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  • 2026
    • 4 Dec 2026 Death in Venice / Britten: String Quartet No.3 4 Dec 2026
    • 21 Nov 2026 WINTER with St Martin's Voices 21 Nov 2026
    • 29 Oct 2026 – 31 Oct 2026 Two Halves of Guinness 29 Oct 2026 – 31 Oct 2026
    • 21 Oct 2026 Two Halves of Guinness 21 Oct 2026
    • 26 Sept 2026 The Great British Harvest Festival 26 Sept 2026
    • 23 Jul 2026 Fairest Isle 23 Jul 2026
    • 5 Jul 2026 Peter and the Wolf 5 Jul 2026
    • 26 Jun 2026 Thaxted Festival: Fairest Isle 26 Jun 2026
    • 21 Jun 2026 Sea Change: Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft 21 Jun 2026
    • 16 Jun 2026 A Classic FM Father's Day Celebration with Zeb Soanes 16 Jun 2026
    • 13 Jun 2026 Sax Arts Fest 2026 13 Jun 2026
    • 27 May 2026 Elgar For Everyone Youth Concert 27 May 2026
    • 20 Apr 2026 – 2 May 2026 Two Halves of Guinness 20 Apr 2026 – 2 May 2026
    • 18 Apr 2026 Two Halves of Guinness 18 Apr 2026
    • 11 Apr 2026 An Evening at Downton Abbey 11 Apr 2026
    • 19 Mar 2026 – 21 Mar 2026 Two Halves of Guinness 19 Mar 2026 – 21 Mar 2026
    • 25 Feb 2026 Two Halves of Guinness 25 Feb 2026
    • 21 Feb 2026 Two Halves of Guinness 21 Feb 2026
    • 29 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026 Two Halves of Guinness 29 Jan 2026 – 31 Jan 2026
  • 2025
    • 14 Dec 2025 Money for Old Prose 14 Dec 2025
    • 8 Dec 2025 Jane Austen's Christmas Gaiety: The Little Song Party with Zeb Soanes 8 Dec 2025
    • 8 Dec 2025 The Christmas Life: St Martin’s Voices & Zeb Soanes 8 Dec 2025
    • 8 Dec 2025 A CLASSIC FM CHRISTMAS 8 Dec 2025
    • 29 Nov 2025 WINTER with St Martin's Voices 29 Nov 2025
    • 23 Nov 2025 Rainer Hersch Orkestra: The Last Night of the Lowestoft Proms 23 Nov 2025
    • 21 Nov 2025 WINTER with St Martin's Voices 21 Nov 2025
    • 31 Oct 2025 MISERERE with St Martin's Voices 31 Oct 2025
    • 4 Oct 2025 Betjeman's Banana Blush: 50th Anniversary 4 Oct 2025
    • 18 Sept 2025 An Evening with Debbie Wiseman OBE and Classic FM 18 Sept 2025
    • 16 Sept 2025 John Rutter at 80: A Classic FM Celebration 16 Sept 2025
    • 2 Aug 2025 My Beloved Man: The Letters of Britten and Pears 2 Aug 2025
    • 14 Jun 2025 Betjeman's Banana Blush: 50th Anniversary 14 Jun 2025
    • 28 May 2025 Paddington Bear's First Concert 28 May 2025
    • 17 Apr 2025 Chiaroscuro Quartet: Haydn 17 Apr 2025
    • 4 Apr 2025 Suffolk Book League 4 Apr 2025
    • 25 Mar 2025 A Classic FM Mother’s Day Celebration with Zeb Soanes 25 Mar 2025
    • 22 Mar 2025 Gaspard's Foxtrot (4.30pm) 22 Mar 2025
    • 22 Mar 2025 Gaspard's Foxtrot (2.30pm) 22 Mar 2025
    • 23 Feb 2025 Notes from Downing Street 23 Feb 2025
  • 2024
    • 23 Dec 2024 Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub + The Snowman 23 Dec 2024
    • 22 Dec 2024 Family Concerts: Santa Comes to Town! (11.30am & 2.30pm) 22 Dec 2024
    • 21 Dec 2024 – 22 Dec 2024 Family Concerts: Santa Comes to Town! (11.30am & 2.30pm) 21 Dec 2024 – 22 Dec 2024
    • 14 Dec 2024 A Yorkshire Christmas Extravaganza: Black Dyke Band & Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus 14 Dec 2024
    • 9 Dec 2024 A Classic FM Christmas with Zeb Soanes 9 Dec 2024
    • 8 Dec 2024 Christmas with Septura 8 Dec 2024
    • 30 Nov 2024 WINTER with St Martin's Voices 30 Nov 2024
    • 29 Nov 2024 WINTER with St Martin's Voices 29 Nov 2024
    • 25 Oct 2024 Betjeman's Banana Blush: 50th Anniversary Celebration 25 Oct 2024
    • 19 Oct 2024 A Celebration of Kathleen Ferrier 19 Oct 2024
    • 11 Oct 2024 Masters of Wit 11 Oct 2024
    • 28 Sept 2024 Hallé Orchestra: Top of the Classics 28 Sept 2024
    • 5 Jul 2024 Sir Simon Russell Beale's Life in Music with Zeb Soanes 5 Jul 2024
    • 5 Jul 2024 Cosmos: a celebration of Holst's Planets 5 Jul 2024
