DJ Fresh - Breezeblock Mix 2004

DJ FRESH - BREEZEBLOCK 31.05.04 (320kbs/70mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 31st May 2004

No tracklist available.

DJ Hell - Breezeblock Mix 2004

DJ HELL - BREEZEBLOCK 12.04.04 (320kbs/79mb/35mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 12th April 2004

Spektrum - Kinda New (Tiefschwarz Mix) [Playhouse]
Alexkid - Come With Me (Tiga Remix) [F Comm]
Hacker And Caretta - Moscow And Reise [Goodlife]
Tiefschwarz - Ghost Track [Four Music]
Alter Ego - Rocker [Klang Electronik]
DJ Koze - Das Geknuppel Geht Weiter [Kompakt]
The Rapture - Sistor Saviour (Tiefschwarz Remix) [Output]
Chromeo - Destination:Overdrive (DFA Mix) [Turbo]
DJ T - Freemind [Get Physical]

Mylo - Breezeblock Mix 2004

MYLO - BREEZEBLOCK 08.03.04 (320kbs/71mb/31mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 8th March 2004

Earl Scruggs - Will The Circle Be Unbroken? [White Label]
Capricorn - In Need Love (Inst.)
Desireless - Voyage Voyage [Epic]
Scoper And Bubba - Use Your Imagination [Glasgow Underground]
Madness - Cardiac Arrest [Loops]
Digital Tongue - No Way That You Can Sleep (Krikor Remix) [Set]
Kebekeletrik - Magic Fly [Unidisc]
FC Kahuna - Mindset To Cycle [City Rockers]
Lee Hazelwood And Nancy Sinatra - Some Velvet Morning [White Label]
Black Strobe - Innerstrings [Output]
Sascha Funke - Now You Know [Bpitch Control]
Kraftwerk - Tour de France [Astralwerks]
Paul McCartney - Temporary Secretary [Parlophone]
Chicken Lips - Do It Proper (Justin Robertson Remix) [Kingsize]
Kelis - Milkshake [Startrak/Artista]
Para One - Turtle Trouble [PIAS]
Rick James - Superfreak [White Label]
50 Cent - In Da Club [White Label]

The Youngsters - Breezeblock Mix 2004

THE YOUNGSTERS - BREEZEBLOCK 01.03.04 (320kbs/69mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 1st March 2004

The Youngsters - Confidential Music [F-Communications]
Alex Kid - Come With Me (Brett Johnson Remix) [F-Communications]
The Youngsters - Bendy Acid [F-Communications]
Björk - Hyperbald (Mark Bell Remix) [One Little Indian]
The Youngsters - Confusion [F-Communications]
Sasha Funke - Forms and Shapes [B-Pitch Control]
Unknown - Think Twice [F-Communications]
Freaks - Oh No Another Washing Machine [MFF]
DJ Funk - House The Groove [Dance Mania]
Halogen - Bliss [Ind X]
The Youngsters - Wave Runner [F-Communications]
DJ Ali - Its Alright [Visitor]
The Youngsters - Place, Race and Face [F-Communications]

Matthew Dear - Breezeblock Mix 2004

MATTHEW DEAR - BREEZEBLOCK 23.02.04 (320kbs/74mb/31mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 23rd February 2004

Run Stop Restore ­ - Geometry [Minus]
Maurice Lamont ­ - Where! (Apoll Edit) [Tongut]
Pan/Tone ­ - Ms. Congeniality [Sub Static]
A Rocket In Dub - ­ Rocket No. 4 [Italic]
The Rip Off Artist ­ - Little Tiny 1/8" Jack (12" Mix) [Vertical Form]
John Tejada & Arian Leviste ­ - Ramps And Rails [Playhouse]
Apparat ­ - Schallstrom (Thomas Fehlmann Rmx) [Shitkatapult]
Drastic Six Clap In A Row ­ - Salo
Jonas Bering ­ - Circus [Kompakt]
The Persuader - ­ Central Bron [Svek]
Run Stop Restore ­ - Corporal [Minus]

Hive & Keaton - Breezeblock Mix 2004

HIVE & KEATON - BREEZEBLOCK 09.02.04 (320kbs/68mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 9th February 2004

Fierce And Fresh - Innocence (Hive Remix) [Quarantine]
Goldie - Say You Love Me [Metalheadz]
Universal Project - Comin Through [Renegade Hardware]
Keaton And Hive - Under Pressure [Violence]
Pieter K - Temerity [Violence]
Gridlok And Echo - Structure [Violence]
Dom And Roland - Future Life [Moving Shadow]

Ammon Contact - Breezeblock Mix 2004

AMMON CONTACT - BREEZEBLOCK 02.02.04 (320kbs/75mb/33mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 2nd February 2004

No tracklist available.

Music Uncovered - Turn It Up: A Short History Of Drum & Bass

MUSIC UNCOVERED - TURN IT UP: A SHORT HISTORY OF DRUM & BASS (320kbs-m4a/274mb/1hr58mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 14th & 21st June 2024

DJ Flight, Storm and other genre-defining contributors tell the story of D&B.

