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

3 hours

Last on

Sat 3 Jul 201003:00

Music Played

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    Suspicious Minds

    • Drive Time 2 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.
  • Scissor Sisters

    Fire With Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Eagle‐Eye Cherry

    Save Tonight

    • 1999 Grammy Nominees (Various Artists.
    • Elektra.
  • The Smiths

    There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

    • (CD Single).
    • WEA.
    • 15.
  • Alan Pownall

    Colourful Day

    • (CD Single).
  • Pink Floyd

    See Emily Play

    • Echoes - The Best Of Pink Floyd.
    • EMI.
  • Amy Macdonald

    This Pretty Face

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Gloria Jones

    Tainted Love

    • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
    • Virgin.
  • Dave Edmunds

    Queen Of Hearts

    • The Best Of Dave Edmunds.
    • Swansong.
  • Tired Pony

    Dead American Writers

    • (CD Single).
  • Luther Vandross

    I Gave It Up (When I Fell In Love)

    • The Essential Luther Vandross.
    • Epic.
  • Norah Jones

    Chasing Pirates

    • (CD Single).
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.
  • Bananarama

    Cruel Summer

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
  • Sheryl Crow

    Summer Day

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 1.
  • Mumford & Sons

    Winter Winds - Glastonbury 2010

  • The Beach Boys

    Sail On Sailor

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 2).
    • EMI.
  • The Smiths

    Bigmouth Strikes Again

    • The Sound Of The Smiths.
    • Rhino.
    • 14.
  • Jamiroquai

    Love Foolosophy

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
  • Jason Mraz

    Make It Mine

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Katy Perry

    California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Frank Sinatra

    The Way You Look Tonight

    • My Way - The Best Of Frank Sinatra.
    • Reprise.
  • I Am Kloot

    Northern Skies

    • (CD Single).
    • Music Services.
    • 1.
  • Martha and the Muffins

    Echo Beach

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
  • Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians

    What I Am

    • Songwriter (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 3.
  • Dodgy

    Good Enough

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 34 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Joshua Radin

    Brand New Day

    • (CD Single).
    • 14th Floor Records.
    • 1.
  • REO Speedwagon

    Keep On Loving You

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.
  • Johnny Cash

    Ring Of Fire

    • Johnny Cash - Man In Black.
    • Columbia.
  • Katie Melua

    A Happy Place

    • (CD Single).
  • The Clash

    Should I Stay Or Should I Go

    • Now 19 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Timothy B. Schmit

    Can't Find My Way Home (Great British Songbook)

  • Richard Ashcroft

    A Song For The Lovers

    • (CD Single).
    • Hut Music.
  • Ben Montague

    Broken

    • (CD Single).
    • BM Music.
    • 1.
  • Guns N’ Roses

    Sweet Child O' Mine

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Geffen.
  • Prince & The New Power Generation

    Gett Off

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.

Broadcast

  • Sat 3 Jul 201003:00