The songs we love are very personal, whether they’re meaningful, pleasure-inducing or bangers. How do you choose what you ...

All known human languages display a surprising pattern: the most frequent word in a language is twice as frequent as the ...

Exactly 100 years ago this winter, two recordings features Louis Armstrong and Sidney Bechet marked the triumph of New ...

Every conductor has to negotiate between the natural tendencies of an orchestra and the actual notes on the page. When those pages are by Gustav Mahler, that’s a fine balance to strike. The Austrian ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote, “Music is the universal language of mankind.” In a music review written 55 years later, George Bernard Shaw said, “Though music be a universal language, ...

However, the Quaver special threw up more complications ... when a guest might be promoting their new book, film or music. To get around it they must again avoid ‘undue prominence’ and ensure ...

Someone else said: “So a Quaver is a bi product to your crisp #insidethefactory.” A while back, someone else also had the revelation independently of the programme, tweeting: “Hang on a minute. So ...

But this is where we still are. Why the f**k did anyone create Quavers. The process?!?!" Another added: "There's a lot of work goes into making the humble Quaver!" Others, however, were far from ...

"Firstly, the opportunity to showcase our great people, who perfect the Quaver on a daily basis, but just having him here was amazing," she said. She added that McGuinness, who worked in factories ...

Bolton’s Paddy McGuinness has replaced Gregg Wallace on the BBC’s Inside the Factory and you might be wondering where he’ll be in this week’s episode. The programme sees McGuinness ...