It's been a dramatic 12 months for Sean Dyche since he took the Everton job. He saved the club from relegation on the final day of the 22/23 season, saw the Board leave, the death of Everton's longest serving Chairman in more than a century, two PSR breaches and a 10 point deduction. As he marks one year as "the Gaffer", Giulia Bould went to Finch Farm to catch up with Sean Dyche...
Radiohead live at Glastonbury and the BBC Radio Theatre.
Radiohead - Planet Telex (Glastonbury 1997) Radiohead - The Bends (Glastonbury 1997) Radiohead - High And Dry (Glastonbury 1997) Radiohead - Lucky (Glastonbury 2003) Radiohead - Creep (Glastonbury 1997) Radiohead - Climbing Up The Walls (Glastonbury 1997) Radiohead - Two Plus Two Equals Five (Glastonbury 2003) Radiohead - No Surprises (Glastonbury 2003) Radiohead - Where I End And You Begin (Glastonbury 2003) Radiohead - Sit Down Stand Up (Glastonbury 2003) Radiohead - Sail To The Moon (Glastonbury 2003) Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees (Glastonbury 2003) Radiohead - Lucky (BBC Radio Theatre, London 2008) Radiohead - Nude (BBC Radio Theatre, London 2008)
Thom Yorke performing live and in conversation at the BBC with Steve Lamacq and Gilles Peterson.
Thom Yorke - Suspirium (6 Music Session, 15 Oct 2018) Bernard Parmegiani - Conjugaison du Timbre Pierre Schaeffer & Pierre Henry - Symphonie Pour Un Homme Seul Delia Derbyshire - Falling (The Dreams) Carter Burwell - Blood Trails Ennio Morricone - A Fistful Of Dollars Piero Piccioni - Underground Sketches Milva - Metti Una Sera a Cena Thom Yorke - Unmade (6 Music Session, 15 Oct 2018) Thom Yorke - Open Again (6 Music Session, 15 Oct 2018) Atoms For Peace - Before Your Very Eyes... Atoms For Peace - Dropped Atoms For Peace - Ingenue Atoms For Peace - Amok Thom Yorke - Everything In Its Right Place (Radio 1 Lamacq Live Session, 9th Jun 2003)
Another chance to hear Annie Nightingale take us through the six decades of her broadcasting career. In this episode, Annie looks back at going on tour with The Police, the death of John Lennon, and how she was "reborn" musically by Acid House.
Perfecto Allstarz - Reach Up (Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag) Rod Stewart - Maggie May Faces - Stay With Me The Clash - London Calling The Police - ? The Police - Roxanne John Lennon - Imagine The Beatles - A Day In The Life John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over The Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun Duran Duran - Planet Earth Ian Dury - Clevor Trever Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man Stakker - Humanoid Primal Scream - Higher Than The Sun Primal Scream - Don't Fight It, Feel It Primal Scream - Loaded Daft Punk - Da Funk Underworld - Dark And Long (Dark Train) Eurythmics - ? Underworld - Cowgirl System Seven - ? Grooverider - Rainbows Of Colour Underworld - Born Slippy (Nuxx) Basement Jaxx - Red Alert Basement Jaxx - Rendez-Vu Basement Jaxx - Good Luck Basement Jaxx - Lucky Star The Streets - Dry Your Eyes The Streets - Blinded By The Lights William Orbit - Barber's Adagio For Strings (Ferry Corsten Mix) Donna Summer - State Of Independence
Another chance to hear Annie Nightingale take us through the six decades of her broadcasting career, sharing memories of hanging out with the biggest stars in pop music, including Paul McCartney, Keith Moon, Bowie and The Police, and introducing clips of her most remarkable interviews from TV and radio. Annie will play her favourite songs, and take us on a wonderful musical journey from the Beatles to Ibiza, the Who to London Grammar. This will be Compulsory Listening for anyone who loves music.
In this episode Annie looks back at making the move from print to broadcasting, and how she overcame a sexist BBC to become the first female DJ.
It's 1965 and music journo Annie gets her own national TV show That's For Me. She champions The Who, The Yardbirds and Georgie Fame and the show is her intro to The Ad Lib club and Swinging London. 1965 was the kick off point, and then followed three zenith years of Super Sixties Britain – 1965-67. For Annie Nightingale, from being a local reporter in Brighton, writing about music and being a fan, 1965 was the year she felt she had something to contribute. ITV's That's For Me, sister show to Ready Steady Go! allowed Annie to choose the artists, some of whom were making their very first tv appearance: The Who, with the first ever pop video for I Can't Explain; and The Yardbirds, which launched the careers of Britain's most famous rock guitarists Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. Other bands on the series included The Moody Blues, with Go Now, and Georgie Fame with Yeh Yeh.
Perfecto Allstarz - Reach Up (Papa's Got A Brand New Pig Bag) The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man The Beatles - Day Tripper The Rolling Stones - The Last Time The Who - Anyway Anyhow Anywhere The Beatles - Twist And Shout Manfred Mann - 5-4-3-2-1 Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever The Beatles - Happiness Is A Warm Gun The Beatles - Within You Without You The Beatles - Revolution 9 George Harrison - Hear Me Lord The Beatles - While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Byrds - Eight Miles High The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower The Who - See Me, Feel Me / Listening to You King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man (incl. Mirrors) Kanye West - Power Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well Led Zeppelin - Black Dog Black Sabbath - Paranoid Alice Cooper - School's Out David Bowie - Space Oddity T. Rex - 20th Century Boy The Rolling Stones - Respectable The Rolling Stones - Star Star Ramones - Don't Come Close Jeff Beck - Behind The Veil The Who - Won’t Get Fooled Again The Who - Baba O'Riley
Following the sad news of Annie's passing this is another chance to hear when Annie joined 6 Music to present a celebration of 50 years of Radio 1, playing music from the past and present. Annie Nightingale is best known as Britain's first female DJ on Radio 1 and was the station's longest serving broadcaster.