    • 14 Jun 2024 An Evening with Sir Simon Russell Beale 14 Jun 2024
    • 26 May 2024 Hay Festival: Peter the Cat's Little Book of BIG Words 26 May 2024
    • 4 May 2024 Vintage Hitchcock: A Live Radio Play 4 May 2024
    • 28 Apr 2024 Betjeman's Banana Blush: 50th Anniversary 28 Apr 2024
    • 29 Mar 2024 Dame Judi's Classical Favourites with Zeb Soanes 29 Mar 2024
    • 2 Mar 2024 Gaspard's Foxtrot with Peter and the Wolf 2 Mar 2024
    • 19 Jan 2024 A Couple of Swells: A Fundraising Musical Gala for Marylebone Theatre 19 Jan 2024
  • 2023
    • 23 Dec 2023 Gaspard's Christmas & The Snowman (1.30pm) 23 Dec 2023
    • 23 Dec 2023 Gaspard's Christmas & The Snowman (11am) 23 Dec 2023
    • 22 Dec 2023 Gaspard's Christmas & The Snowman 22 Dec 2023
    • 17 Dec 2023 Gaspard's Foxtrot with Peter and the Wolf (4pm) 17 Dec 2023
    • 17 Dec 2023 Gaspard's Foxtrot with Peter and the Wolf (2pm) 17 Dec 2023
    • 9 Dec 2023 Christmas by Candlelight at St Martin-in-the-Fields 9 Dec 2023
    • 3 Dec 2023 Money for Old Prose 3 Dec 2023
    • 2 Dec 2023 The Pakefield Singers: A Christmas Celebration 2 Dec 2023
    • 25 Nov 2023 Mediaeval Carols with Opus Anglicanum 25 Nov 2023
    • 18 Nov 2023 Betjeman's Banana Blush 18 Nov 2023
    • 11 Nov 2023 Hallé Orchestra: As Seen on TV! 11 Nov 2023
    • 22 Oct 2023 Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub + Babar the Little Elephant 22 Oct 2023
    • 6 Oct 2023 Benjamin Britten Lowestoft Statue Fundraising Gala 6 Oct 2023
    • 9 Sept 2023 Gaspard the Fox Book Signing 9 Sept 2023
    • 5 Sept 2023 Mozart's Idomeneo (highlights in concert) 5 Sept 2023
    • 23 Aug 2023 Summer at Snape: A Wedding Bouquet 23 Aug 2023
    • 5 Aug 2023 My Beloved Man: The Letters of Britten and Pears 5 Aug 2023
    • 28 Jun 2023 Seize The Day: A Celebration of Adrian Sutton 28 Jun 2023
    • 18 Jun 2023 Gaspard's Foxtrot 18 Jun 2023
    • 20 May 2023 The Garden with Opus Anglicanum 20 May 2023
    • 13 May 2023 Roald Dahl's Little Red Riding Hood and Three Little Pigs 13 May 2023
    • 7 May 2023 Coronation Celebration! 7 May 2023
    • 23 Apr 2023 London Gay Symphony Orchestra - Spring Concert 23 Apr 2023
    • 15 Apr 2023 Gaspard the Fox LIVE! (1.30pm) 15 Apr 2023
    • 15 Apr 2023 Gaspard the Fox LIVE! (11am) 15 Apr 2023
    • 1 Apr 2023 April Fools Day Gala with the Rainer Hersch Orchestra 1 Apr 2023
    • 25 Mar 2023 Walton Façade - Sheffield Cathedral 25 Mar 2023
    • 11 Feb 2023 Britten Sinfonia - The Golden Road to Samarkand 11 Feb 2023
    • 10 Feb 2023 Britten Sinfonia - The Golden Road to Samarkand 10 Feb 2023
  • 2022
    • 24 Dec 2022 Gaspard's Christmas (3pm) 24 Dec 2022
    • 24 Dec 2022 Gaspard's Christmas (1pm) 24 Dec 2022
    • 23 Dec 2022 Gaspard's Christmas - WORLD PREMIERE 23 Dec 2022
    • 18 Dec 2022 St Martin’s Voices: A Spotless Rose 18 Dec 2022
    • 17 Dec 2022 The Little Match Girl (Premiere) 17 Dec 2022
    • 17 Dec 2022 Gaspard's Christmas - Reading and Signing 17 Dec 2022
    • 13 Dec 2022 Christmas at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons 13 Dec 2022
    • 1 Dec 2022 The Story of Christmas - The Spirit of Christmas Through the Ages 1 Dec 2022
    • 26 Nov 2022 Mediaeval Carols with Opus Anglicanum 26 Nov 2022
    • 29 Oct 2022 Gaspard the Fox at Suffolk Wildlife Trust 29 Oct 2022
    • 22 Oct 2022 Peter Pan: A New Musical 22 Oct 2022
    • 4 Sept 2022 Gaspard the Fox: Book Readings and Signing 4 Sept 2022
    • 2 Sept 2022 Carnival of the Animals with Zeb Soanes 2 Sept 2022
    • 10 Jul 2022 Wilde Tales: Princes, Giants and Little Elephants 10 Jul 2022
    • 2 Jul 2022 Dog-Eared Children's Book Festival 2 Jul 2022
    • 26 Jun 2022 Barnes Children's Literature Festival 26 Jun 2022
    • 19 Jun 2022 Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub 19 Jun 2022
    • 18 Jun 2022 Peter and the Wolf 18 Jun 2022
