The Lions King

In South Africa a unique wildlife reserve was established around Lionsrock with the aim of returning lions to the land of their ancestors. Most are from Europe, from rundown zoos or circuses, removed to dubious holding pens like the dilapidated Pantera big cats' asylum in the Netherlands. From here a rescued lion family are sedated and air-freighted to a perfect savanna landscape, where for the first time they can be released, free, into their natural environment.

Sympho Power Metal from UK for fans of early Dragonforce, Heavenly, Power Quest, Labyrinth, Twilight Force, etc. Debut album, witchcrafted in the Hogwarts' deepest dungeons by naughty gnomes, solemnly sworn to no good, and supervised by you know who himself. It's an album full of huge guitar parts and swirling dynamics, with catchy medieval sounding melodies sitting nicely over the top. The title track opens the album and immediately sets and epic and grandiose scale for the rest of the record.

Svendborg: Klaus "Baba" Jensen, local blues musician, has over the past year been extremely productive as Song discs and as a diligent guest in the studio.

2023 will see Billy Bragg and Cooking Vinyl celebrating forty years of music from the singer, songwriter, activist and author, with a selection of releases to appeal to casual admirers and die hard fans alike. The career spanning 14 CD box set, contains more than 300 tracks including highlights from each of Billy’s twelve studio albums, non-album singles and B- Sides, session tracks, rare live recordings, collaborations and previously unreleased material from across his career.

'How many were killed in the attack today?' asked Fursa, the senior sheep. He was surveying the bloodstained East African grassland where the lions had gone on a rampage, now scattered with the shattered bones of his friends and families. Despair hung thick in the air.'

Kate Humble and Simon King report from Zambia, following the lives of the animals living along the Luangwa River at a critical time in the seasons.