Annie presents a show collating listener song suggestions for this final programme in a series of four.
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary [Beggars Banquet] London Grammar - If You Wait (Shy FX Remix) Banco de Gaia - Last Train To Lhasa PJ Harvey - The Community Of Hope Green Velvet - La La Land (Futureshock Club Mix) Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Freaks For The Festival Knox Borwn (feat. Wretch 32 & Avelino) - My Redemption Song Neneh Cherry (feat. Michael Stipe) - Trout Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks [Atlantic] Dua Lipa - New Rules (Alison Wonderland Remix) Colourbox - The Official Colourbox World Cup Theme The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet [Virgin] The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil [London] Lady Leshurr - Queen's Speech 5 Nick Drake - River Man [Island] Franz Ferdinand - The Dark Of The Matinée [Domino] Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck [4AD] Tinie Tempah - Pass Out Buzzcocks - What Do I Get? [EMI] Captain Sensible - Croydon Barry Andrews - Rossmore Road (NW1) [Virgin] Vato Gonzalez - Push Riddim SULK - The Tape Of You The Box Tops - The Letter [Old Gold] Last Night In Paris - Been A Minute The Blue Nile - Tinseltown in the Rain [Linn] Claptone (feat. Say Yes Dog) - Before I Lose My Mind Grinderman - No Pussy Blues Nick Cave & Shane MacGowan - What A Wonderful World The Pogues - Fiesta [Warners]
Following the sad news of Annie's passing this is another chance to hear when Annie joined 6 Music to present a celebration of 50 years of Radio 1, playing music from the past and present. Annie Nightingale is best known as Britain's first female DJ on Radio 1 and was the station's longest serving broadcaster.
In this episode she speaks to Andrew Innes of Primal Scream.
The Cure - A Forest (12" Mix) Little Freaky Things - What A Bad Day (The Shoes Remix) Furniture - Love Your Shoes Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman [Capitol] The Chemical Brothers (feat. Q‐Tip) - Go [Virgin/EMI] Pet Shop Boys - Go West [Parlophone] Public Service Broadcasting - Go! [Test Card Recordings] The Farm - All Together Now [Dover] FREAK - No Money The Prodigy - Climbatize Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) [EMI] The Byrds - All I Really Want To Do [Polygram Tv] The Who - I Can See For Miles [Polydor] Aerosmith - Dream On Phuture - Acid Trax Primal Scream - Loaded George Clinton - Get Yo Ass In The Water And Swim Like Me Primal Scream - Carry Me Home Felt - Book Of Swords Primal Scream - Screamadelica The Beatles - The Night Before [Parlophone] Harry Nilsson - You Can't Do That The National - Day I Die [4AD] The KLF - Last Train To Trancentral (Live From The Lost Continent) [EMI] LCD Soundsystem - American Dream [Columbia] Flowered Up - Weekender [Heavenly]
Following the sad news of Annie's passing this is another chance to hear when Annie joined 6 Music to present a celebration of 50 years of Radio 1, playing music from the past and present. Annie Nightingale is best known as Britain's first female DJ on Radio 1 and was the station's longest serving broadcaster.
This week's show contains tracks by Christine & The Queens, Eminem, Big Star and LCD Soundsystem. She also digs into her own archive to bring you excerpts from interviews with Lou Reed and Alice Cooper.
The House Of Love - Christine [Fontana] Christine And The Queens - Christine Siouxsie And The Banshees - Christine [Polydor] Moodswings (feat. Chrissie Hynde) - Spiritual High (State Of Independence) [Arista] Christopher Port - Nobody Chose You Big Star - September Gurls [Big Beat] Eminem - Careful What You Wish For Joy Division - Transmission [London] Department S - Is Vic There? [MCA] DEVO - Jocko Homo [MCA] The Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting For The Man [Global Television] Lou Reed - Perfect Day [Telstar] Lou Reed - Sick Of You Lou Reed - Last Great American Whale Lou Reed - New York Telephone Conversation Ella Fitzgerald - Manhattan LCD Soundsystem - Emotional Haircut [Columbia] Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Heads Will Roll [Geffen] New York Dolls - Lipstick, Powder & Paint Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan [Columbia] Harpers Bizarre - The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) Rapture - W.A.Y.U.H. [Vertigo] The Sabres Of Paradise - Theme Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare Alice Cooper - I'm Eighteen Alice Cooper - School's Out [Warner Bros] Ofra Haza - Im Nin'Alu The Bonzo Dog Band - Death Cab For Cutie Death Cab For Cutie - Meet Me On The Equinox Joan As Police Woman - Holiday
Following the sad news of Annie's passing, this is another chance to hear when Annie joined 6 Music to present a celebration of 50 years of Radio 1, playing music from the past and present. Annie Nightingale is best known as Britain's first female DJ on Radio 1 and was the station's longest-serving broadcaster.
This week's show contains tracks by Wiley, Westworld, Scott Walker and Stormzy amongst others. She also digs into her own archive to bring you an interview she conducted with Mike Skinner of The Streets back in 2015.
The artist Kae Tempest is referred to as Kate Tempest during this programme – the conversation was recorded in 2015 and first broadcast in 2017, before Kae changed their name.