TURN IT UP: A SHORT HISTORY OF DRUM & BASS - 1. THE BIRTH (320kbs-m4a/33mb/14mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 14th June 2024

D&B is the fast-beating pulse of everything from workouts to nights out, but where did it come from? DJ Flight steps back into the halcyon days of rave, when techno and house music washed up on the shores of the UK, stirring up a cultural revolution. Soon, that music was dropped into a blender with hip-hop, soul, and reggae. The result was jungle: a vivid, homegrown force in the middle of the country's party scene. Flight introduces you to some of its first innovators, disciples, and champions.

TURN IT UP: A SHORT HISTORY OF DRUM & BASS - 2. METAL HEADZ (320kbs-m4a/31mb/13mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 14th June 2024

As jungle rapidly morphs, a groundbreaking new record label and club night becomes a nerve centre for this dynamic new movement: Metalheadz, founded by Goldie, Kemistry and DJ Storm is as wild and innovative as the DJs and producers who created it. Revellers flock to a tiny basement club in Hoxton Square, each week, to hear this new sound taking shape. But with the increased exposure, the first bad press begins making its mark on the scene, forcing an identity crisis for the original junglists.

TURN IT UP: A SHORT HISTORY OF DRUM & BASS - 3. D&B POPS (320kbs-m4a/34mb/15mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 14th June 2024

After a period of being shunned by the press, the mainstream makes its first step towards accepting the music. Goldie's debut album is heralded as a masterpiece, Roni Size and Reprazent face off against the Spice Girls at the Mercury Music Prize, and D&B finds a new home on Radio 1. Suddenly, all the major labels want a piece of the action. It's a rags to riches moment, but all that success comes at a cost. Then, on the brink of the new millennium, the scene is torn apart by a devastating loss.

TURN IT UP: A SHORT HISTORY OF DRUM & BASS - 4. REBIRTH (320kbs-m4a/33mb/14mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 14th June 2024

Drum & Bass approaches the 2000s on the brink of disaster: the spirit has left the music, eaten up by the major labels and the money. Kemistry's death has torn a hole in the heart of the community. So how do you recover from that? The combined optimism of a fresh wave of young talent and an old guard, ready to be revitalised, creates a new, exciting form of D&B – ready to deliver the music to new audiences and new heights.

TURN IT UP: A SHORT HISTORY OF DRUM & BASS - 5. XTRA BASS! (320kbs-m4a/33mb/14mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 21st June 2024

When BBC 1Xtra launches in 2002, DJ Flight finds herself at the frontline of a radio station committed to broadcasting 11 hours of drum & bass a week. Music festivals explode in the UK, giving the scene's talent access to bigger and bigger crowds, and changing the way they think about the music. Into the midst of this, come Pendulum – a D&B trio with a live act destined for the main stage. Their influence will send shockwaves through the entire scene.

TURN IT UP: A SHORT HISTORY OF DRUM & BASS - 6. D&B POPS, AGAIN (320kbs-m4a/33mb/14mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 21st June 2024

When Dubstep invades dance floors in 2008, it's like UK garage all over again. What happened to all the D&B lovers? Where did they go? But as those in the underground ponder the state of the nation, above the surface, a more commercial form of the music is growing stronger and stronger – thanks to festival headline sets from Pendulum and the very first D&B UK number one single: DJ Fresh and Rita Ora's Hot Right Now.

TURN IT UP: A SHORT HISTORY OF DRUM & BASS - 7. RENAISSANCE (320kbs-m4a/37mb/16mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 21st June 2024

D&B's reputation continues to grow, thanks to high profile remixes and more chart success from the likes of Rudimental - who score the music's second UK number one. As social media rewires the way the music industry organises, a new generation of female talent finds itself drawn into the culture, and celebrated via game-changing platforms like Boiler Room. In response to the ongoing gender imbalance, DJ Flight and Mantra launch the EQ50 initiative, that later develops into a mentorship programme for new women and non-binary D&B producers.

TURN IT UP: A SHORT HISTORY OF DRUM & BASS - 8. STAYING POWER (320kbs-m4a/39mb/17mins)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 21st June 2024

30 years on from the birth of the genre, drum & bass is still adapting. When the global pandemic closes nightclubs in 2020, a period of soul searching follows - but D&B emerges with more purpose. The community expands to welcome in new talent like Nia Archives. Old and new faces come together to celebrate the longevity of D&B - and to future-proof a culture that's already weathered so much loss. Storm and Flight reflect on just how far this music has travelled, and the distance it still has to cover...

Celebrating The Rolling Stones At 60: Rolling With The Stones

CELEBRATING THE ROLLING STONES AT 60: ROLLING WITH THE STONES (320kbs-m4a/262mb/1hr55mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 22nd July 2022

Six decades ago, when Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones and the late Charlie Watts played together for the first time in a scruffy pub in London's Soho, a global phenomenon was born. Today this incredible rock'n' roll band are still riding every musical wave and bucking every musical trend by the simple expedient of being themselves.

Introduced by Cerys Matthews and drawn from hours of unheard interviews from the band's own archives, Rolling with The Stones offers the ultimate look at the elements that make up the Rolling Stones, told intimately and revealingly by the people who were there. Listeners will hear directly from Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman and the much missed Charlie Watts .

There's never been a band like The Rolling Stones, there'll never be another, and Rolling with The Stones explains why.

