Freddie Mercury

UK correspondent Matthew Parris joins Kathryn to talk about a 'critical' 24 hours in the effort to evacuate British nationals from Sudan, and a meeting between Rishi Sunak and the new head of the SNP… Audio

For this week's music feature we're diving into the work of another British rock icon, this time in the form of Queen. Today we're joined by Neill Fraser. He is front man and guitarist for Villainy… Audio

Freddie Mercury made his final public appearance on stage when he joined the rest of Queen to collect the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, held at the Dominion Theatre, London… Audio

Roger Flury and Des Wilson look at the life and music of the Spanish soprano, winner of the Gramophone Lifetime Achievement Award 2007. Video, Audio

'Great Lives' is a biographical show from the BBC where notable guests choose somebody who's inspired them, and tell host Matthew Parris why. In our featured episode the comedian and TV star Matt… Audio

Freddie Mercury died aged 45 in 1991, and many singers since have tried to emulate him since. When Brian May and Roger Taylor created an official Queen tribute band in 2012, they chose Marc Martel and… Audio