Various Artists - You Don't Own Me (Montage) Wiley - Skankin (2 Bears Remix) The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom [Go Feet] The Strokes - Under Cover Of Darkness [Rough Trade] Westworld - Sonic Boom Boy [Sony Music TV] Propellerheads & David Arnold - On Her Majesty's Secret Service Oasis - Columbia Nirvana - Come As You Are [Geffen] Transglobal Underground - Templehead The Streets - Blinded By The Lights Nas - The World Is Yours The Streets - Has It Come To This? [Locked On/679] Black Flag - Nervous Breakdown Ethel Merman - Mr Goldstone, I Love You (Original Broadway Cast) The Streets - Dry Your Eyes [679 Recordings] Stormzy - Know Me From Dennis Wilson - River Song Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down Scott Walker - Jackie [Fontana] Lush - De-Luxe Strawbs - Pick Up The Pieces Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday [Korova] Anthony Newley - Strawberry Fair David Bowie - The Next Day [RCA] LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum [DFA] Death Grips - Hacker Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix) The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City
Matthew Sweet celebrates 50 years of one of cinema's greatest collaborations - that of director Steven Spielberg and his composer of choice, John Williams.
With music from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones, Jaws, Schindler's List and Jurassic Park. Matthew gives us a close encounter with the music for Close Encounters Of The Third Kind as he analyses the scene of humanity's first contact with the alien mothership.
John Williams - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Escape/Chase/Saying Goodbye [Geffen] John Williams - Jaws (1975) - Main Title and First Victim [Decca] John Williams - The Sugarland Express (1974) - Title Theme [Sony Classical] John Williams - Indiana Jones: Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) - Washington Ending/The Raider's March [Walt Disney] John Williams - Empire Of The Sun (1987) - Jim's New Life [Warner] John Williams - Hook (1991) - We Don't Wanna Grow Up [Sony Classical] John Williams - Jurassic Park (1993) - Theme From Jurassic Park [Geffen] John Williams - Schindler's List (1993) - Jewish Town (Krakow Ghetto, Winter '41) [Geffen] John Williams - Saving Private Ryan (1998) - Revisiting Normandy [Geffen] John Williams - A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) - The Mecha World [Warner] John Williams - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - The Mothership [Arista] John Williams - Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) - Wild Signals [Arista] John Williams - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - The Visitors/Bye/End Titles [Arista] John Williams - Lincoln (2012) - The People's House [Sony Classical] John Williams - The Fabelmans (2022( - The Fabelmans [Sony Classical]
Sound of Cinema is in concert this Christmas with the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Ben Palmer offering a festive mix of film music from across the decades. Matthew Sweet introduces scores from timeless classics such A Christmas Carol, It's a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street. Also included in the mix is the music for Gremlins and The Chronicles of Narnia plus an exuberant orchestral journey aboard The Polar Express; and Matthew, Ben and the orchestra are joined by the singer Nina Bennett for a Christmas moment marking the 60th anniversary of Dr Who.
Featured composers include Alan Silvestri, Dmitri Tiomkin, Malcolm Arnold, Jerry Goldsmith, Bruce Broughton, Murray Gold and James Newton-Howard. Something for everyone on Sound of Cinema this Christmas.
Alan Silvestri - A Christmas Carol (2009) - Overture Dimitri Tiomkin - It's A Wonderful Life (1946) - Suite Bruce Broughton - Miracle On 34th Street (1994) - Overture Malcolm Arnold - Whistle Down The Wind (1961) - Suite Jerry Goldsmith - Gremlins (1984) - Suite Murray Gold - Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol (2010) - Abigail's Song Harry Gregson‐Williams - The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe (2005) - Suite Alan Silvestri - The Polar Express (2004) - Suite
With the new Three Musketeers film in cinemas, Matthew Sweet dons the mantle of Errol Flynn, swinging into action to bring us the music of the greatest swashbuckling films - from The Adventures of Robin Hood to The Mark of Zorro.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold - The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938) - Main Title [Naxos] Alfred Newman - The Mark Of Zorro (1940) - Suite [Decca] Alfred Newman - The Prisoner Of Zenda (1937) - Main Theme and Crown Theme [Master Classics] Victor Young - Scaramouche (1952) - Prelude: Royal Signpost [Classic Soundtracks] Philippe Sarde - La Bossu (a.k.a. On Guard) (1997) - Je Compte Jusqu'a Cinq Et Tu Est Mort [Quartet] Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Captain Blood (1935) - Main Title [Naxos] Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Captain Blood (1935) - Slaves - Arabella and Blood [Naxos] Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Captain Blood (1935) - Tortuga [Naxos] Erich Wolfgang Korngold - The Sea Hawk (1940) - Thorpe's Pet Monkey [Varese Sarabande] Erich Wolfgang Korngold - The Sea Hawk (1940) - Main Title [Varese Sarabande] Erich Wolfgang Korngold - The Sea Hawk (1940) - The Spanish Galleas / Galley Slaves / The Albatross [Varese Sarabande] Erich Wolfgang Korngold - The Sea Hawk (1940) - Queen Elizabeth/Maria's Anguish [Varese Sarabande] Erich Wolfgang Korngold - The Sea Hawk (1940) - Fanfare and Finale [Varese Sarabande] James Horner - The Mask Of Zorro (1998) - Zorro's Theme [Sony Classical] John Debney - Cutthroat Island (1995) - The Storm Begins [Silva Screen] Hans Zimmer - Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) - Guilty Of Being Innocent... [Walt Disney] Hans Zimmer - Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) - Davy Jones [Walt Disney] Hans Zimmer - Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl (2003) - The Black Pearl [EMI] Guillaume Roussel - The Three Musketeers: Milady (2023) - Le feu qui tu consumera [Milan] John Addison - Swashbuckler (1976) - Derring-Do! [Geffen] Joby Talbot - Wonka (2023) - Pure Imagination (Opening Titles Version) [Watertower Music] Joby Talbot - Wonka (2023) - You've Never Had Chocolate Like This (Hoverchocs) [WaterTower Music]
Andrew Scott won a BAFTA as the evil Moriarty in Sherlock, but is equally loved for a divine television role as the hot priest in Fleabag. A prolific and versatile stage actor, he has starred in many plays by contemporary dramatists, including Port and Birdland by Simon Stevens. He played Hamlet to great critical acclaim and won an Olivier award for his starring role in Noel Coward's Present Laughter. His latest film role is All Of Us Strangers, in which he plays a single gay man haunted by the death of his parents.
