New Horizons

Jazz bassist and singer, Esperanza Spalding's new album 12 Little Spells is surely about as personal as you can get: a collection of songs about various parts of the body. William Dart checks out the… Read more Video, Audio

With a bit of inspiration from Haydn of all people, William Dart looks at new releases from Irish group Lankum and the American supergroup Bonny Light Horseman, both of which draw on the rich heritage… Read more Video, Audio

William Dart looks at the music of Beck, tracking his career from his life as a sampling magpie to being the new soul brother of Pharrell Williams in the recent album Hyperspace. Read more Video, Audio

William Dart reviews new releases from two singer-songwriters now going solo: the Scottish Isobel Campbell (ex Belle and Sebastian) and the American Brittany Howard (ex Alabama Shakes). Read more Video, Audio

Randy Newman's New Zealand visit in 2020 may have been cancelled, but William Dart looks at some of his songs in versions by Alan Price, Peggy Lee, Nina Simone, Etta James, The Von Trapp Children and… Read more Video, Audio

William Dart plays music from the new album by Tattletale Saints and from Karl Steven's soundtrack to the film Bellbird. He's also got a preview track from Charlotte Yates's upcoming release featuring… Read more Video, Audio

William Dart presents an appropriately seasonal mix of naughty and nice, with more than a few tributes to the Big Man in Red and a little blues on the side. Read more Video, Audio

William Dart gathers together a bunch of songs that he had to leave out of previous programmes: songs from João Gilberto, Inara George and Jeff Goldblum, The Topp Twins, David Pine, Patti Smith… Read more Video, Audio

William Dart features songwriters on both sides of the Atlantic, from the soul-searching of Michael Chapman and M C Taylor to cute and occasionally cutting slices of life from Amy O. Read more Video, Audio

They're still here … singers Paula Cole and Patty Waters both took long career breaks but came back as strong as ever. William Dart reviews their latest albums. Read more Video, Audio

William Dart takes a listen to three recent releases from our own shores: new CDs from The Floral Clocks and Kingsley Spargo, and a collection of Miley Cyrus covers curated by Bryce Galloway. Read more Video, Audio

William Dart considers The Beatles – re-released with the 50th Anniversary Edition of Abbey Road; and re-imagined with Matthew Bannister's individual take on Rubber Soul. Read more Video, Audio