TT Great John McGuinness cheers himself up after a miserable lap by playing Grieg's "Hall of the Mountain King" on his bassoon whilst chatting to Manx Radio about how rubbish the weather has been.

Infrastructure Minister Michelle Hayward hoists her trusty cello atop a DOI generator on Douglas Promenade to tell us about the new sea wall in Douglas, whilst illustrating the building process in musical form with a short snatch of Johann Strauss' "Pizzicato Polka"

Chris Thomas MHK puts down his trusty bass for a few moments and travels light, with a stirring rendition of "The Locomotion" on recorder, adding delicate colour to some thoughts on the work of the Select Committee on the role of the Legislature in the Budget Process.

Chief Minister Alfred Cannan discusses the seemingly intractable situation regarding Manx Care funding and overspend, whilst keeping spirits high with a cheery rendition of "What shall we do with a drunken sailor" on his ocarina.

Former Onchan MHK Peter Karran, puts forward his thoughts on a lack of government action to address the housing crisis, whilst practising his solo version of "Duelling Banjos"

Leader of Douglas Council, Claire Wells, discusses a slightly controversial name change to Henry Bloom Noble Library, whilst defusing potential tensions with a rendition of "Baby Shark" on her sousaphone.

Bishop-designate The Venerable Patricia Hillas discusses her likely informal title of "Trish the Bish" whilst accompanying herself on a sacred crumhorn

The great John McGuinness talks about high speed dicing on the track, whilst illustrating his adrenaline-fueled life by simultaneously playing "The flight of the bumblebee" on his Honda trumpet

Central Douglas MHK, Chris Thomas, discusses questions he has about the FOI Act and the IOM Steam Packet company and reference to collective bargaining with unions contained within the Sea Services Agreement, whilst playing the theme to Captain Pugwash on his piano accordion.

The Chief Minister, Alfred Cannan, discusses the need to re-instil financial discipline within the Isle of Man Government, whilst attempting to muster up some magic via a shaky rendition of the Harry Potter theme on his old recorder #HOK #Tynwald #IOM #government #harrypotter