Andrew Scott talks to John Wilson about his suburban Dublin childhood and the early creative influence of his mother, an art teacher. After landing a debut role in an independent Irish film called Korea, Andrew gave up a university place studying drama to pursue an acting career. He remembers small parts playing American soldiers in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan and the television series Band Of Brothers. He discusses his love of Shakespeare and his approach to playing the role of Hamlet at the Almeida Theatre in London in 2017, and reveals how the music of Pet Shop Boys, and in particular their 1987 album Actually, are a reminder of a formative time of his life.
John Wilson's guest is the violinist Nigel Kennedy. A prodigy whose childhood talents were nurtured by Yehudi Menuhin, one of the greatest violinist of the 20th century, Kennedy himself became an international star in 1989 with his recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. It sold over three million copies, topping the UK classical charts for a year and went on to be listed as the biggest selling classical album of all time in the Guinness Book Of Records. An unconventional classical musician from the outset, it wasn't just his wardrobe, accent and attitude that set him apart. As well as recording all the major violin concertos, his repertoire includes jazz standards, folk tunes and Jimi Hendrix. He remains one of the world's greatest virtuosos.
For This Cultural Life, Nigel chooses his two violinist mentors; Yehudi Menuhin and the French musician Stéphane Grappelli with whom he shared a love of jazz and improvisation. Going to New York to study at the prestigious Juilliard School also proved a turning point for Kennedy, not so much for the teaching he received there, but for the legendary jazz musicians like Jimmy Rowles and Ellis Larkins that he sought out in clubs downtown and in Harlem. Nigel also discusses how being a fan of Aston Villa football club has made him think about crowd dynamics in his concerts and reveals the influence of his dog Huxley on his approach to his career.
At the Repair Shop, the team resurrect a piece of kit from the 1970s owned by a pioneering music producer.
First through the barn doors is music producer Neal Fraser, aka The Mad Professor. Neal is credited for his pioneering work establishing a music genre in the 70s and 80s known as dub, and he's brought the very machine he created that distinctive sound with. The electronic sound effect machine was last working back in 1984, and Neal would love to make music with it again.
Bill serves up a sonic cocktail to soundtrack your descent into New Year's Eve.
There are dancefloor classics from The Showstoppers and The Emotions alongside grooves by Marvin Gaye, Freaky Realistic and Maribou State.
He also confesses to once being that bloke at parties who got hold of the record player and never let go. Thus, he's in his element once again with one hand firmly on the turntable tonearm and the other rifling through the stacks of vinyl.
Van Morrison - Celtic New Year [Legacy Recordings] Camera Obscura - Happy New Year David Bowie - She'll Drive The Big Car [Rhino] Ex:Re - Romance [Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC] Jamiroquai - Talullah [Sony] Ike & Tina Turner - Crazy 'Bout You Baby [Universal/Island] The Showstoppers - Ain't Nothin' But A House Party [Universal] Maya Delilah - Moonflower Sarah Jaffe - Clementine [PantaSounds] Marvin Gaye - My Love Is Waiting [Columbia/Legacy] Elastica - Nothing Stays the Same [Rhino/Atlantic] James Brown - Out Of Sight [Universal] The Marías - Over The Moon Lightnin’ Hopkins - Happy New Year [Silverphonic] Julia Jacklin - Pressure To Party [Polyvinyl] The Isley Brothers - Take Some Time Out For Love [UNI/Motown] Maribou State (feat. Holly Walker) - Nervous Tics [Ninja Tune] Marvin Gaye - Funk Me [UNI/Motown] Sade - By Your Side [RCA] Frank Sinatra & Count Basie and His Orchestra - I've Got You Under My Skin (Live At The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas 1966) [Frank Sinatra Digital Reprise] Aretha Franklin - A Rose Is Still a Rose [Arista] The Brand New Heavies - Stay This Way [London Music Stream/Because Music] Was (Not Was) - Love Can Be Bad Luck [Spectrum] Alicia Keys (feat. Adam Levine) - Wild Horses (Unplugged Live at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 2005) [J] The Emotions - Best Of My Love [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)] Freaky Realistic - Koochie Ryder [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)] David Bowie - Where Are We Now? [ISO]
Bill Nighy sits in for Iggy Pop on this most Christmas of Eves.
Expect a seasonal selection including Amy Winehouse, Willie Nelson, Alicia Keys and Bing as you've probably never heard him before.
He also spins some non-festive favourites to save your sanity including one tune that attained the hallowed status of being his first ringtone.
