Proms EVER!
Marina Theatre, Lowestoft

The Rainer Hersch Orkestra takes to the road for a rare UK appearance outside London in the company of Classic FM presenter Zeb Soanes.  Expect an evening of stand-up comedy and great music from the 1812 Overture by way of Bolero, TV themes, film music and much, much more.

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Marina Theatre, Lowestoft
WINTER with St Martin's Voices
Nov 29
Norwich Cathedral
WINTER with St Martin's Voices
Norwich Cathedral

Join Classic FM presenter Zeb Soanes and St Martin's Voices, from St Martin-in-the-Fields in London, for an enchanting evening of words and carols as we prepare to enter the Christmas season. The programme includes winter classics Silent Night and In the Bleak Midwinter, alongside beautiful new works from the choir's recent album A Winter Breviary. An evening not to be missed!

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Multi-award winning star of 'Succession' Brian Cox and actor Nicole Ansari join Classic FM's Zeb Soanes to discuss their roles as J.S. Bach and Anna Magdalena Bach in the upcoming stage play, 'The Score'. Written by Oliver Cotton and directed by Sir Trevor Nunn, the play comprises Bach's life and work at the court of the musical royal - and 'flawed flautist' - Frederick the Great.

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For Classic FM, Zeb talked to Cynthia Erivo, arguably one of the biggest stars on the planet just now, on the release of the film Wicked and her gravity defying performance as Elphaba.

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Fundraising complete for Lowestoft's Britten as a Boy statue
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On Benjamin Britten’s birthday, Zeb announced that the fundraising target for his hometown statue of Benjamin Britten has been reached. The statue will be unveiled summer 2025.

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In this exclusive concert, recorded at St Martin-in-the-Fields in London, Sir Simon talked to Zeb about the highlights of his career, and how music has marked them.

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Dame Judi Dench welcomes Zeb Soanes into her home, to reveal her favourite pieces of classical music. In an exclusive programme for Classic FM, broadcast on Good Friday, Judi tells Zeb how she has treasured this music, connected to her long and glittering life and career.

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Zeb's Classic FM show attracts 1.3 million listeners each week
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The latest RAJAR figures have been announced and 158,000 new listeners are joining Zeb for three hours of relaxing music each evening from 7-10pm on Classic FM, making a total audience of 1.3 million for his show each week.

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Oct 13, 2023

Zeb was awarded and Honorary Doctorate from the University of Suffolk for his ‘outstanding contribution to education, music, media, literature and very public endorsement and celebration of Suffolk.’

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Zeb hosts Wigmore Hall gala that raises £20,000 for hometown statue of 'Britten as a Boy'
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Zeb hosts a star-studded gala at Wigmore hall, raising £20,000 for his home town’s Britten as a Boy statue.

WIGMORE HALL

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The History of Music
Jul 21, 2023
The History of Music
Jul 21, 2023

Zeb explains The History of Music … with arguably the smartest explanation of Schoenberg you’ll ever see!

RAINER HERSCH ORCHESTRA

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Listen to Gaspard's Foxtrot!
Jul 6, 2023
Listen to Gaspard's Foxtrot!
Jul 6, 2023

You can now listen to the musical tale of Gaspard’s Foxtrot, read by its author Zeb Soanes, accompanied by Jonathan Dove’s exciting score.

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Zeb to host Britten statue gala at Wigmore Hall
Apr 19, 2023
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Zeb will host a '“dazzling" gala celebrating the musical legacy of his home town's most famous son at the Wigmore Hall later this year. It will take place as part of an ongoing appeal to raise funds to install a statue of Benjamin Britten, as a boy, looking out over the sea that inspired his music in his birth town of Lowestoft.

LOWESTOFT JOURNAL

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Zeb talks abut the power of radio to provide companionship over the festive period.

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It the Shoes Fit
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Nov 23, 2022

Royalty, James Bond and a lame dog have all benefitted from John Lobb’s exquisite shoe-making craftsmanship during the past 173 years, says Zeb Soanes.

COUNTRY LIFE

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Zeb Soanes become Norwich Puppet Theatre Patron
Nov 5, 2022
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The broadcaster and children's author Zeb Soanes has become a patron of Norwich Puppet Theatre.

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Nov 5, 2022
Homeless charity benefits from Gaspard's Christmas
Oct 20, 2022
Homeless charity benefits from Gaspard's Christmas
Oct 20, 2022

Inspired by J.M. Barrie’s generosity, Zeb announces that royalties from the sale of his new book Gaspard’s Christmas will benefit St Martin-in-the-Fields homeless charity in perpetuity.