Rolling With The Stones is part of the BBC's Rolling Stones season, with the world exclusive My Life as a Rolling Stone on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer - four hour-long films, each an intimate portrait of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts with newly-filmed interviews with the band members – and a film in tribute to Charlie – plus a cast of stellar contributors, exploring how these individual musical geniuses came together to make the music that has provided the soundtrack to the lives of millions.

The Rolling Stones - Living In A Ghost Town [Polydor]
Chris Barber's Jazzband - Petite Fleur [Old Gold]
Elmore James - Dust My Broom [Virgin]
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode [EMI]
The Rolling Stones - Come On [Abkco]
Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
Little Richard - Get Down With It [Okeh]
The Rolling Stones - Cops And Robbers (The Camden Theatre 1964)
The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [Jet Set]
The Rolling Stones - I Wanna Be Your Man [Abkco]
The Rolling Stones - We Love You [Abkco]
Marianne Faithfull - As Tears Go By [London]
The Rolling Stones - As Tears Go By [London]
The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women [Abkco]
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter [ABKCO/London]
The Rolling Stones - Miss You [Abkco]
The Rolling Stones - Happy [Abkco]
The Rolling Stones - Fool To Cry [Abkco]
The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash [Mercury]
The Rolling Stones - Sway [Rolling Stonesa]
The Rolling Stones - Saint Of Me (Live) [Rolling Stones/Eagle Rock Entertainment/UMG]
The Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice (Live At The El Mocambo, 1977) [Rolling Stones]

Can't Get Enough Of The Rolling Stones - 4. Charlie Watts

CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE ROLLING STONES - 4. CHARLIE WATTS (320kbs-m4a/69mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 2nd July 2022

Can you believe the Rolling Stones have been rock and roll royalty for 6 decades? In this podcast Lulu and Ricky Wilson celebrate the very much missed, incredible drummer Charlie Watts. They are joined by his childhood friend and jazz bassist Dave Green to talk about discovering jazz together and playing with Charlie in their jazz quintet...

Can't Get Enough Of The Rolling Stones - 3. Ronnie Wood

CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE ROLLING STONES - 3. RONNIE WOOD (320kbs-m4a/69mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 2nd July 2022

Lulu and Ricky Wilson are talking all things Stones because in case you haven’t noticed they are celebrating their 60th anniversary!

This episode is about the ever funny, charming and talented Ronnie Wood. They're joined by Kenney Jones to talk about the early days of playing with Ronnie. Kenney is best known as the drummer with Small Faces, Faces and The Who, he is good friends with Ronnie Wood and spent a lot of time at The Wick, Ronnie’s house and studio in Richmond.

Can't Get Enough Of The Rolling Stones - 2. Keith Richards

CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE ROLLING STONES - 2. KEITH RICHARDS (320kbs-m4a/69mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 2nd July 2022

So The Rolling Stones are 60 years old! And Lulu and Ricky are celebrating in this podcast series. In this episode they turn their attention to the original rock guitarist, the iconic Keith Richards. They are joined by singer songwriter, guitarist and massive fan of Keith Richards (and The Rolling Stones), James Bay. He talks about why he was so influenced by Keith and what it was like opening for The Rolling Stones and meeting his heroes.

Can't Get Enough Of The Rolling Stones - 1. Mick Jagger

CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THE ROLLING STONES - 1. MICK JAGGER (320kbs-m4a/70mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 2nd July 2022

Lulu and Ricky Wilson are celebrating 60 years of the Rolling Stones! In this episode they talk about the charismatic frontman Mick Jagger. They are joined by lead singer of AC/DC Brian Johnson to compare frontman notes (he has also opened for The Stones) and Twiggy discusses their sartorial impact.

The Rolling Stones: A Tracks Of My Years Special

THE ROLLING STONES: A TRACKS OF MY YEARS SPECIAL (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 3rd July 2022

Ken Bruce presents a special Tracks Of My Years compilation celebrating 60 years of The Rolling Stones since their first performance at London's Marquee Club on the 12th of July 1962. Among those choosing their favourite Stones tracks are Cher, David Gray, Johnny Marr, Ian Rankin, Macy Gray, James Bay and Petula Clark.

Featuring You Can't Always Get What You Want, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Paint It Black, Tumbling Dice, Miss You, Gimme Shelter and Jumpin' Jack Flash.

The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want [London]
The Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction [Abko]
The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter (Remastered)
The Rolling Stones - The Last Time [Abkco]
The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black [Virgin]
The Rolling Stones - Under My Thumb [London]
The Rolling Stones - Angie [CBS]
The Rolling Stones - Miss You [Abkco]
The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash [Abkco]
The Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice [Virgin]
The Rolling Stones - Get Off Of My Cloud [London]
The Rolling Stones - Time Is On My Side [Abkco]
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up [Virgin]
The Rolling Stones - Carol [Abko]

The Recording Angel w⧸ The Avalanches #4

THE RECORDING ANGEL W⧸ THE AVALANCHES B2B COCO MARIA 12.06.24 (257kbs-m4a/110mb/60mins)
NTS Radio broadcast: 12th June 2024

