That was a very pleasant start to the day. I've long been an admirer of Heather Heywood.

"And we join siblings Cuthbert and Lydia Noble as they build a dry stone wall in Shepley, West Yorkshire." I assume the sounds were authentic! And thanks for crediting Scowie and Giff. I hope the performance will please them both.

If you'd like to hear more; Episode 2 9.00am Wednesday 14 August

Roderick samples love songs from medieval times to the modern day and explores how singing has, for centuries, helped Briton's through the murky waters of desire and romance. He hears how the Tudors and the Victorians approached the sensitive topic of sex in their songs, and he meets singer and harpist, Leah Stuttard, to try out what may have been Britain’s very first internationally best-selling love song.

Could that be Greensleeves? We'll see.