<p>Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in East London, as the capital starts to wake up. Sign up at <a href="https://marcsalmanac.substack.com/">https://marcsalmanac.substack.com</a></p>
<p>With a poem by Billy Collins, <em>Today</em>.</p>
<p>"If ever there were a spring day so perfect,</p>
<p>so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze</p>
<p>that it made you want to throw</p>
<p>open all the windows in the house<em>...</em>"</p>
<p><strong>From the show:</strong></p>
<p>Opening/closing music courtesy of Chillhop: Philanthrope, Leavv - What Was Before <a href="https://chll.to/d6b0ec27">https://chll.to/d6b0ec27</a></p>
<p>On this day: 30th April 1506, the signing of the so-called Intercursus Malus, a notoriously uneven trade treaty between England and the Duchy of Burgundy</p>
<p>On this day: 30th April 1602, the English Merlin, William Lilly, is born in Diseworth, Leicestershire</p>
<p>Music to wake you up – <em>Iko Iko</em> by Justin Wellington</p>
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<p>Have a lovely day.</p>
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