    • 7 Mar 2022 – 24 Mar 2022 Gaspard's Foxtrot Tour Across Scotland 7 Mar 2022 – 24 Mar 2022
    • 3 Mar 2022 Fred and the Fantastic Tub-Tub 3 Mar 2022
    • 25 Feb 2022 Opus Anglicanum: SEEDS OF LOVE 25 Feb 2022
    • 19 Feb 2022 Peter and the Wolf (1pm) 19 Feb 2022
    • 19 Feb 2022 Peter and the Wolf (11am) 19 Feb 2022
    • 16 Feb 2022 Gaspard's Foxtrot - LONDON PREMIERE (3pm) 16 Feb 2022
    • 16 Feb 2022 Gaspard's Foxtrot - LONDON PREMIERE (1pm) 16 Feb 2022
    • 12 Feb 2022 Carnival of the Animals (2pm) 12 Feb 2022
    • 12 Feb 2022 Carnival of the Animals (12 noon) 12 Feb 2022
  • 2021
    • 22 Dec 2021 The Snowman (11am) 22 Dec 2021
    • 17 Dec 2021 Christmas with the Academy by Candlelight (8pm) 17 Dec 2021
    • 17 Dec 2021 Christmas with the Academy by Candlelight (6pm) 17 Dec 2021
    • 13 Dec 2021 Mediaeval Carols with Opus Anglicanum 13 Dec 2021
    • 12 Dec 2021 Money for Old Prose 12 Dec 2021
    • 8 Dec 2021 Mediaeval Carols with Opus Anglicanum 8 Dec 2021
    • 4 Dec 2021 Paddington Bear's First Concert (1pm) 4 Dec 2021
    • 4 Dec 2021 Paddington Bear's First Concert (11am) 4 Dec 2021
    • 27 Oct 2021 Book Signing - Gaspard's Foxtrot 27 Oct 2021
    • 29 Jul 2021 Gaspard's Foxtrot - WORLD PREMIERE 29 Jul 2021
    • 28 Jul 2021 Troubled Times: Beethoven, Wordsworth and the French Revolution 28 Jul 2021
    • 27 Jul 2021 Storytelling with Gaspard the Fox 27 Jul 2021
    • 25 Jul 2021 Worcester Wags and Wagers 25 Jul 2021
    • 22 Jul 2021 A Celebration of Kathleen Ferrier: Her Life, Letters and Music 22 Jul 2021
    • 11 Jul 2021 LIVE From London: ORA Singers & Zeb Soanes 11 Jul 2021
    • 2 Jul 2021 Walton Façade - Thaxted Festival 2 Jul 2021
    • 5 Jan 2021 – 31 Jan 2021 The Twelve Days of Christmas with The King's Singers 5 Jan 2021 – 31 Jan 2021
  • 2020
    • 16 Dec 2020 – 24 Dec 2020 Opus Anglicanum: Mediaeval Carols 16 Dec 2020 – 24 Dec 2020
    • 1 Dec 2020 – 31 Dec 2020 Festive Family Carols 1 Dec 2020 – 31 Dec 2020
    • 1 Dec 2020 – 31 Dec 2020 Carols for Christmas 1 Dec 2020 – 31 Dec 2020
    • 5 Nov 2020 The Shipping Forecast Puzzle Book 5 Nov 2020
    • 30 Sept 2020 Orpheus Sinfonia: A Celebration of Windsor 30 Sept 2020
    • 6 Jul 2020 The Poets of Highgate 6 Jul 2020
    • 1 Jul 2020 – 31 Jul 2020 Gaspard's Den - Ep. 4: Green Fingers 1 Jul 2020 – 31 Jul 2020
    • 12 Jun 2020 celebriTEAS 12 Jun 2020
    • 24 May 2020 Walton Façade - supporting BIG C, Norfolk's Cancer Charity 24 May 2020
    • 6 May 2020 The History of Babar the Little Elephant - London Chamber Orchestra 6 May 2020
    • 1 May 2020 – 30 May 2020 Gaspard's Den - Ep. 2 1 May 2020 – 30 May 2020
    • 26 Apr 2020 Cardiff Children's Literature Festival 26 Apr 2020
    • 20 Apr 2020 – 30 May 2020 Gaspard's Den - Ep. 1 20 Apr 2020 – 30 May 2020
    • 10 Jan 2020 Walton Facade - Royal Northern Sinfonia 10 Jan 2020
    • 9 Jan 2020 Beethoven, Wordsworth and the French Revolution 9 Jan 2020
  • 2019
    • 22 Dec 2019 The Snowman & Little Red Riding Hood (1.30pm & 4pm) 22 Dec 2019
    • 7 Dec 2019 Christmas Family Concert - The Fir Tree (2pm & 4pm) 7 Dec 2019
    • 5 Nov 2019 Peter and the Wolf 5 Nov 2019
    • 6 Oct 2019 Betjeman's Banana Blush 6 Oct 2019
    • 28 Sept 2019 The Great and Wide Sea - Crescendo Music Festival 28 Sept 2019
    • 30 Jun 2019 'London's Handsomest Fox' - Zeb Soanes interviewed by Paddy O'Connell 30 Jun 2019
    • 21 Jun 2019 A Modernist Review 21 Jun 2019
    • 4 Feb 2019 Walton's Façade 4 Feb 2019
  • 2018
    • 23 Dec 2018 Babar the Elephant and The Snowman (4pm) 23 Dec 2018
    • 23 Dec 2018 Babar the Elephant and The Snowman (1.30pm) 23 Dec 2018
    • 17 Dec 2018 Mediaeval Carols with Opus Anglicanum 17 Dec 2018
    • 16 Dec 2018 Mediaeval Carols with Opus Anglicanum 16 Dec 2018
    • 7 Dec 2018 A Macmillan Christmas at St John's Smith Square 7 Dec 2018