Molly Drake - A Sound
Kelly Moran - Butterfly Phase
Rosmary Brown - A Musical Seance
Os Cariocas - O Amor Em Paz
LL Cool J’s Grandmother - Documentary (1986)
Gilberto Gil - 2001 (Os Mutantes)
Robert Jay - Alcohol Part 1
Cozy Powell - And Then There Was Skin
Ljupka Dimitrovska - Šta Je, Tu Je
Sal Panzera - No Stasera No (Original 45 Version)
Grupo Manchester - Cherinhos
Joanne Brackeen - Beagle's Boogie
Yasuaki Shimizu - Puzzle 34
Banda Black Rio - Maria Fumaça
Adam Curtain & Warrior Queen - Frass Box
Gilberto Gil - Barca Grande
Lawrence Cottle & Ian Thomas - Hold On!
Robson George & Lincoln Olivetti - Raton
Jean C. Roche - Rancho Grande
La Kábala - Caliente
Dominique Young Unique - Wildflower Dialogue
Oscar Pena - La Inflacion de Ofelia
Altin Gün - Vay Dünya
Nika Rejto - Billie Jean
Luie Luie - El Touchy
Brief Encounter - Just One Moment
American Juggalo Documentary - Snippet (2011)
Chicago - You Are On My Mind
Grupo Almendra - Tu Y Yo
Milton Nascimento - Ponta de Areia
Lucio Battisti - Amarsi Un Po'

Thanx frazered

Bhangra And Beyond: The History Of Asian Music In Britain

BHANGRA AND BEYOND: THE HISTORY OF ASIAN MUSIC IN BRITAIN (320kbs-m4a/242mb/1hr45mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 28th April to 1st May 2020

Sheila Chandra presents her history of Asian music in Britain.

BHANGRA AND BEYOND: THE HISTORY OF ASIAN MUSIC IN BRITAIN - EPISODE 1 (320kbs-m4a/60mb/26mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 28th April 2020

Mr Sumeet Chopra - Extra Raj
The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows [Parlophone]
Mr Sumeet Chopra - Extra Raj
Alaap - Bhabiye Ni Bhabiye [Multitone]
TJ Rehmi - Dil Mai Durad
Kishore Kumar - Eena Meena Deeka (Aasha)
Apna Sangeet - Vaisakhi [Multitone]
Ravi Shani - Bangara Dance
Jonny Kalsi & Mr Sumeet Chopra & The Dhol Foundation - TDF Meets DCS
Talvin Singh - Butterfly [Island/Omni]
Alaap - Wangan Da Chankata
Nazia Hassan - Aap Jaisa Koi [World Music]
Safri Boys - Paar Linghade [Roma II Limited / Empire Music Limited]
Monsoon - Wings Of The Dawn
Susheela Raman - Ganapati [Narada Productions]
Monsoon - Ever So Lonely [Phonogram]

BHANGRA AND BEYOND: THE HISTORY OF ASIAN MUSIC IN BRITAIN - EPISODE 2 (320kbs-m4a/61mb/26mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 29th April 2020

Mr Sumeet Chopra - Extra Raj
Blancmange - Living On The Ceiling [Connoisseur]
West India Company - Ave Maria
Jhalib - Mysteries Of The East
Suns Of Arqa - Steppin To The Music (Steve Coe Monsoon Mix)
Echo & The Bunnymen - The Cutter [Warner Music UK Limited]
Sheila Chandra - Quiet 2
TÂCHES - Burning Desire
Mohinder Kaur Bhamra - Giddha Pao Haan Deo
Sangeeta - Pyar Ka Hai Bairi
Channi Singh Bhangra Band - Toli/Munde Kanan
Premi Johal - Giddah Pah Nikkiye
Asha Bhosle & Alka Yagnik & Amit Kumar & Bad Company UK & Sapna - The Hindi Mega Mix
Jassi Sidhu & B21 - Darshan [Moviebox]
Najma Akhtar - Dil Laga Ya Tha [Triple Earth]
Najma Akhtar - Har Sitam Aap Ka
Fun-Da-Mental - Race2War [Nation]

BHANGRA AND BEYOND: THE HISTORY OF ASIAN MUSIC IN BRITAIN - EPISODE 3 (320kbs-m4a/61mb/26mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 30th April 2020

Mr Sumeet Chopra - Extra Raj
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Jhoole Jhoole Laal (Dance Remix)
Bally Sagoo - Sun Nee Kuriye [Star Compact Disc]
Malkit Singh - Tutak Tutak Tutiya
Achanak - Nukhe Chakee Javana
DCS - Nashe Diye Band Botale [Multitone UK Limited]
Malkit Singh - Boliyan Pindan Ch Pind Suni Da [OSA]
Joi - Journey [Real World]
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack Remix) [Global]
Fun-Da-Mental - The Last Gospel [Nation]
Apache Indian - Arranged Marriage [Spectrum]
Apache Indian - Movie Over India [Spectrum]
Sheila Chandra - Abonecronedrone 6 [Real World]
Nitin Sawhney - Serpents [Outcaste]
Nitin Sawhney - Nothing [V2]
Transglobal Underground - Nile Delta Disco [Nascente]
Transglobal Underground - Ali Mullah [MCA]
Talvin Singh - OK [Island]
Loop Guru - Tchengo [Waveform]

