This week we delve into 19th Century London with William Blakes "Dante Running from Three Beasts" from 1824-27. This watercolour work is part of Blake's illustration collection for Dante's classic 14th Century epic poem 'Divine Comedy'. In the Arts Hub Bulletin we cover Noir Kei Ninomiya's 2023 Winter runway collection, 'Noir in Bloom', possibly the most interesting thing happening in the fashion world at present! The show also touches upon the release of the Eurovision song contest tickets and the national lotteries decision to award 12,000 out to the public! What are you waiting for? Grab a cuppa and join me in a wondrous journey through the world of the arts...

This week we transport back to early 20th Century Glasgow with 'The Three Perfumes' by Margaret Macdonald Machintosh from 1912! Art Nouveau, ancient celtic revivalism, la fin de siècle and women in art are a few of the topics brought to light in this weeks show so go on, grab a cuppa, and engage in a parasocial chit chat with me, Esmé.

Join me in a journey through the nonsensical, weird and wonderful world of Dr. Suess with his painting 'Every Girl Should Have a Unicorn' from 1965. This week we tackle the rich and complex Suessian world and his secret series of 'Midnight Paintings'. On the hour we have our usual 3 in 1 story through song which celebrates some gorgeous music. And Finally in the Arts Hub Bulletin we tackle a local exhibition in Edinburgh, 365: stories and music, showcasing local Scottish talent as well as conquer the question of artificial intelligence artwork with the artist Refik Anadol!

Join me in a decent down the rabbit hole as I discuss our artwork of the week; Salvador Dalí's stunning 'Wonderland' illustrations from 1969. In this weeks show we ponder the question of surrealism and whether Lewis Carroll got there first! Moreover, our on the hour, 3 in 1, story through song segment is back with three beautiful songs. And finally in the Arts Hub Bulletin we explore local arts happenings in Edinburgh such as Edinburgh's puppet festival, 'Manipulate' and a local exhibition in Summerhall, 'Feminine Futures: Ukraine, War and Dystopia'.

Welcome to the final show of the year! This week we reflect on 2022, wrapping up all my favourite movies, books and live performances which I've discovered these past 12 months. The conversation is accompanied by a playlist comprising all my top songs of the year, more elective than ever. Grab a cup of tea and ooze into two soothing hours of tunes and chit chat - saying good bye to 2022 and ello to 2023!

This week we travel back in time to 15th century Japan with 'Broken Ink Landscape' by Sesshū Tōyō 1495. In the arts hub bulletin we discussed a UFO encounter exhibition in Suffolk; Banksy's 7 murals around war torn Ukraine including a celebration of Ukrainian folk music and a look into First Aid Kits new album 'Palomino'.

This week we delved into the magical world of Édouard Vuillard and his painting 'The Pink Bedroom' 1910 accompanied by a synaesthetic playlist more eclectic than ever. In the Arts Hub bulletin this week I was in conversation with Dominic continuing the discussion of soup throwing climate activists, a cast of Princess Diana's hand and the record breaking selling of former Paul Allen's art collection selling at 1.3 Billion pounds! Enjoy the show!

In this weeks autumnal themed Arts Hub Show we delve into the serene world of John Everette Millais 'Chill October' from 1870. The Arts Hub Bulletin for the second half of show contains a look at Bjorks new album 'Fossora', Elephant sessions album 'For the Night, the discovery of Van Gogh's hidden portraits and a discussion around the new trend for climate activists to throw soup at art and whether its making an impact. Sit back, relax and delve into the all consuming sensory world of the arts!

This week we celebrate the life, music and artwork of Joni Mitchell as the clocks move forwards and March swings to a close. For me, Joni is the embodiment of spring itself and on this special mothers day episode I dedicate this to my amazing mother who introduced me to Joni Mitchell. In this episode I focus on her painting 'Alixar Moonrise' 1979 and explore her music as well as her own ~eclectic~ music taste!

Linder Sterling and the era of the moon hopper... time to delve into a punky, glam rock, disco fever dream. This Sunday was taken over by the works of photomontagist/ musician/ artistic 'Linder Sterling' with a synaesthetic playlist that indulges in The Pixies, PJ Harvey and (of course) Roxy Music so buckle up and slap on your PVC !