William Dart
New Horizons for 16 September 2012
William Dart reviews Bob Dylan's 35th studio album, Tempest. Audio
New Horizons for 12 August 2012
William Dart presents the final programme in the current series - a miscellany including music by Van Dyke Parks, The Beach Boys, The Chieftans and Jimmy Cliff. Audio
New Horizons for 5 August 2012
William Dart reviews new CDs from Lawrence Arabia, Zaine Griff and Lydia Cole. Audio
New Horizons for 29 July 2012
Dr John's new album Locked Down gives William Dart an excuse to look back at the man's career. Audio
New Horizons for 22 July 2012
William Dart reviews new releases from Dakota Suite and Dirty Projectors. Audio
New Horizons for 15 July 2012
William Dart reviews Fiona Apple's discography including her newest album, The Idler Wheel is Wiser than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords will Serve You More than Ropes will ever do. Audio
New Horizons for 1 July 2012
Dart reviews recent local releases from James Duncan, Opossom and The Shifting Sands. Audio
Woody Guthrie - Part 6
The folk ballads of Britain have a strong tradition of protest songs. Examples from Jeannie Robertson, Frankie Armstrong, June Tabor, Chumbawumba and Leon Rosselson. The series ends with a bracket of… Audio
Woody Guthrie - Part 4
Continuing a look at the protest song singers who followed Bob Dylan - Janis Ian, Joni Mitchell, Holly Near, Bruce Springsteen and others. Audio
Woody Guthrie - Part 3
Bob Dylan famously wrote his "Song to Woody" in 1962, writing some of the most celebrated and trenchant protest songs of the period. Others followed, from Tom Paxton and Judy Collins, to Buffy… Audio
Woody Guthrie - Part 2
Woody Guthrie and his music in the context of contemporaries such as the Almanac Singers, Earl Robinson, Pete Seeger and The Weavers. Audio
New Horizons for 8 July 2012
William Dart looks at Patti Smith's new release Banga in the context of her previous work. Audio
Woody Guthrie (1912-1967)
William Dart presents a six-part introduction to the music and influence of the seminal figure of Woody Guthrie. Audio
Reynaldo Hahn (1874/5 - 1947)
Reynaldo Hahn (1874/5 - 1947), presented by William Dart. Video, Audio
Interview with Van Dyke Parks
In an interview recorded in 1995, maestro arranger talks to William Dart about the pleasure he gains from working on other people's projects. In particular he mentions an upcoming recording - Rufus… Audio