BHANGRA AND BEYOND: THE HISTORY OF ASIAN MUSIC IN BRITAIN - EPISODE 4 (320kbs-m4a/60mb/26mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 1st May 2020

Mr Sumeet Chopra - Extra Raj
Bally Sagoo - Dil Cheez [Columbia]
Bally Sagoo - Tum Bin Jiya [Fresh Dope]
Talvin Singh - The Traveller [Island/Omni]
Asian Dub Foundation - Jericho [EMI Opendisc]
Swami - Disciples [Desirock/Cigale Entertainment.]
Erick Sermon (feat. Redman) - React [J-Records]
Panjabi MC - Mundeiyan To Bach Ke [Outcaste]
Kula Shaker - Govinda [Columbia]
Sheila Chandra - This [Narada World]
Malkit Singh - Yeh Chakkar Chakkar Kya Hai [OSA]
Dalvinder Singh & The Dub Conspiracy - Nachde Panjabi
Amar - Red Sky [WM UK]
Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha [D]
Badmarsh & Shri - Tribal [Outcaste Limited]
The Ananda Shankar Experience & State Of Bengal - Throw Down [Real World]
Jakatta - So Lonely [Outcaste]
Black Star Liner - Sita D [Warner Music]
Calvin Kahn & Kully B - Poonah Na
Joi - Triatma [Real World]
Monsoon - Ever So Lonely [Phonogram]

All In A Chord

ALL IN A CHORD (320kbs-m4a/156mb/67mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 30th March to 3rd April 2020

Music is never created in isolation - it's conceived in relation to what's going on around a composer in terms of personal and historical events, new technologies, new ideas and artistic endeavours in other fields. In this series, Ivan Hewett is looking at five very different chords which amply demonstrate the concept that harmony is a reflection of history.

Each programme is a bite size portion of rich musical and historical investigation - and each chord has had far reaching influence on other music and is emblematic of its era.

Ivan Hewett is a writer on music for the Daily Telegraph, broadcaster on BBC Radio 3, and teacher at the Royal College of Music.

Producer: Rosie Boulton
A Monty Funk production for BBC Radio 4.

ALL IN A CHORD - 1. BEETHOVEN: THE EROICA SYMPHONY(320kbs-m4a/31mb/13mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 30th March 2020

Ivan Hewett examines a chord from Beethoven's Eroica Symphony to test the idea that harmony is a reflection of history. He's joined by Beethoven expert John Suchet and writer and historian Professor Andrew Roberts who has special interest in Napoleon.

Beethoven's Eroica Chord of 1804 is the climax of the composer's attempt to capture the fervour of revolution. Strident trumpets scream out above the orchestra, forming a clash of harmony that no-one could mistake as anything but a great musical rallying cry for freedom.

ALL IN A CHORD - 2. WAGNER: TRISTAN UND ISOLDE (320kbs-m4a/31mb/14mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 31st March 2020

Ivan Hewett examines Wagner's Tristan Chord to test the idea that harmony is a reflection of history. He's joined by Professor John Deathridge and Professor Tim Blanning.

Wagner's Tristan Chord is called the most significant chord in Western music as it is said to mark the beginning of the breakdown of tonality. Within itself, it contains not one but two dissonances, so creating a double desire, agonising in its intensity for resolution. The chord to which it then moves resolves one of these dissonances but not the other, so providing resolution - but not resolution. Written in 1859, the same year as Origin of the Species and around the same time as Madame Bovary, Wagner's Tristan Chord reflects a time when the anchor was being pulled up many old certainties.

ALL IN A CHORD - 3. MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 10 (320kbs-m4a/31mb/13mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 1st April 2020

Ivan Hewett examines a chord from Mahler's 10th Symphony to test the idea that harmony is a reflection of history. He's joined by composer David Matthews and psychoanalyst Anthony Cantle.

In 1910, the first movement of Mahler's 10th Symphony finally lands on a chord of terrifying dissonance, as he surveyed the wreckage of his personal life. Mahler had discovered his wife was having an affair with the architect Walter Gropius - a discovery which left him distraught. He was in the middle of composing his 10th Symphony and suddenly this cry of anguish appears seemingly out of nowhere in the music. Mahler made a famous visit to see Freud which resulted in a 6 hour walk during which they discussed all of these matters in the context of the newly "discovered" unconscious.

The chord in question can't be found anywhere in else music. Perhaps it's just too much to bear. However, what follows this chord is music which suggests resolution, acceptance and great peace.

ALL IN A CHORD - 4. STRAVINSKY: THE RITE OF SPRING (320kbs-m4a/31mb/14mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 2nd April 2020

Ivan Hewett examines a chord from Stravinsky's Rite of Spring to test the idea that harmony is a reflection of history. He's joined by musicologist Gerard McBurney and Professor Valentine Cunningham.

Stravinsky wrote his ballet The Rite of Spring for the 1913 Paris season of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes company with choreography by Nijinsky. The ballet famously caused a riot at its premiere, largely because of the dance and the music - but partly also because the sense of clash that we hear in this famous chord was, in some senses, a reflection of tensions in the air.

ALL IN A CHORD - 5. TERRY RILEY: IN C (320kbs-m4a/31mb/13mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 3rd April 2020

Ivan Hewett examines the chord of C major as found in Terry Riley's In C to test the idea that harmony is a reflection of history. He's joined by musicologist Pwyll ap Sion and pianist Joanna MacGregor.

