The week in audio: The Wonder of Stevie; Greatest Hits Radio 60s; Archive on 4; Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman – review

The Obamas, Janelle Monáe et al sing the praises of Stevie Wonder’s genius; Ken Bruce and Joanna Lumley are a dream 60s radio team. Plus, assorted horrors nuclear and otherwise

The Wonder of Stevie (Audible/Higher Ground)
Greatest Hits Radio 60s (Bauer Media)
Archive on 4: Reweaving Threads, 40 Years On (Radio 4) | BBC Sounds
Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman (Tortoise)

If you want some joy in your life then Stevie Wonder is often the answer, and The Wonder of Stevie, a new podcast about his 1970s imperial era, is packed full of the stuff. The delight is, of course, right there in the music –the series features more than 40 of Wonder’s songs – but it also bursts from host Wesley Morris’s presentation style, which is big and fun, wordy and charismatic. Morris, a New York Times critic, is a man given to jolliness. “Critics are free to change, sharpen, double down on their opinions,” he says cheerfully. Or, introducing a section about a gospel choir: “I wanna talk to y’all about moaning!”

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