    • 17 Nov 2018 The Snowman & Paddington - Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (4pm) 17 Nov 2018
    • 17 Nov 2018 The Snowman & Paddington - Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (2pm) 17 Nov 2018
    • 3 Nov 2018 To End All Wars 3 Nov 2018
    • 19 Oct 2018 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 19 Oct 2018
    • 13 Oct 2018 Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra: Foxtrot Family Concerts (4pm) 13 Oct 2018
    • 13 Oct 2018 Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra: Foxtrot Family Concerts (2pm) 13 Oct 2018
    • 16 Sept 2018 London Fashion Week: Shipping Forecast Live on the Chubby Cloud 16 Sept 2018
    • 8 Sept 2018 Soanes & Munn: A Trifle from Lowestoft 8 Sept 2018
    • 25 Aug 2018 North York Moors Festival: Walton Façade ∣ Eggs or Anarchy 25 Aug 2018
    • 23 Aug 2018 David Walliams: Big Laughs (Edinburgh International Book Festival) 23 Aug 2018
    • 7 Jul 2018 Opus Anglicanum at the Thaxted Festival 7 Jul 2018
    • 1 Jul 2018 Peter and The Wolf - Penzance Orchestral Society Summer Concert 1 Jul 2018
    • 1 Jun 2018 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 1 Jun 2018
    • 29 May 2018 Hay Festival - Big, Bad Characters for Big Adventures 29 May 2018
    • 12 May 2018 Islington - Storytelling and Book Signing 12 May 2018
    • 22 Apr 2018 Cardiff Children's Literature Festival 22 Apr 2018
    • 14 Apr 2018 Federation of Children's Book Groups Conference 14 Apr 2018
    • 12 Apr 2018 The London Book Fair 12 Apr 2018
    • 26 Mar 2018 Opus Anglicanum: The Tree 26 Mar 2018
    • 13 Mar 2018 The Revolutionary Drawing Room: Viennese Quartet Party 13 Mar 2018
    • 23 Feb 2018 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 23 Feb 2018
    • 23 Jan 2018 Sailing By - After Dinner Talk 23 Jan 2018
    • 14 Jan 2018 London Boat Show: Legends Theatre 14 Jan 2018
  • 2017
    • 18 Dec 2017 Opus Anglicanum: Mediaeval Carols in Marylebone 18 Dec 2017
    • 17 Dec 2017 Paddington's First Concert and The Snowman 17 Dec 2017
    • 17 Dec 2017 Paddington's First Concert and The Snowman 17 Dec 2017
    • 15 Dec 2017 Opus Anglicanum: Mediaeval Carols at Wells Cathedral 15 Dec 2017
    • 9 Dec 2017 A Christmas Carol - Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra 9 Dec 2017
    • 9 Dec 2017 A Christmas Carol - Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra 9 Dec 2017
    • 6 Dec 2017 Carol Service for the BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal with St Martin-in-the-Fields 6 Dec 2017
    • 25 Nov 2017 Opus Anglicanum: Mediaeval Carols at Kenardington 25 Nov 2017
    • 16 Nov 2017 Royal Opera House Insights: The Nutcracker 16 Nov 2017
    • 9 Nov 2017 Sir John Betjeman's Banana Blush 9 Nov 2017
    • 14 Oct 2017 'Soanes and Co.' - An Evening of Words and Music 14 Oct 2017
    • 8 Oct 2017 Eggs or Anarchy (world premiere) with Walton Façade 8 Oct 2017
    • 24 Jul 2017 Opus Anglicanum at the Three Choirs Festival 24 Jul 2017
    • 23 Jul 2017 Talk for the Friends of Worcester Cathedral 23 Jul 2017
    • 14 Jul 2017 90 Years of the BBC Proms 14 Jul 2017
    • 10 Jun 2017 Opus Anglicanum: The Great and Wide Sea 10 Jun 2017
    • 29 Apr 2017 Opus Anglicanum: The Great and Wide Sea 29 Apr 2017
    • 22 Apr 2017 Opus Anglicanum - Belloc: The Four Men 22 Apr 2017
    • 31 Mar 2017 Walton's Façade, conducted by John Wilson 31 Mar 2017
    • 25 Mar 2017 OPUS ANGLICANUM: THE ANNUNCIATION 25 Mar 2017
    • 8 Mar 2017 Portraits in Character auction at St. Martin-in-the-Fields 8 Mar 2017
    • 3 Feb 2017 – 4 Feb 2017 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 3 Feb 2017 – 4 Feb 2017
    • 31 Jan 2017 All Mouth and Trousers - BBC Radio 4 31 Jan 2017
    • 15 Jan 2017 London Boat Show 2017: A Question of Sailing 15 Jan 2017
