'It's a very naughty book.'
The late Dame Jilly Cooper reflects here on the success of the Rutshire Chronicles and the inspiration behind her heartthrob characters 🤣💕
In My Own Words: Jilly Cooper is on iPlayer now.
#jillycooper #rivals #Rutshirechronicles #romance
Are you ready for the #BBCProms 2026 season? From last year’s festival, here’s Stauss’s Die Fledermaus performed at the Viennese Waltz Prom.
We can’t wait to return to the Proms this year with music celebrating Prog Rock, Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, James Bond and more!
Tickets go on general sale today at 9am 🎟️ Browse and book via the link in our bio.
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At 9am tomorrow, general ticket sales open for #BBCProms 2026. Are you ready? 🎶
From last year’s festival, here we are performing Mendelssohn’s Fingal’s Cave with our brilliant Chief Conductor, Sakari Oramo.
As Orchestra in Residence at the Proms, we’ll be returning this year for 12 Proms!
Don’t miss your chance to secure tickets for this summer’s concerts.
Which famous crime-writing author used this house as a countryside retreat for 40 years..?
The hidden treasures in these two houses reveal the stories of two of Britain’s most celebrated authors – and the expert teams racing to preserve them.
📺 Hidden Treasures of the National Trust is back for a brand-new series on #BBCTwo from 9pm on Fridays. Watch all new episodes now on #iPlayer.
🎻 We’re getting ready for the BBC Proms by reliving some of last year's unmissable moments such as when violinist Liya Petrova joined the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Vaughan Williams’s evocative The Lark Ascending, a jewel in the crown of British music.
✨ Tickets for Proms 2026 are on general sale from 9am this Saturday
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🎻 Rydyn ni wrthi'n paratoi ar gyfer Proms y BBC drwy ail-fyw rhai o ddigwyddiadau bythgofiadwy’r llynedd, fel pan ymunodd y fiolinydd Liya Petrova â Cherddorfa Genedlaethol Gymreig y BBC yn The Lark Ascending gan Vaughan Williams, un o brif drysorau cerddorol Prydain.
✨Bydd tocynnau ar gyfer Proms 2026 ar werth yn gyffredinol o 9am ddydd Sadwrn yma ymlaen
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🎶 Are you ready for the BBC Proms 2026 season?
From last year’s festival, here’s the rousing Jupiter theme from Holst’s The Planets performed at the Proms by the @nyo_gb , conducted by Dalia Stasevska.
The National Youth Orchestra returns to the Proms this year with a blazing performance of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, led by Thomas Adès.
📅 Tickets go on general sale from 9am on Saturday 16 May
The Hay Festival returns to Hay-on-Wye on Thursday 21 May. Last year, Elif Shafak told us about her 💙 lapis lazuli 💙 obsession while writing There Are Rivers in the Sky - her sweeping novel set between the 19th century and modern times - and the colour's association with Nisaba, a goddess of literature, literacy and libraries who was gradually erased from history - "We need to remember her."
🎧 Hay Festival hosts many BBC shows this year, including Today, Loose Ends, The Verb, Uncanny, Start the Week, Take Four Books and Newscast - Listen on #BBCSounds.
#ElifShafak #Books #BookRecommendations #HayFestival #LapisLazuli
“We're not used to seeing these eyes.” 👁️👁️ The immense Head of Augustus, Rome's very first emperor. This 2,050-year-old bronze statue projects the vitality of youth, and its scale gives Augustus “the appearance of a god.”
It has much to tell us, and there is a fateful reason why it is so well preserved... "Ultimately, pilgrims walked on the head of the emperor."
📺 Civilisations: Rise and Fall - watch all episodes in the epic series on #iPlayer.
Five-time Grammy winner Samara Joy made her #Proms debut in 2025 - here she is performing Lover Man, the classic written for Billie Holliday and recorded by many others including Sarah Vaughan. The song also appears on the self-titled debut album by The Communards.
Unique twists on classics from across jazz, backed by the BBC Concert Orchestra - watch The Great American Songbook with Samara Joy on BBC iPlayer.
With the #BBCProms programme for 2026 out now, we're throwing it back back to some of last year's standout moments. Full concerts are streaming on #iPlayer now. Check the BBC Proms website for your guide to an unforgettable eight weeks of music this summer - tickets go on sale at 9am on Saturday 16th May.
Is this the real life...is this just fantasy? Queen legends Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor perform a symphonic Bohemian Rhapsody at the Last Night of the Proms 👑
🏆 Last Night of the Proms: Finale is nominated in the Live Event Coverage category at Sunday's BAFTA TV Awards - watch on #iPlayer and #BBCOne from 7pm.
Performed along with BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Chorus, Sir Brian called the celebration of the song's 50th anniversary "very emotional" - Relive the Last Night of the Proms on #iPlayer.
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Unravelling History: 400-year-old parchments from Knole in Kent reveal their secrets. Toby Jones narrates the story as @nationaltrust conservator Siobhan and paper expert Graeme prepare for the big moment.
📺 Hidden Treasures of the National Trust: Watch all episodes from series three now on #iPlayer. 📢 NEW SERIES KLAXON - Watch the brand-new series from Friday 15 May on #BBCTwo and @BBCiPlayer .
#nationaltrust #countryhouses #paperconservation #parchment #knole
📓 “This is absolutely a work of utter beauty” – Josh Widdicombe.
On The Rebound... this Victorian-era-inspired #rebind of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by @wainwrightbookbinding for @josh_widdicombe is a work of art.
#bookbinding #bookbinders #bookbindingstudio #bookbinder #bookbindingtools #bookbindingworkshop #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookaddict #victorianbooks #sherlockholmes #sherlock