Bing Crosby - White Christmas (Kaskade Remix) Prince & The New Power Generation - Do Me, Baby (Live from One Nite Alone Tour 2002) [Legacy Recordings] She & Him - Run Run Rudolph [Columbia] The Isley Brothers - It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop), Pts. 1 & 2 [Epic/Legacy] Mary J. Blige - You Remind Me [Hip-O] The Rolling Stones - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) [Polydor] Stevie Wonder - With Each Beat Of My Heart [Motown] Sabrina Claudio & Alicia Keys - Winter Time [SC Entertainment/Atlantic] Grinderman - Palaces Of Montezuma [Silva Screen] Luther Vandross - A Kiss For Christmas [Ariola Express] Ariana Grande - Wit It This Christmas [Universal] Amy Winehouse - You Sent Me Flying [Universal/Island] David Bowie - Absolute Beginners [EMI] John Prine - Everything Is Cool [New West] Iggy Pop - Shades [A&M] The Church - Under The Milky Way [EMI Music Australia] John Grant (feat. Sinéad O'Connor) - GMF [Partisan] Willie Nelson - Christmas Blues [Columbia/Legacy] Matthew E. White - Love Is Deep [Domino Recording Co] Marcia Ball - Didn't You Know Meshell Ndegeocello - Bittersweet [Maverick] Say She She - Forget Me Not [Karma Chief] Amy Winehouse - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Live At Union Chapel for BBC Radio 2) [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)] Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic - Love's Train [Aftermath Entertainment/Atlantic] Ike Turner & Tina Turner - Don't Fight It, Feel It / Knock On Wood [Entertain Me Ltd] Perfume Genius - Queen [Turnstile] Miley Cyrus & Mark Ronson & Ilsey Juber (feat. Sean Lennon) - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) [Columbia]
Bill serves up a sonic cocktail to soundtrack your Sunday afternoon.
This week he's got solid gold songs from the likes of Primal Scream, Aretha Franklin, beabadoobee and the guv'nor himself, Mr Iggy Pop.
He also ruminates over his dreams of becoming a lead singer being dashed by a prolonged period of difficult hair. On his head. Not elsewhere.
Iggy Pop - Isolation [A&M] beabadoobee & Laufey - A Night To Remember [Beabadoobee/Laufey] Primal Scream - Sometimes I Feel So Lonely [Sony Music CG] Anna Ash - Righteously j'san. (feat. Pandrezz) - Sunny Meshell Ndegeocello - I'm Diggin' You (Like An Old Soul Record) [Maverick] Van Morrison - I'll Take Care of You [Legacy Recordings] Boz Scaggs - You're Not [Concord] Prince - Alphabet St. (Album Version) [Warner Bros] Ray Charles - Just For A Thrill (Live At The Olympia, Paris 22/11/2000) Jazmine Sullivan - Mascara [RCA] Aretha Franklin - At Last (Let Me In Your Life Outtake) [Rhino/Atlantic] Puma Blue - Pretty [Blue Flowers Music] Angie Stone - Wish I Didn't Miss You [Columbia] The Rolling Stones - Good Times, Bad Times (Original Single Mono Version) [ABKCO] Lola Young - Pick Me Up [Universal/Island] Anita Baker - Body & Soul [Elektra] Bill Charlap Trio - Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most [Universal/Decca] Nuyorican Soul (feat. India) - Runaway [GRP] Amy Winehouse (feat. Paul Weller & Jools Holland) - Don't Go To Strangers (Live On Jools Holland Hootenanny, 2006) [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)] Debbie Harry - French Kissin In The USA [Now] Perfume Genius - Fool [Turnstile] Jungle (feat. JNR Williams & 33.3) - Good At Breaking Hearts [Caiola] Craig Finn - I Was Doing Fine (Then A Few People Died) [Partisan] Rachael Yamagata - Has It Happened Yet [Frankenfish] James Brown - I Got You (I Feel Good) [Polygram TV]
Bill serves up a sonic cocktail to soundtrack your Sunday afternoon.
In the first of four shows, he spins some of his favourite artists including Prince, Meshell Ndegeocello, The National and boygenius.
He also chats about being mistaken for other well-dressed people in the public eye, some of his favourite lyrics and the curse of dad dancing.
Johnny "Guitar" Watson - ET Billie Eilish - I Didn't Change My Number [Darkroom/Interscope] Geoffrey Williams - I'm Diggin' You (Like An Old Soul Record) [Edsel] Margo & Mac - It's So Easy [Big Bucks] Craig Finn - Something To Hope For [Partisan] Meshell Ndegeocello - Tender Love [Naïve] Curtis Mayfield - Let's Not Forget [Warner] Florence + The Machine (feat. Ethel Cain) - Morning Elvis (Live At Denver Ball Arena) [Polydor] Iggy Pop - Morning Show Stevie Wonder - Love Having You Around [Motown] Kandace Springs (feat. Avishai Cohen) - I Can't Make You Love Me [Blue Note (BLU)] Bran Van 3000 (feat. Curtis Mayfield) - Astounded [Audiogram] The National - New Order T-Shirt [4AD] Denise LaSalle - Packed Up And Took My Mind [Craft Recordings] John Lee Hooker - The Healing Game [Original Blues Classics] Cowboy Junkies - Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning [RCA] Phosphorescent - I Don't Care If There's Cursing [Dead Oceans] Raheem DeVaughn & Apollo Brown - Broken Pieces [Mello Music Group] boygenius - Cool About It [Polydor] Junior Wells - The Train Leela James - This Day Is For You [BMG] Lou Reed - Turn To Me [RCA] The Meters - Find Yourself [Rhino/Warner] Mary J. Blige - My Life (Live) [Geffen] Prince - The Holy River [Legacy Recordings] Taylor Swift - Tim McGraw [Big Machine] Marvin Gaye - Turn On Some Music [Columbia/Legacy]
Jim Kerr, lead singer of the Scottish band Simple Minds, on the importance and influence of The Doors' Jim Morrison - marking what would have been the iconic rock stars 80th birthday.