  • 2016
    • 23 Dec 2016 The Snowman - St Martin-in-the-Fields 23 Dec 2016
    • 17 Dec 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Figgy Pudding 17 Dec 2016
    • 16 Dec 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Mediaeval Carols 16 Dec 2016
    • 12 Dec 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Mediaeval Carols at Wells Cathedral 12 Dec 2016
    • 10 Dec 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Christmas Concert 10 Dec 2016
    • 20 Nov 2016 Peter and the Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood 20 Nov 2016
    • 19 Nov 2016 Opus Anglicanum: The Great and Wide Sea 19 Nov 2016
    • 12 Nov 2016 Opus Anglicanum: The Great and Wide Sea 12 Nov 2016
    • 10 Nov 2016 I Must Go Down to the Seas Again 10 Nov 2016
    • 23 Oct 2016 Opus Anglicanum at the Two Moors Festival 23 Oct 2016
    • 9 Oct 2016 The Dickens of a Literary Walk: Celebrating 50 Years of The Highgate Society 9 Oct 2016
    • 8 Oct 2016 Opus Anglicanum: The Great and Wide Sea (PREMIERE) 8 Oct 2016
    • 24 Sept 2016 Opus Anglicanum: A Midsummer Night's Dream 24 Sept 2016
    • 9 Sept 2016 Recollections of Summer in Words and Music at The Actor's Church 9 Sept 2016
    • 9 Sept 2016 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 9 Sept 2016
    • 3 Sept 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Bach Orgelbüchlein with Richard Stephens, Organ 3 Sept 2016
    • 1 Sept 2016 – 31 Dec 2016 Doctor Who: The Library in the Body 1 Sept 2016 – 31 Dec 2016
    • 22 Jul 2016 Opus Anglicanum: David Jones, 1916 Mamet Wood 22 Jul 2016
    • 13 Jul 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Mediaeval Music for The New Chaucer Society 13 Jul 2016
    • 5 Jul 2016 Norfolk Children's Book Festival 5 Jul 2016
    • 11 Jun 2016 – 12 Jun 2016 Poetry Please - BBC Radio 4 11 Jun 2016 – 12 Jun 2016
    • 5 Jun 2016 Poetry Please - BBC Radio 4 5 Jun 2016
    • 4 Jun 2016 iPM 'Your News' - BBC Radio 4 4 Jun 2016
    • 4 Jun 2016 iPM 'Your News' - BBC Radio 4 4 Jun 2016
    • 21 May 2016 Opus Anglicanum: A Song for a Festival - Canto Canto, Festa Festa 21 May 2016
    • 9 May 2016 Highgate Literary Walk 9 May 2016
    • 27 Apr 2016 All Mouth and Trousers - BBC Radio 4 27 Apr 2016
    • 22 Apr 2016 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 22 Apr 2016
    • 19 Mar 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Merrily Sing Our Harvest Home 19 Mar 2016
    • 6 Mar 2016 Opus Anglicanum: Angels 6 Mar 2016
    • 12 Feb 2016 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 12 Feb 2016
    • 10 Feb 2016 Opus Anglicanum: An English Music 10 Feb 2016
    • 6 Feb 2016 Opus Anglicanum: David Jones 'In Parenthisis' 6 Feb 2016
    • 3 Feb 2016 World War Three: Inside the War Room, BBC TWO 3 Feb 2016
    • 9 Jan 2016 The London Boat Show: Shipping Forecast Day 9 Jan 2016
  • 2015
    • 15 Dec 2015 Opus Anglicanum: Medieval Carols and Christmas Show 15 Dec 2015
    • 14 Dec 2015 Opus Anglicanaum: Medieval Carols at Wells Cathedral 14 Dec 2015
    • 12 Dec 2015 Opus Anglicanum: Christmas Show 12 Dec 2015
    • 14 Nov 2015 Opus Anglicanum: David Jones 'In Parenthisis' 14 Nov 2015
    • 30 Oct 2015 The News Quiz - BBC Radio 4 30 Oct 2015
    • 10 Oct 2015 Opus Anglicanum: Wealden Ways 10 Oct 2015
    • 9 Oct 2015 Opus Anglicanum: Light 9 Oct 2015
    • 23 Sept 2015 Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: The Night Shift 23 Sept 2015
    • 21 Sept 2015 Radio Times - Roger Royle and Zeb Soanes in Conversation 21 Sept 2015
    • 19 Sept 2015 The Archers: Dead Girls Tell No Tales 19 Sept 2015
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A Classic FM Father's Day Celebration with Zeb Soanes
Jun 16
St Martin in the Fields
A Classic FM Father's Day Celebration with Zeb Soanes
St Martin in the Fields

