The Unthanks

William Dart features a new album from The Unthanks, titled Sorrows Awake, highlighting the enormous riches to be harvested from the storehouse of British folksong. Audio

William Dart investigates the state of contemporary cool, with recent folk or folkish releases by Taylor Swift, Peggy Seeger and The Unthanks. Audio

William Dart makes good for some of the tracks that he regrettably had to leave out of previous programmes this year. You'll hear a kooky Doris Day tribute, a Menotti opera aria; we'll take a visit to… Video, Audio

British folksters The Unthanks have released an EP of songs setting texts by poets from the time of World War 1. William Dart listens to these and other songs inspired by The Great War. Video, Audio