Making a pilgrimage to Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris where Morrison was buried shortly after his untimely death in July 1971, Jim describes the enormous impact Morrison has had on his life, from the very first time he heard The Doors' Riders on the Storm on his father's car radio as an 11-year-old, and the immediate fascination with all aspects of Morrison's poetry and The Doors' music that continues undimmed more than 50 years later.
Deeply affected by the intoxicating and menacing atmosphere of The Doors' music, the teenage Jim Kerr set out on a mission to find out as much as he could about the enigmatic Californian counter-cultural icons and soon discovered a small group of like minded Glaswegians, including his school friend Charlie Burchill, all of whom were fascinated by the dark drama of Morrison and his band.
The more they leaned about The Doors and their influences, the more Jim and Charlie were determined to follow The Doors' blueprint and form their own band to see how far their artistic visions could take them.
When Jim first visited Morrison's grave in 1979, he viewed the rock legend as a young man, who had lived a dynamic, exotic life. Now, returning as a 65-year-old, Jim has a different perspective on what he views as a young man's legacy, which he examines through the prism of his own poetry and music, featuring previously unheard Morrison poetry, studio out takes and archive interviews with the self-proclaimed Lizard King.
A two-hour selection of handpicked tracks curated in collaboration with ambient and minimalist music legend Terry Riley and Japanese artist Cornelius. Featuring field recordings made in Kyoto by radio producer and sound artist Nick Luscombe. This Ambient Focus special celebrates the Ambient Kyoto Festival (2023), featuring performances by Terry Riley and Cornelius, both based in Japan. Find a moment of focus through this meditative and soul-nourishing mix that will inspire you as you take on your day.
Sleepy Dragon - Sunmoonstar [touchtheplants] Raymond Scott - Sleepy Time [Moochin' About] Ryuichi Sakamoto - Dream [WEA Japan] Ash Ra Tempel - Oasis [Virgin] Terry Riley - Journey From The Death Of A Friend [Warner Bros.] Nick Luscombe - Kyoto Station Jonny Nash - Exit Five [Melody As Truth] Toumani Diabaté - Elyne Road [World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company] John Zorn & Bill Frisell & Julian Lage & Gyan Riley - The Forking Path [Tzadik] Nick Luscombe - Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Kyoto Station, Kyoto Kamigamo Shrine Water Terry Riley & Gyan Riley - Melismantra Terry Riley - Raga Bihag Alap [Northern Spy] Nick Luscombe - Kyoto Station Terry Riley - The Harp Of New Albion: I. The New Abion Chorale (excerpt) [Celestial Harmonies] Jon Hassell - Last Night The Moon Came [ECM] Kerry Leimer - Lament To The Open Air [First Terrace] John Carroll Kirby - Mystic Brine [Stones Throw] Cornelius - Dream In The Mist [Warner Music Japan] Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - Milk Pandit Pran Nath - Raga Boophali Dennis Johnson - November Part II, Nicholas Norvath Nick Luscombe - Kyoto Kamigamo Shrine Water Nick Luscombe - Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Kyoto Station, Kyoto Kamigamo Shrine Water La Monte Young Marian Zazeela - The Well-Tuned Piano In The Magenta Ligjts [Just Dreams] Cornelius - If You're Here (Ryuichi Sakamoto Rework)
Krust, the pioneering artist who helped change the landscape of electronic music puts down this week's ICONS mix ahead of his Irrational Numbers, compilation, a meticulously curated collection of five parts, available on both vinyl and digital formats.
Cloud Lord - Floatation [Wonder Palace Music] Cloud Lord - Hullabaloo [Wonder Palace Music] Watch The Ride - Archimedes [Unreleased] Cloud Lord - Ghost Train [Wonder Palace Music] Alibi - Dismissed [V Recordings] Rufige Kru - Siamese Ghost [Metalheadz] Watch The Ride - Times Up [Rinse] Paul T & Edward Oberon - Bad Boy [Unreleased] Lemon D - All You Junglists [Unreleased] Break - Something Like This [CIA] Heron Flow - Falling 4 U [ThirtyOne Recordings]
THE WOMBLES TO THE RESCUE (320kbs-m4a/244mb/1hr45mins) BBC Radio 4 podcast: December 2023
The Wombles live under Wimbledon Common, and it is their special responsibility to 'tidy up' everything that untidy human beings leave behind.
In this third audiobook in the series, the Wombles are back at their old burrow underneath Wimbledon Common. There's a Womble world shortage of 'this and that' and Great Uncle Bulgaria is called over to America to attend a crisis summit. Back home, a visit from Cousin Botany is full of surprise and new invention.
Full of fun and warmth, with an underpinning environmental message, The Wandering Wombles is based on the original books by Elisabeth Beresford, performed by Richard E Grant, directed by Johnny Vegas and nestled in a new soundscape for all the family to enjoy.
Cast and Credits: Performed by ............ Richard E Grant Written by .................. Elisabeth Beresford Abridged by .............. Sally Harrison and Susan Vale Script Consultant ..... Kate Robertson With thanks to .......... Marcus Robertson
Music: The Wombling Song, composed and recorded by Mike Batt
Produced by .............. Sally Harrison Sound Engineer ........ Wilfredo Acosta Sound Designer ........ Alisdair McGregor Directed by ................. Johnny Vegas
A Woolyback production and Holy Pie collaboration for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
It's lovely to be back home under Wimbledon Common but a surprise visitor ruffles some feathers (or fur) and Great Uncle Bulgaria receives a very important letter.
All the young Wombles are far too excited about being back in their old home burrow to notice that Great Uncle Bulgaria, Tobermory and Madame Cholet are rather quiet and thoughtful. Exactly who will accompany Great Uncle Bulgaria on his overseas trip? And who's going to run the burrow while he's away?
