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With music and features. Richard celebrates British songwriting with an hour of classic songs, including archive live tracks from BBC Radio 2's Great British Songbook.

3 hours

Last on

Sat 16 Jan 201003:00

Music Played

  • The Rolling Stones

    It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
  • Ocean Colour Scene

    Magic Carpet Days

    • (CD Single).
  • Oasis

    Wonderwall

    • What's The Story Morning Glory -Oasis.
    • Creation Records.
  • XTC

    Generals and Majors

    • XTC - Compact XTC:The Singles 1978-85.
    • Virgin.
  • Paolo Nutini

    10/10

    • Sunny Side Up.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Robert Plant

    Big Log

    • Es Paranza Records.
  • Timothy B. Schmit

    Parachute

    • Expando.
  • Snow Patrol

    Take Back The City

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.
    • 1.
  • Toni Braxton

    Un-Break My Heart

    • Toni Braxton - Secrets.
    • Laface.
  • Norah Jones

    Chasing Pirates

    • (CD Single).
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.
  • The Monkees

    A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

    • The Definitive Monkees.
    • Warner Strategic Market.
    • 15.
  • Pulp

    Disco 2000

    • Hits.
    • Island.
    • 6.
  • Jamie Cullum

    Don't Stop the Music

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Liam Frost & Martha Wainwright - Your Hand In Mine

  • Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes

    Wake Up Everybody

    • Harold Melvin - Greatest Hits.
    • CBS.
    • 5.
  • The Police

    The Bed's Too Big Without You

    • The Police - Reggatta De Blanc.
    • A&M.
  • XTC

    Towers of London

    • Virgin.
  • Beth Nielsen Chapman

    Even as It All Goes By

    • (CD Single).
    • BNC Records.
    • 1.
  • Elviin

    Good Books

    • (CD Single).
  • Fleet Foxes

    Mykonos

    • (CD Single).
    • Bella Union.
    • 1.
  • It’s Immaterial

    Driving Away From Home

    • Now 8 (Various Artists).
    • Siren.
    • 7.
  • Blondie

    Heart Of Glass

    • Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (Various).
    • Rhino.
    • 13.
  • Eric Clapton

    Layla

    • (CD Single).
    • Duck.
  • Bad Company

    Can't Get Enough

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
    • 1.
  • Sade

    Soldier Of Love

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 2.
  • Fyfe Dangerfield

    She Needs Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.
    • 1.
  • Amy Macdonald

    Town Called Malice (Great British Songbook)

  • XTC

    Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me)

    • XTC - Compact XTC:The Singles 1978-85.
    • Virgin.
  • Alison Moyet

    All Cried Out

    • Alison Moyet Singles.
    • Columbia.
  • Pink Floyd

    Comfortably Numb

    • Echoes - The Best Of Pink Floyd.
    • EMI.
  • Bee Gees

    Jive Talkin'

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • 10cc

    Good Morning Judge

    • The Very Best Of 10cc.
    • Mercury.
  • George Michael

    Kissing A Fool

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.
  • Kate Bush

    Cloudbusting

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

Broadcast

  • Sat 16 Jan 201003:00