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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 10 Jul 201003:00

Music Played

  • Talking Heads

    And She Was

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Scissor Sisters

    Fire With Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • James Morrison

    Broken Strings (feat. Nelly Furtado)

    • Polydor.
  • Eagles

    Witchy Woman 

    • The Eagles - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Asylum.
  • Sheryl Crow

    Summer Day

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 1.
  • Dire Straits

    Twisting By The Pool

    • Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
    • Vertigo.
  • Squeeze

    Tempted

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
  • Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson

    The Best Things In Life Are Free

    • (CD Single).
    • DEF JAM.
  • James Brown

    Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

    • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • I Am Kloot

    Northern Skies

    • (CD Single).
    • Music Services.
    • 1.
  • The Supremes

    Nathan Jones

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Kylie Minogue

    All The Lovers

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 1.
  • Wings

    Listen To What The Man Said

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.
  • Eagles

    Peaceful Easy Feeling

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.
  • Alan Pownall

    Colourful Day

    • (CD Single).
  • Nik Kershaw

    Dancing Girls

    • The Essential Nik Kershaw.
    • Spectrum.
    • 3.
  • Katie Melua

    A Happy Place

    • (CD Single).
  • Foreigner

    Waiting For A Girl Like You

    • 40.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 16.
  • Prince & The Revolution

    Raspberry Beret

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Amy Macdonald

    This Pretty Face

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Elvis Costello

    The Other Side Of Summer

    • The Very Best Of Elvis Costello.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Scouting for Girls

    Famous

    • Everybody Wants To Be On TV.
    • Sony.
    • 4.
  • The Detroit Spinners

    The Rubberband Man

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll 1976 Vol.2.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 16.
  • Joshua Radin

    Brand New Day

    • (CD Single).
    • 14th Floor Records.
    • 1.
  • Alan Pownall

    The Drugs Don't Work (Great British Songbook)

  • Bee Gees

    Jive Talkin'

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • Gerry Rafferty

    Get It Right Next Time

    • The Very Best Of Gerry Rafferty.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Lissie

    When I'm Alone

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Stereophonics

    Have a Nice Day

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Kasabian

    Fire

    • CD SINGLE.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 1.
  • Eagles

    Take It Easy

    • Singles & B-Sides.
    • Rhino.
  • The Cure

    Why Can't I Be You?

    • The Cure - Galore.
    • Fiction.

Broadcast

  • Sat 10 Jul 201003:00