'Zero Hour' has arrived as the rain arrives and starts to fill the tanks of the new underwater plant farm. Madame Cholet rustles up a delicious new recipe and the rest of the burrow is humming with excitement at the return of Great Uncle Bulgaria and Bungo.
THE WANDERING WOMBLES (320kbs-m4a/439mb/3hrs10mins) BBC Radio 4 podcast: 11th December 2023
The Wombles live under Wimbledon Common, and it is their special responsibility to 'tidy up' everything that untidy human beings leave behind.
In this second audiobook in the series, The Wombles are in search of pastures new as the lorries on Tibbet's Corner are causing some of the burrow's underground passages to crumble and cave in.
Full of fun and warmth, with an underpinning environmental message, The Wandering Wombles is based on the original books by Elisabeth Beresford, performed by Richard E Grant, directed by Johnny Vegas and nestled in a new soundscape for all the family to enjoy.
Cast and Credits: Performed by ............ Richard E Grant Written by .................. Elisabeth Beresford Abridged by .............. Sally Harrison and Susan Vale Script Consultant ..... Kate Robertson With thanks to .......... Marcus Robertson
Music: The Wombling Song, composed and recorded by Mike Batt
Produced by .............. Sally Harrison Sound Engineer ........ Wilfredo Acosta Sound Designer ........ Alisdair McGregor Directed by ................. Johnny Vegas
A Woolyback production and Holy Pie collaboration for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
There's a loud rumbling in the burrow and cracks are starting to appear in the walls and ceilings. Great Uncle Bulgaria decides it's time to take action.
Plans are being hatched in the burrow library and Wellington is trusted with a great secret. Bungo's curiosity is soon to be satisfied by a summons to the Operations Room.
The adventure continues as Bungo and Orinoco manage to escape captivity. Having climbed out of the cell, landing in the waters of Loch Ness, what is this strange, lumpy Thing now moving towards them?
Wellington and Tomsk form a second scouting party. Will they find a plot for a new burrow and can they go undetected by Humans until Tobermory comes back to get them?
There's an old Womble saying that trouble comes in threes. The lorries are still thundering towards Tibbet's Corner, Orinoco and Bungo are still missing and there's been further downwards movement in the burrow. Great Uncle Bulgaria and Tobermory consider their options.
A journey across London to the new burrow feels incomplete without Tobermory, Miss Adelaide, Bungo and Orinoco, but there are some interesting distractions to be going on with, not least the discovery of ancient Womble cave paintings and a wealth of Womble antiques.
THE WOMBLES (320kbs-m4a/192mbs/1hr23mins) BBC Radio 4 podcast: 5th December 2023
The Wombles live under Wimbledon Common, and it is their special responsibility to 'tidy up' everything that untidy human beings leave behind.
Radio 4 and BBC Sounds celebrate these much loved classic characters, marking 50 years since The Wombles first appeared on the BBC.
This joyful festive listen is based on the original books by Elisabeth Beresford, performed by Richard E Grant, directed by Johnny Vegas and nestled in a new soundscape for Christmas 2023.
Full of fun and warmth, with an underpinning environmental message - this is novelty and nostalgia combined and a gift of Christmas comfort-listening for all to enjoy.
Cast and Credits: Performed by ............ Richard E Grant Written by .................. Elisabeth Beresford Abridged by .............. Sally Harrison and Susan Vale Script Consultant ..... Kate Robertson With thanks to .......... Marcus Robertson
Music: The Wombling Song, composed and recorded by Mike Batt
Produced by .............. Sally Harrison Sound Engineer ........ Wilfredo Acosta Sound Designer ........ Alisdair McGregor Directed by ................. Johnny Vegas
A Woolyback Productions and Mrs Mellor's Cellar collaboration for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds
We are introduced to the Wombles' burrow underneath Wimbledon Common. Young Bungo has just chosen his name from Great Uncle Bulgaria's atlas and is ready to become a Womble of the World as he embarks on his first day of work, tidying the Common.
The Wombles are feeling very festive, and in true Christmas spirit, Great Uncle Bulgaria invites an elderly gentleman to join in with celebrations in the burrow.
A really long hard winter makes life a difficult business for all wild creatures, and the Wombles are no exception. Orinoco's been finding things particularly tough and an impulsive incident leads to a rescue mission for his best friend Bungo.
A helpful stranger turns out to be quite the welcome visitor. Great Uncle Bulgaria is delighted to see his long lost Cousin Yellowstone from America but Tobermory's not so sure.
Bill Nighy presents the definitive story of what really went down on tape, and in the studio, during the recording of Bob Dylan's classic album Blonde On Blonde.
In February 1966, Bob rolled in to Nashville to work on his seventh studio album. Following only partially successful sessions in New York, the decision had been taken to relocate to the Colombia label's Music Row studios. Nashville Cats looks at the music that resulted from the unlikely alliance between seasoned country music veterans, accustomed to fixed time studio sessions, and the more erratic modus operandi favoured by the wiry hipster poet.
Generally regarded as the high watermark of Dylan's most creatively intense period, Blonde On Blonde was recalled by the songwriter himself as being "the closest I ever got to the sound I hear in my mind...it's that thin wild mercury sound". Bill Nighy narrates a tale of in-studio composition, musicians by turns bemused, exasperated and inspired, and an artist operating at the very zenith of his talent.
Nashville Cats features newly sourced interviews with the key participants on these historic studio recording dates including musicians Al Kooper, Charlie McCoy, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Wayne Moss, Henry Strzelecki and Joe South. The documentary also features the perspective of Producer Bob Johnston, the man responsible for convincing Dylan to record in Nashville, and reveals the real story behind the supposed symbolism of its famous cover shot care of Jerry Schatzberg, the man behind the lens.