In 1964, the Californian composer Terry Riley wrote a piece which changed the face of classical music - and it was entirely based on the chord of C major. The piece is called In C and its composition is said to mark the beginning of the Minimalist movement in music. After the complexity of the other chords in this series, this final episode explores how In C reflects the era in which it was written and, in particular, how employing the seemingly simple chord of C major was so appropriate for its time.

Billy Bragg - The Morning After Mix

BILLY BRAGG - THE MORNING AFTER MIX 09.06.24 (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 9th June 2024

Billy Bragg curates a beautiful playlist perfect for an early start or a lazy lie in. Featuring Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder and many more.

Colm Mac Con Iomaire - Emer's Dream
Fred Neil - Dolphins
Prelude - After The Goldrush
The Replacements - Androgynous
Jay Ungar & Mary Lea & Molly Mason & Abby Newton & Steve Rust - Thanksgiving Waltz
Etta James - At Last
Brian Eno - The Big Ship
Norah Jones & Kate & Anna McGarrigle - (Talk To Me Of) Mendocino
Tom Waits - (Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night
Bon Iver - Calgary
Gregory Alan Isakov - Amsterdam
The Beach Boys - Disney Girls
Glenn Miller - Tuxedo Junction
Carpenters - For All We Know
Nat King Cole - Nature Boy
Stevie Wonder - If It's Magic
Four Tops - Still Water (Love)
Nancy Sinatra - Sugar Town
Bulgarian State Television Female Choir - Polegnala e Todora (Love Song)
The Temptations - Just My Imagination
Buena Vista Social Club - Chan Chan
Laura Nyro - Stoned Soul Picnic
Elbow - Lippy Kids
Kate Bush - Oh England My Lionheart
Fleet Foxes - Oliver James
Little Feat - Willin'
Faces - As Long as You Tell Him (Single Version)
Ray Charles - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
The Supremes - Up The Ladder To The Roof
Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey
The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze

Mr Scruff - Summer Mix

MR SCRUFF - SUMMER MIX 08.06.24 (320kbs-m4a/62mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 8th June 2024

Mr Scruff curates a summer mix around the first ever vinyl release of his seminal 2008 album, Ninja Tuna.

Mr. Scruff - Get A Move On (Dan Shake Remix) [Ninja Tune]
Norma Jean Bell - Fun Comin' On [Pandamonium]
Terry Baldwin - Do You Wanna Dance [Kool Kat]
Housemaster Boyz - Acca House [Accapella]
Cutmaster Singh - Nachdi Drums (Edit) [Masaala]
Manjeet Kondal - Ishkaan De Mamle (Mr. Scruff Remix) [Naya Beat]
A K U - El Kalam Riddim
Nabil Vortex - Chaba Chahra (Chouia Chaoui Version) [Serendip Lab]

Intro (320kbs-m4a/29mb/13mins)

Pet Shop Boys - Loud and Proud All-Dayer ICONS Mix

PET SHOP BOYS - LOUD AND PROUD ALL-DAYER ICONS MIX 07.06.24 (320kbs-m4a/69mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 7th June 2024

The Pet Shop Boys throw down a 30 minute ICONS Mix. They recently released their 15th studio album Nonetheless which saw Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe work with a new producer, James Ford.

Company B - Fascinated [Perpetual]
Axwell - (Can You) Feel the Vibe [Ministry Of Sound]
Simian Mobile Disco - Sleep Deprivation [Wichita Recordings]
Bellini - Samba de Janeiro [Soundness]
Eric Prydz - Pjanoo (Club Mix)
Shakedown - At Night [Defected]
Silicone Soul - Right On, Right On [Soma Recordings]
Sleaford Mods - West End Girls (Pet Shop Boys Remix) [Rough Trade]
Marc Houle - Borrowed Gear [Minus]
Agoria - You're Not Alone (Solomun Remix) [Sapiens Recordings]
Mr. Fingers - Can You Feel It [Trax]
Kelly Charles - You're No Good For Me [Defected]
Gat Décor - Passion (Naked Edit) [Altra Moda Music]
Notre Dame - Yumi [Diynamic Music]
Floating Points - Birth4000 [Ninja Tune]

Rik Mayall, Panglobal Phenomenon

ARCHIVE ON 4: RIK MAYALL, PANGLOBAL PHENOMENON (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 1st June 2024

Marking 10 years since the death of comedy icon Rik Mayall, the writer Max Kinnings looks back at Mayall's life and career through the recordings they made together during the writing of The Rik's violently untrue memoir, Bigger Than Hitler, Better Than Christ.

In 2004 comedy legend Rik Mayall was commissioned by Harper Collins publisher, Trevor Dolby, to write his autobiography.

Known for his trailblazing work on shows like The Young Ones, The Comic Strip, Filthy Rich and Catflap, Blackadder, The New Statesman and Bottom, a book by Rik, documenting his rise to fame, his towering achievements and the quad bike accident which put him in a coma for five days, would be a sure-fire best seller.

There was only one problem. Rik didn't want to write an autobiography.