Celebrate Father’s Day with a vibrant musical journey through classical music’s greatest families. This concert explores how music is shared, shaped, and passed on. Join Classic FM presenter Zeb Soanes and St Martin’s Voices for a heartfelt, uplifting celebration of family, legacy, and the joy of music.

CLASSIC FM

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St Martin in the Fields
Sea Change: Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft
Jun 21
Sunlight Stage, Lowestoft South Beach
Sea Change: Benjamin Britten in Lowestoft
Sunlight Stage, Lowestoft South Beach

Harriet McKenzie and ensemble celebrate Britten, his inspirations and those who were influenced by him, with works that nod to his early music teachers – Frank Bridge and Audrey Alston, as well as by Arvo Part and Deborah Pritchard. Presented by Zeb Soanes, this Sea Change event will also mark the installation late last year of the Britten as a Boy statue on Lowestoft’s upper promenade within sight of his family home.

FIRST LIGHT FESTIVAL

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Sunlight Stage, Lowestoft South Beach
Thaxted Festival: Fairest Isle
Jun 26
Thaxted Parish Church
Thaxted Festival: Fairest Isle
Thaxted Parish Church

Alongside songs by Purcell, Vaughan Williams, Tippett, Britten, Holst, MacMillan, McDowall, Park and others, readings are drawn from R L Stevenson, Pope, Clare, Auden, Blake, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina Rossetti, and more.

THAXTED FESTIVAL

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Thaxted Parish Church
Peter and the Wolf
Jul 5
Free Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb
Peter and the Wolf
Free Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb

We are delighted to announce this wonderful line-up of Zeb Soanes, newsreader presenter and actor, and James Mayhew, author and artist. Together with the Campanella Ensemble and their conductor Sam Scheer, they will bring a magical Peter and the Wolf to this year's Proms Family Festival. Suitable for children over five and their grown ups, we will hear the music, the story and some fantastic illustration happening live on screen as the story is told. 

