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Eras - To mark 50 years since ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest, catapulting the band to global stardom, BBC Radio 2 has launched a lovely deep dive into the history of the band, using a mixture of archives from deep within the BBC’s vaults. It’s a well crafted listen and very much for the fans, but the series is still accessible if you only have a passing interest. The narration by Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox is also a delight.

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