Uncomfortable with revealing his own personality, and preferring to hide behind comic characters, Rik enlisted the help of writer Max Kinnings and together they wrote Bigger Than Hitler, Better Than Christ - an autobiography of THE Rik Mayall, a monstrous egomaniac, keen to tell his absurd, self-aggrandizing life-story. While dates and details would be real, the anecdotes would be told through the lens of a whole new addition to Rik's comic characters, one who claimed to have waged a 30 year war on showbusiness.

Rik's method of writing involved "jamming", improvising around funny ideas and concepts, hoping inspiration would strike. When it did, the constantly rolling dictaphone would pick it up, allowing Max and Rik to pick over the best bits - and it's these recordings which led to much of the book, and which form the backbone of this show.

Frequent Rik collaborators - including Ben Elton (The Young Ones), Helen Lederer (Bottom), Bob Baldwin (Grim Tales), Peter Richardson (The Comic Strip), fan Sanjeev Kohli (Still Game), put-upon publisher Trevor Dolby and Rik's children, Rosie, Sid and Bonnie - are on hand to provide context to the archive audio as we try to tell the story of Rik Mayall. On the way we'll meet Rik the performer, Rik the subversive, Rik the collaborator and maybe, just maybe, Rik Mayall.

Featuring archive recordings from Fundamental Frollicks, The Oxford Road Show, Wogan, The Young Ones, Bottom, A B'Stard Exposed, Pebble Mill, Steve Wright In The Afternoon and Newsnight as well as Max's personal audio archive, this is the greatest radio show ever made, about the greatest book ever written by the greatest man that ever lived. If you don't like it, you're a w*nker.

Written and presented by Max Kinnings
Archive Restoration: Andy Goddard
Producer: Gareth Gwynn
Executive Producer: Simon Nicholls
A Mighty Bunny production for BBC Radio 4

Eris Drew - Essential Mix

ERIS DREW - ESSENTIAL MIX 01.06.24 (320kbs-m4a/276mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 1 broadcast: 1st June 2024

Eris Drew delivers two hours of ecstatic house and breaks. With tracks from Logic 1000, Space Dimension Controller and Saoirse.

Ursula 1000 - Movin' 2 The Sound (DJ Absolutely Shit Remix)
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Bohm - Land Of Lost [X-Masters]
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Space Dimension Controller - Kosmische Conga [Running Back]
Bress Underground - Dombimdom [Special Grooves]
Shadow Child & Arlo - So Hurt [Dance Trax]
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Saoirse - Mangomouse [Peach Discs]
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Black Bones - Find The Frequency
Logic1000 - From Within [Therapy]
Parris - Underwater Fantasy
Robin Graham - Spark Plug [Pilot]
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Lee Coombs - Tribal Tension [Star 69]
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DJ Tonka & Chip Tunes - Reflect [Tonka Tunes]
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CoolTasty & Majestic Nois - Daydreaming [Banana Club]
Baby Rollen - Nerve Glider R.A.N.D. [Muzik X Echocentric]
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Mr. Ho - OOO Baby (Om Unit Remix) [Klasse Wrecks]
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Genius Of Time (feat. Bassie Kay) - Rave Breaks [Aniara]

Dr Hannah Fry: Codebreaker - 3. Bletchley Park And Beyond

DR HANNAH FRY: CODEBREAKER - 3. BLETCHLEY PARK AND BEYOND (320kbs-m4a/136mb/59mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 1st June 2024

As a mathematician, Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour.

Nowhere does the human factor smash headlong into the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking.

In the last of three programmes, Hannah is delving into the BBC archives to present a fascinating selection of features all about codes, secrets and ciphers.

Plus insights galore from Hannah's two experts who've got numbers and words covered: Maths teacher Bobby Seagull - author of 'The Life-changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan - editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword.

Featuring:

* THE BLETCHLEY GIRLS [BBC Radio 4 2015]

* An extract from THE INFINITE MONKEY CAGE: GCHQ [BBC Radio 4 2018]

Producer: Kevin Core

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in February 2020.

Dr Hannah Fry: Codebreaker - 2. Brilliant, Holmes

DR HANNAH FRY: CODEBREAKER - 2. BRILLIANT, HOLMES (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 25th May 2024

As a mathematician, Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour.

Nowhere does the human factor smash headlong into the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking.

In the second of three programmes, Hannah delves further into the BBC archives to present a fascinating selection of features all about codes, secrets and ciphers.

Plus insights galore from Hannah's two experts who've got numbers and words covered: Maths teacher Bobby Seagull - author of 'The Life-changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan - editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword.

Featuring:

* ‘THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: The Dancing Men' [BBC Radio 4 1993]

Producer: Kevin Core

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in February 2020.

Dr Hannah Fry: Codebreaker - 1. Number Stations And Crosswords

DR HANNAH FRY: CODEBREAKER - 1. NUMBER STATIONS AND CROSSWORDS (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 19th May 2024

As a mathematician, Dr Hannah Fry specialises in understanding patterns of human behaviour.

Nowhere does the human factor smash headlong into the reality of numbers than in the secretive world of code-breaking.

In the first of three programmes, Hannah is delving into the BBC archives to present a fascinating selection of features all about codes, secrets and ciphers.

