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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 3 Apr 201003:00

Music Played

  • Del Amitri

    Always The Last To Know

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Doves

    Andalucia

  • The Police

    When The World Is Running Down

  • Little Eva

    The Loco-Motion

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1962.
    • Premier.
  • Corinne Bailey Rae

    Paris Nights/New York Mornings

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Boz Scaggs

    Lowdown

    • Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees.
    • Columbia.
  • Lady A

    Need You Now

    • Need You Now.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 1.
  • Paula Cole

    Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • OneRepublic

    Secrets

    • (CD Single).
    • Mosley Music/Interscope Records.
    • 1.
  • Justin Timberlake

    Rock Your Body

    • (CD Single).
    • Jive.
  • Beyoncé

    Broken-Hearted Girl

    • (CD Single).
  • The Marvelettes

    When You're Young And In Love

    • Motown Hits Of Gold Vol.2 (Various).
    • Hitsville.
  • The Intruders

    Win Place Or Show (She's A Winner)

    • Sound Of Philadelphia Vol 2 (Various).
    • Arcade Benelux.
  • Eliza

    Skinny Genes

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.
  • James Taylor

    It's Growing

  • Madonna

    Papa Don't Preach

  • Traffic

    Paper Sun

  • The Police

    Do Do Do Do De Da Da Da

  • Gabriella Cilmi

    On A Mission

  • Lissie

    In Sleep

  • R.E.M.

    Near Wild Heaven

  • Andrew Gold

    How Can This Be Love

  • Goldfrapp

    Rockett

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Badlands

  • Pink Floyd

    Time

  • Fleetwood Mac

    You Make Loving Fun

  • George Harrison

    My Sweet Lord

  • The Beatles

    Getting Better

  • Patch William

    There's No Other Way

  • James - Crazy

  • Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance

    How Come

  • Danny Wilson

    Never Gonna Be The Same

  • Derek and the Dominos

    Layla

  • The Police

    Don't Stand So Close To Me

  • Eurythmics

    Don't Ask Me Why

  • Embrace

    Nature's Law

  • James Taylor

    It's Growing

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • Madonna

    Papa Don't Preach

    • Madonna - The Immaculate Collection.
    • Sire.
    • 4.
  • Traffic

    Paper Sun

    • Traffic: The Collection.
    • Spectrum.
    • 6.
  • The Police

    De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.
  • Gabriella Cilmi

    On A Mission

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island Records.
    • 1.
  • Lissie

    In Sleep

    • Catching A Tiger.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • R.E.M.

    Near Wild Heaven

    • R.E.M. - Out Of Time.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Andrew Gold

    How Can This Be Love

    • Andrew Gold - Never Let Her Slip Away.
    • Elektra.
  • Goldfrapp

    Rocket

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute.
    • 1.
  • Bruce Springsteen

    Badlands

    • Columbia.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    You Make Loving Fun

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 011.
  • George Harrison

    My Sweet Lord

    • All Things Must Pass.
    • EMI.
    • 4.
  • The Beatles

    Getting Better

    • Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
    • Apple.
    • 4.
  • James - Crazy

  • Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance

    How Come

    • Anymore For Anymore... Plus.
    • See For Miles.
  • Danny Wilson

    Never Gonna Be The Same

  • Derek and the Dominos

    Layla

    • Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs.
    • Polydor.
  • The Police

    Don't Stand So Close To Me

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.
  • Eurythmics

    Don't Ask Me Why

    • Eurythmics - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.
  • Embrace

    Nature's Law

    • (CD Single).
    • Independiente.

Broadcast

  • Sat 3 Apr 201003:00