A Year in 52 Albums – no.19: Hello Cruel World – Gretchen Peters

Music often makes us feel something we’re not expecting to. At least, that’s what I find. When I was a teenager, I discovered that if I was having a particularly bad time, listening to some of Dodgy’s ‘Free Peace Sweet’ album (especially Good Enough) would often pull me out of it. But I only found …

Why I Love The Archers

Almost ten years ago, I started listening to The Archers regularly. It wasn't really my kind of thing - I didn't like soap operas, and still don't generally. I used to be happy to tell anyone who listened that there was so much more 'decent' telly to watch. While that might be true, but I …