PROMS AT ST JUDE’S

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Free Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb
Fairest Isle
Jul 23
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings
Fairest Isle
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings

A journey in words and music around the British and Irish Isles, with readings by author and broadcaster Zeb Soanes and music by St Martin’s Voices.

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Britten Studio, Snape Maltings
The Great British Harvest Festival
Sept 26
St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds
The Great British Harvest Festival
St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds

Set in the beautiful St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds, this evening promises to be a wonderful celebration of community, and rural life. Zeb will perform the Jack Frost Suite, composed and conducted by Debbie Wiseman.

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St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds
Two Halves of Guinness
Oct 21
Salisbury Playhouse: The Salberg Studio
Two Halves of Guinness
Salisbury Playhouse: The Salberg Studio

In an exceptional exploration of one of Britain’s greatest actors, Zeb Soanes brings the life of Sir Alec Guinness to stage across the UK, marking the 25th anniversary of his death.

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Salisbury Playhouse: The Salberg Studio
Two Halves of Guinness
Oct 29
Reading Rep
Two Halves of Guinness
Reading Rep

In an exceptional exploration of one of Britain’s greatest actors, Zeb Soanes brings the life of Sir Alec Guinness to stage across the UK, marking the 25th anniversary of his death.

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Reading Rep
WINTER with St Martin's Voices
Nov 21
Bath Abbey
WINTER with St Martin's Voices
Bath Abbey

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.

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Bath Abbey
Death in Venice / Britten: String Quartet No.3
Dec 4
Wigmore Hall, London
Death in Venice / Britten: String Quartet No.3
Wigmore Hall, London

The Leonkoro Quartet’s programme recalls Britten’s deep affinity for the music of Purcell, the ‘English Orpheus’, and includes Britten’s Third String Quartet, the last substantial work that he completed before his death 50 years to this day on 4 December 1976. Broadcaster Zeb Soanes reads extracts from Thomas Mann’s Death in Venice before the performance of String Quartet No. 3.

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Wigmore Hall, London

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I’m playing Alec Guinness — this is how I did it and what his son told me
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Zeb Soanes admired the Oscar-winning actor so much he sent him a letter. He reveals how he transformed into the actor for a one-man play Two Halves of Guinness

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Zeb Soanes reveals why his stroke at age of 44 pushed him to star in play about Alec Guinness
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After a stroke in 2021, Classic FM’s Zeb Soanes has got his dream job — playing 33 roles in a show about Sir Alec Guinness.

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27 February 2026
Interview with Zeb Soanes on playing Alec Guinness
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A solo performance exploring Sir Alec Guinness’s life is a passion project for Zeb Soanes, he tells Susan Gray.

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The things that made me
16 February 2026
The things that made me
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The voice of the Shipping Forecast for 22 years, and now the presenter of Relaxing Evenings on Classic FM, Zeb Soanes, 49, is an actor, children's author and Chancellor of the University of Suffolk. In his show, Two Halves of Guinness, touring the UK this year, Zeb is playing his hero Alec Guinness.

CANDIS MAGAZINE

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First look images released for Two Halves of Guinness
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First look images released for Two Halves of Guinness
2 February 2026

First images released of Zeb Soanes as Alec Guinness in Mark Burgess’ play Two Halves of Guinness

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BBC South Today: Two Halves of Guinness
29 January 2026
BBC South Today: Two Halves of Guinness
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BBC South Today visited Zeb Soanes in Covent Garden during rehearsals for Two Halves of Guinness

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Playing the many faces of Alec Guinness in 'Two Halves of Guinness'
1 January 2026
Playing the many faces of Alec Guinness in 'Two Halves of Guinness'
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Jonathahn Moran talks to Zeb Soanes about his research into playing Sir Alec Guinness in the play Two Halves of Guinness.

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Lovely day for a Guinness
10 December 2025
Lovely day for a Guinness
10 December 2025

To Zeb Soanes, Sir Alec Guinness wasn't only George Smiley — he was the reason the writer, presenter and actor sought out the spotlight ...

COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINE

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10 December 2025
Zeb Soanes honoured as Lay Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral
18 November 2025
Zeb Soanes honoured as Lay Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral
18 November 2025

On the Feast of St Edmund, St Edmundsbury Cathedral recognises those who have demonstrated ‘exemplary and unusual service to the Cathedral’ by bestowing lay and honourary canon titles. The Very Reverend Joe Hawes, Dean of St Edmundsbury, says, “To have Zeb join our College of Canons is an honour and we look forward to his ongoing contribution to Cathedral life.”

