It's a pity this is just a catalogue rather than a discussion.

Thank you so much for mentioning the Leonard Cohen programme - I would have missed it otherwise. It was utterly brilliant! I guess it's horses for courses. Personally, when I am feeling depressed, happy music would make me totally suicidal. Serious stuff like Cohen's makes me realise that we are all in the same boat and no matter how tough things are, someone else has been there before and got through it.
Apart from that, Cohen is a lyrical genius and the concert showed that despite his age, he is still an amazing performer.
His performance of "Hallelujah" was sublime!

I've been a fan of his poetry since since reading "Flowers for Hitler" in the early '60's and of his music since I bought his first Album, "Songs of Leonard Cohen" in 1967. I first saw him live in 1972 at the Albert Hall.

Thanks again! - not only for the Cohen programme, but for a couple of other BBC4 highlights last night that I would have missed if not for your post - John Martyn singing "May You Never" as a very young man for one.

Mick