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6 Music’s Marc Bolan Day - On Air Schedule

6 Music commemorates 30 years since the death of Marc Bolan who died in a car crash age 30 on 16th September 1977. Throughout the day on BBC 6 Music we gave you the chance to hear some rare Marc Bolan gems from the BBC archives including Marc reading some of his own poetry on the late John Peel' Radio show from June 1969.

There were also audio contributions from some of Bolan’s friends, colleagues and followers, including friends and fellow musicians, and his producer Tony Visconti. Plus some personal anecdotes and accounts from Alan Edwards Bolan’s publicist from the 70s and Martin Nelson Bolan’s former Radio plugger.

Below is a schedule of what happened On Air - but you can Listen Again to any of the shows by using the links on the right hand side.

Bolan At the Beeb
Wed 12 Sep: 2130
Thur 13 Sep: 2130

Two shows celebrating the many sessions that Marc Bolan and T-rex performed at the BBC.

6 Music Plays It Again

Shaun Keaveny Breakfast Show
Fri 14 Sep: 0700

Shaun plays out some rare Marc Bolan gems from the BBC archive with contributions from Marc’s producer Tony Visconti and fellow musician and friend David Bowie.

Shaun's Pages

Gideon Coe
Fri 14 Sep: 1000

Gideon plays out some rare Marc Bolan gems from the BBC archive.

Gideon's pages

Nemome
Fri 14 Sep: 1300

As part of 6 Music’s Get It On Marc Bolan day the Lunchtime show is joined for a rare interview by Gloria Jones Bolan’s girlfriend and mother of his son Rolan. Gloria Jones was also a singer and songwriter in her own right and wrote the original track “Tainted Love” to which she was never credited with.

Nemone's pages

Eddie Piller (Covering for Steve Lamacq)
Fri 14 Sep: 1600

Michael Eavis speaks about Bolan's performance at the first ever Glastonbury Festival.

Lamacq's pages

20th Century Boy
Sat 15 Sep: 0300

A profile of the life and music with contributions from journalist Helen Shapiro, Tony Visconti, Mickey Finn, Ringo Starr and John Peel.

6 Music Plays It Again

BBC Four
Marc Bolan: The Final Word - Fri 14 Sep 2100

Through previously lost TV and radio interviews, rediscovered Top of the Pops recordings, unseen concert footage and unique home movies Marc Bolan himself helps tell his story with contributions from his companion Gloria Jones, brother Harry Feld, Tony Visconti, Roger Taylor, Steve Harley, Zandra Rhodes and many more.

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BBC Four
T.Rex in Concert - Fri 14 Sep 2200

Concert filmed by Ringo Starr and his Apple Films cameramen as part of the production of the T.Rex film Born To Boogie in 1972, at the Empire Pool, Wembley to 10,000 fans. Only part of the concert was used for Born to Boogie, in 2004 the original rushes were discovered and the whole performance edited together and the sound digitally remixed and re-mastered by Tony Visconti.

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BBC Radio 2
20^th Century Boy: An Appreciation Of Bolan
Saturday 15 Sep- 2000

There’d never been a pop star quite like Marc Bolan, and there’s never been another since. On the weekend of the 30th anniversary of his tragically early death at the age of 29, and in the month when he would have turned 60, Paul Sexton looks at his life, music and legacy with the help of a stellar, extensive cast list of friends, family and collaborators.

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