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BERLIN’S nightlife has a long and disruptive history. Before World War II, cabaret artistes risked their lives mocking the Nazis; more recently, Berlin became a centre for innovation and inspiration. This vibrant counterculture was already under threat — thanks to gentrification and rising rents — before coronavirus clipped clubbers’ wings. The DJ Emily Dust presents ART OF NOW (RADIO 4, 11.30AM), sharing memories of Berlin’s nightlife, and wondering about its future.

MUSICIANS are proving to be very resourceful at reaching out to lockeddown audiences. All this week, Verity Sharp has been contacting various performers on the folk scene, hearing what they have been up to and getting a tune or two out of them. For tonight’s edition of THE ESSAY: FOLK@HOME