Andrew Ford’s breathtaking range of knowledge and feats of music is showcased in The Music Show (729 ABC Radio National on the AM band and podcasted). This programme, most deeply worthy of its name, has only been going for more than 30 years. Ford, also an award (including Order of Australia medal) winner as a composer and writer, was born in Liverpool and studied music at Lancaster University with eclectic British/Australia composer Edward Cowrie before eventually leaving England to lecture at the school of creative arts at Wollongong University, New South Wales.