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Oct 20, 2022
Meet Britten as a boy
Aug 22, 2022
Meet Britten as a boy
Aug 22, 2022

After a lifetime of benevolent haunting by the composer Benjamin Britten, Zeb Soanes has commissioned a statue of his home-town hero.

COUNTRY LIFE

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Aug 22, 2022
Face Behind the Voice
Aug 9, 2022
Face Behind the Voice
Aug 9, 2022

‘I want to visit all the locations of the shipping forecast’. David McGillivray interviews Zeb Soanes for Radio Times magazine.

RADIO TIMES

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Aug 9, 2022
London Life: The Capital According to Zeb Soanes
Aug 3, 2022
London Life: The Capital According to Zeb Soanes
Aug 3, 2022

The broadcaster and children’s author talks to Flora Watkins about finding inspiration in Islington and buzzing about on his Brompton.

COUNTRY LIFE

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Aug 3, 2022
Popular radio presenter and author inspires pupils at former school
Jul 24, 2022
Popular radio presenter and author inspires pupils at former school
Jul 24, 2022

A popular broadcaster, author and newsreader who grew up in Lowestoft has returned to his home town to help inspire children at his former school.

LOWESTOFT JOURNAL

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Jul 24, 2022
Zeb Soanes joins Classic FM
Jun 28, 2022
Zeb Soanes joins Classic FM
Jun 28, 2022

Zeb joins Classic FM to present Smooth Classics at 7

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Jun 28, 2022
Country Life Magazine Celebrates 125 Years
May 11, 2022
Country Life Magazine Celebrates 125 Years
May 11, 2022

Zeb met HRH The Duchess of Cornwall at a celebration of 125yrs of Country life Magazine at Claridges Hotel.

Photo © Millie Pilkington/Country Life Picture Library

COUNTRY LIFE

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May 11, 2022
Leaving the BBC
May 11, 2022
Leaving the BBC
May 11, 2022

On Thursday, 30th June, after reading Radio 4’s Six O’clock News, I will leave Broadcasting House for the last time as a full-time member of staff …

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May 11, 2022
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub
Apr 24, 2022
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ for Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub
Apr 24, 2022

“Intriguing, humorous, full of adventure…a book that is simply, deeply magical in every way.”

GOOD READS

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Apr 24, 2022
Review of Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub
Apr 24, 2022
Review of Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub
Apr 24, 2022

“A brilliantly musical children's book by Zeb Soanes, the book oozes a sense of mystery and encourages readers to be curious and adventurous.”

MUSIC TEACHER MAGAZINE

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Apr 24, 2022
Country Life: My Favourite Painting
Dec 29, 2021
Country Life: My Favourite Painting
Dec 29, 2021

Zeb chose Julia, Lady Peel by Thomas Lawrence for Country Life magazine’s Christmas issue.

COUNTRY LIFE

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Dec 29, 2021
Zeb Soanes' readings particularly memorable...
Jul 13, 2021
Zeb Soanes' readings particularly memorable...
Jul 13, 2021

A review of a concert by the award-winning ORA Singers and BBC Radio 4 presenter Zeb Soanes, conducted by the choir’s founder, Suzi Digby (Lady Eatwell)

SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL

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Jul 13, 2021
Ticket to Ride Podcast
Mar 19, 2021
Ticket to Ride Podcast
Mar 19, 2021

Zeb Soanes is a newsreader, actor and writer, known to millions as one of the most recognisable voices of BBC Radio 4 who has guided us around the Shipping Forecast for over a decade. From New Year in Norfolk to a near-disaster at Buxton Opera House via a trip to the West Coast of America, Zeb is our travel companion for this week’s episode.

Created and Presented by Nick Evans

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Mar 19, 2021
World Book Day Release for Gaspard's Foxtrot
Mar 7, 2021
World Book Day Release for Gaspard's Foxtrot
Mar 7, 2021

March 4th is World Book Day and amongst the new releases is Zeb Soanes’ new book Gaspard’s Foxtrot. Jonathan Dove has teamed up with Zeb to write a 30-minute concert work for narrator and orchestra based on the book that will be premiered this year at the Three Choirs Festival.

IKON ARTS - EDITION PETERS

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Mar 7, 2021
New representation by Edition Peters Artist Management
Feb 20, 2021
New representation by Edition Peters Artist Management
Feb 20, 2021

Zeb Soanes, known to millions as the voice of BBC Radio 4’s news and the iconic shipping forecast, has joined the roster of Ikon Arts – Edition Peters as narrator.

EDITION PETERS

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Feb 20, 2021
Mediaeval Carols CD
Nov 21, 2020
Mediaeval Carols CD
Nov 21, 2020

Zeb narrates a concert of spellbinding Mediaeval Carols and readings in this new double CD, out for Christmas from Opus Anglicanum.

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Nov 21, 2020

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