... Taste of American Home life By JOHN MARTLAND Although many examples of American television humour, such 1 as Friends and Frasier, are permanently available in Britain, we rarely experience anything from the vast number of US radio stations But just a few weeks ago, the cult variety show A Prairie Home Companion (co-produced by Minnesota Public Radio and Radio Scotland for R4, Saturday, ...

... Golden era's sumptuous tunes The John Wilson Orchestra Pizza on the Park As a sumptuous reminder of how good the popular music of an earlier era is. John Wilson's superb orchestra, rich in warm fifties- style string sounds and boasting a repertoire of 20th century classics, would be hard to beat. Wilsons own arrangements, as well as those by legends such as Robert Farnon, are handled ...