Joni Mitchell performing live at BBC TV In Concert, Paris Theatre, 29th September 1970.
Joni Mitchell - Chelsea Morning Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now Joni Mitchell - My Old Man Joni Mitchell - The Priest Joni Mitchell - California Joni Mitchell - Carey Joni Mitchell - For Free Joni Mitchell & James Taylor - The Gallery Joni Mitchell - Song About The Midway Joni Mitchell & James Taylor - The Circle Game
LEGEND: THE JONI MITCHELL STORY (320kbs-m4a/415mb/2hrs56mins) BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 2nd November to 7th December 2023
Legend is a new music biography series from BBC Radio 4 exploring the extraordinary life stories of pioneering artists who changed music forever.
Joni Mitchell's songs have soundtracked our lives and her pioneering work changed music forever. Jesca Hoop explores her extraordinary story to reveal the life behind the legend.
"I've always been a creature of change" - Joni Mitchell
Through archive, fresh interviews, narration, immersive sound design and an original score, we trace the story of an extraordinary life and explore what makes Joni Mitchell a singular artist: the genius of her lyrics; her incredible talent as guitarist, painter and producer; and her restless drive for innovation.
We follow Joni from her 'flatlander' childhood on the Canadian prairies, through the folk clubs of Toronto and Detroit, to a redwood cottage in L.A.'s Laurel Canyon, to a cave in Crete, to a deserted desert highway, to recording studios and stages around the world. From her earliest home recordings to masterpieces like Blue, Court and Spark, and Hejira, we explore some of the stories behind her best-loved songs and celebrate her remarkable return to live performance in the past year: "like seeing, in the wild, a rare bird long feared extinct".
Our guide through the series is the California-born, Manchester-based musician, Jesca Hoop. We hear tributes from musicians who have played alongside Joni and from those who have been inspired and influenced by her music. We hear from friends, including Larry Klein and Graham Nash; and from music critics and biographers, including Ann Powers, David Yaffe, Lindsay Zoladz, Kate Mossman, Barney Hoskyns, Miles Grier and Jenn Pelly.
The Joni Mitchell Story comes from the production team behind BBC Radio 4's award-winning podcast Soul Music - "… the gold standard for music podcasts…" (Esquire).
Producers: Mair Bosworth and Eliza Lomas Production Coordinator: Andrew Lewis Editor: Chris Ledgard Story Editor: Emma Harding Story Consultant: John Yorke Sound Design and Original Music: Hannis Brown Studio Engineers: Ilse Lademann and Michael Harrison
How did the greats become the greats? And what did it cost them to get there? Legend is a musician biography series from BBC Radio 4 exploring the life and music of the pioneering artists who shaped modern music.
Series one tells the story of Joni Mitchell and explores her incomparable body of work - from her earliest home recordings to masterpieces like Blue, Court and Spark, and Hejira.
It's a story that takes us from the remote prairie towns of Saskatchewan to the bohemian idyll of Laurel Canyon; through the hippie dreams of the Woodstock generation and into the dog-eat-dog world of 1980s LA.
Her path has not been straightforward. There have been lonely roads and wrong turns. Road rage, and car crashes - symbolic and real. Joni walked away from fame many times. She gave up a daughter and found her again. She came close to death more than once. And now, she's back on stages again at the age of 80.
In the first episode, we hear how young Joni loves to watch the trains go by from the window of her house in a Saskatchewan prairie town. Even as a child, there is a desire to see what's around the next bend. She's a tomboy and an athlete, until polio forces her into a period of convalescence; she's no longer picked first for sports teams but when she gets the use of her legs back she rock 'n' roll dances her way through her teens. Her childhood ambition is to be a painter, but when she finally makes it to art school everything changes....
In episode two we follow Joni from 1964 through to late 1969. Joni makes a 'bad marriage', signs adoption papers, leaves a bad marriage, makes it to Greenwich Village and then to LA's Laurel Canyon. We find out about the inspiration for some of her best known songs, including Little Green and Both Sides Now. In 1968, her recording career begins with her debut album 'Song to a Seagull'; with two more records following in quick succession - Clouds, and Ladies of the Canyon. In 1969, she is heartbroken to miss out on one of the biggest events of her generation - Woodstock. But - despite not getting to go - she writes a song that will help to define the event, and the era, in the popular imagination.
In episode three we follow Joni from 1970 through to 1974 - an incredibly fertile period during which she creates her albums Blue, For the Roses and Court and Spark. A period of romantic highs and lows, heady successes and hermit-like retreats, of psychoanalysis and vulnerability, and of new creative directions.
In episode four we follow Joni from 1974 through to 1978. In 1974 Court and Spark is released to huge acclaim but already Joni is heading in new directions musically. This is the era of The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Hejira and Don Juan's Reckless Daughter. Through '74 and '75 she tours extensively and joins Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. Her creative restlessness and refusal to be put in a box take her in new directions, but also into controversial territory.
In episode five, we hear how meeting a towering figure of jazz leads to a new collaboration, but Joni's hopes for a hit are unfulfilled. As the 1980s arrive, Joni continues to experiment with new sounds, but discovers the cost of being a middle-aged woman in pop. This is the decade of new politics and new love, hard knocks and bad omens. Joni experiences a series of misfortunes, and the pain of giving up her daughter resurfaces once more, in a song.
In the final episode, we hear how Joni comes full circle. She reunites with the daughter she gave up for adoption, retires then returns to music, suffers from and then recovers from a near-fatal brain aneurysm, all those years after contracting and surviving polio. With the love and support of a community of musicians, Joni once again returns to the stage, celebrating all that she's created over 80 years.
