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Randy Newman is most widely known as the Oscar winning composer of the Toy Story films and he has won armfuls of Grammys too for his Southern States-inflected music. His latest release, 鈥楽tay Away鈥�, is a charity single to raise money for the New Orleans鈥� Ellis Marsalis Center, in memory of the revered jazz musician and founder of the Marsalis dynasty who died from Covid 19.

Latin Rocks On is a new book of song lyrics translated into ancient Latin. It鈥檚 author Sarah Rowley tells us why it鈥檚 a great way to learn the language and which songs work particularly well.

Ola Ince鈥檚 new production of Romeo and Juliet was due to open at the Globe last week, launching its summer season. Its stars Alfred Enoch (Harry Potter, How To Get Away With Murder) and Rebekah Murrell (Nine Night) perform a scene from the iconic play for Front Row live from their homes.

The Citadel, AJ Cronin鈥檚 groundbreaking novel about medical life in the 1920s, pre-NHS, returns to Radio 4 next week. The drama鈥檚 producer Gary Brown discusses its resonance today, and the technical challenges they faced recording it under lockdown. And Dr Christopher Peters, a cancer and general surgeon, reflects on his decade as a medical advisor for TV dramas from Trauma to Holby City, Eastenders, and Death in Paradise.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Hannah Robins
Studio Manager: Matilda Macari