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18 November 2025
Benjamin Britten statue unveiled by Sir John Rutter
12 November 2025
Benjamin Britten statue unveiled by Sir John Rutter
12 November 2025

A new bronze statue of Benjamin Britten by the Royal sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley, has taken its place on Lowestoft’s seafront after years of planning and community fundraising.

CLASSIC FM

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12 November 2025
Zeb Soanes to star as Alec Guinness in UK Tour
25 September 2025
Zeb Soanes to star as Alec Guinness in UK Tour
25 September 2025

In an exceptional exploration of one of Britain’s greatest actors, Zeb Soanes brings the life of Sir Alec Guinness to stage across the UK, marking the 25th anniversary of his death.

GREEN ROOM ENTS

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25 September 2025
Zeb Soanes appointed new University of Suffolk Chancellor
8 September 2025
Zeb Soanes appointed new University of Suffolk Chancellor
8 September 2025

Zeb succeeds Dr Helen Pankhurst as the second Chancellor of the University of Suffolk, voted University of the Year in the 2025 WhatUni Student Choice Awards.

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8 September 2025
Zeb Soanes receives prestigious Betjeman Society Award
15 June 2025
Zeb Soanes receives prestigious Betjeman Society Award
15 June 2025

Zeb was presented with The Betjeman Society Award. The award is given annually to the person, group or organisation that has made the most significant recent contribution to the understanding or enjoyment of the life and work of Sir John Betjeman.

THE BETJEMAN SOCIETY

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15 June 2025
Brian Cox & Nicole Ansari on Bach play 'The Score'
11 February 2025
Brian Cox & Nicole Ansari on Bach play 'The Score'
11 February 2025

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.

CLASSIC FM

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11 February 2025
Cynthia Erivo on singing, stunts and Defying Gravity in 'Wicked'
22 November 2024
Cynthia Erivo on singing, stunts and Defying Gravity in 'Wicked'
22 November 2024

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.

CLASSIC FM

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22 November 2024
Fundraising complete for Lowestoft's Britten as a Boy statue
22 November 2024
Fundraising complete for Lowestoft's Britten as a Boy statue
22 November 2024

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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22 November 2024
Sir Simon Russell Beale's Life in Music with Zeb Soanes
5 July 2024
Sir Simon Russell Beale's Life in Music with Zeb Soanes
5 July 2024

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.

CLASSIC FM

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5 July 2024
Dame Judi's Classical Favourites with Zeb Soanes
29 March 2024
Dame Judi's Classical Favourites with Zeb Soanes
29 March 2024

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.

CLASSIC FM

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29 March 2024
Zeb's Classic FM show attracts 1.3 million listeners each week
1 February 2024
Zeb's Classic FM show attracts 1.3 million listeners each week
1 February 2024

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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1 February 2024
Doctor Soanes
13 October 2023
Doctor Soanes
13 October 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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13 October 2023
Zeb hosts Wigmore Hall gala that raises £20,000 for hometown statue of 'Britten as a Boy'
9 October 2023
Zeb hosts Wigmore Hall gala that raises £20,000 for hometown statue of 'Britten as a Boy'
9 October 2023

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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9 October 2023
The History of Music
21 July 2023
The History of Music
21 July 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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21 July 2023
Listen to Gaspard's Foxtrot!
6 July 2023
Listen to Gaspard's Foxtrot!
6 July 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.

PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

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6 July 2023
Zeb to host Britten statue gala at Wigmore Hall
19 April 2023
Zeb to host Britten statue gala at Wigmore Hall
19 April 2023

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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19 April 2023
Waitrose Food Magazine
1 December 2022
Waitrose Food Magazine
1 December 2022

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

WAITROSE FOOD MAGAZINE

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1 December 2022
It the Shoes Fit
23 November 2022
It the Shoes Fit
23 November 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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23 November 2022
Zeb Soanes become Norwich Puppet Theatre Patron
5 November 2022
Zeb Soanes become Norwich Puppet Theatre Patron
5 November 2022

The broadcaster and children's author Zeb Soanes has become a patron of Norwich Puppet Theatre.

BBC NEWS

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5 November 2022
Homeless charity benefits from Gaspard's Christmas
20 October 2022
Homeless charity benefits from Gaspard's Christmas
20 October 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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20 October 2022
Meet Britten as a boy
22 August 2022
Meet Britten as a boy
22 August 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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22 August 2022
Face Behind the Voice
9 August 2022
Face Behind the Voice
9 August 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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9 August 2022

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