Plus insights galore from Hannah's two experts who've got numbers and words covered: Maths teacher Bobby Seagull - author of 'The Life-changing Magic of Numbers' and Richard Rogan - editor of The Times Cryptic Crossword.

Featuring:

* THE LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER
Simon Fanshave delves into the creepy world of cold war number stations. [BBC Radio 4 2005]

* DAVID BADDIEL TRIES TO UNDERSTAND... Cryptic Crosswords [BBC Radio 4 2015]

Have a pen and paper handy, because Hannah's got a code for you to try and crack...

Producer: Kevin Core

Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra and first broadcast in February 2020.

John Carpenter - Freak Zone Sixties Playlist

JOHN CARPENTER - FREAK ZONE SIXTIES PLAYLIST 31.05.24 (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 31st May 2024

Legendary film director and musician John Carpenter brings you an hour of his favourite music from the 1960s.

John Carpenter is the director of such classic movies as Halloween, Assault on Precinct 13, and the Fog. He also wrote and recorded the soundtracks for many of them. His most recent album, Lost Themes IV: Noir, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, is out now.

John Carpenter - Assault On Precinct 13
John Carpenter & Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies - My Name Is Death
Del Shannon - Runaway
The Searchers - When You Walk In The Room
The Tornados - Telstar
The Honeycombs - Have I The Right?
The Everly Brothers - Bye Bye Love
The Shadows - Apache
The Ventures - Walk Don't Run
The Zombies - She's Not There
The Crystals - Da Doo Ron Ron
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me
The Animals - House Of The Rising Sun
The Beatles - Rain
The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird
The Doors - Light My Fire
Jefferson Airplane - Someone To Love
Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth

JD Twitch (Optimo) - Live Primavera 2024

JD TWITCH (OPTIMO) - LIVE PRIMAVERA 2024 (320kbs-m4a/61mb/26mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 30th May 2024

JD Twitch, Glasgow legend and one half of duo Optimo, starts your weekend early with a 30 minute mix exclusively recorded at Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona.

The Golden Filter - End Of Times (Silver Dub)
Tom Sharkett - It's 5am Somewhere
Eurythmics - Love Is A Stranger [RCA]
Perel - Real
Gus F & Jimmy Somerville - Smalltown Boy
Perel - Spuistraat

A Night Out With: Groove Armada

A NIGHT OUT WITH: GROOVE ARMADA (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 26th May 2024

Groove Armada take you on a night out, exploring the last 20 years of their touring life.

Steve Winwood - Night Train
Perfume Genius - Otherside
Luther Vandross - My Sensitivity (Gets In The Way)
Common - Just Can't Help Myself (I Really Love You)
Ashford & Simpson - Get Out Your Handkerchief
Chris Rea - Josephine
Pépé Bradock - Deep Burnt
Queen - Another One Bites The Dust [Island]
Crazy P - Heartbreaker
Neal Howard - The Gathering (12" Club Mix)
Luciano & David Morales - Esperanza (Luciano Flow Latino Mix)
Hustlin For House - House Machine
Franky Rizardo - Same Man
Ruff Stuff - Trim On (Dirty V)
Clive From Accounts - Keep Movin'
SRVD - Brotha
Groove Armada - Oh Tweak To Me
Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere [Warner Bros]
Bettye Crutcher - So Lonely Without You

Dermot O'Leary - Tom Hanks And Tim Peake Join Dermot To Talk Space!

DERMOT O'LEARY - TOM HANKS AND TIM PEAKE JOIN DERMOT TO TALK SPACE! (320kbs-m4a/125mb/54mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 18th May 2024

Tom Hanks joins Dermot to chat about The Moonwalkers - an immersive experience of the Apollo missions at London's Lightroom. Also, real life astronaut Tim Peake tells us what space is really like - as he prepares for his new tour "Astronauts: The Quest To Explore Space".

Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon [Reprise]
Richard Strauss - Also Sprach Zarathustra
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now [Island]
Derek And The Dominos - Layla [Solitaire Collection]
Public Service Broadcasting - Go! [Test Card Recordings]
Harold Faltermeyer & Steve Stevens - Top Gun Anthem
Blake Neely And The Nashville Orchestra - Soar (Theme from 'Masters Of The Air')

Beth Gibbons - Live Maida Vale

BETH GIBBONS - LIVE MAIDA VALE 27.05.24 (320kbs-m4a/62mb/27mins)
BETH GIBBONS - LIVE MAIDA VALE 27.05.24 (mp4/963mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 27th May 2024

Beth Gibbons plays an exclusive 30 minute live set from the BBC Maida Vale studios featuring tracks from her new debut solo album Lives Outgrown, which was written over a 10 year period. In between, she has collaborated with Kendrick Lamar, JJ Doom and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Beth Gibbons - Tell Me Who You Are Today (6 Music Session, 30 Apr 2024)
Beth Gibbons - Burden Of Life (6 Music Session, 30 Apr 2024)
Beth Gibbons - Floating On A Moment (6 Music Session, 30 Apr 2024)
Beth Gibbons - For Sale (6 Music Session, 30 Apr 2024)
Beth Gibbons - Mysteries (6 Music Session, 30 Apr 2024)
Beth Gibbons - Lost Changes (6 Music Session, 30 Apr 2024)