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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 30 Oct 201003:00

Music Played

  • The Doors

    Light My Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • Elektra.
  • Pete Lawrie

    In The End

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Robert Plant

    29 Palms

    • (CD Single).
    • Fontana.
    • 5.
  • Bon Jovi

    What Do You Got?

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Simple Minds

    All The Things She Said

    • Forty: The Best Of Simple Minds 1979-2019.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
  • Philip Bailey & Phil Collins

    Easy Lover

    • Singles.
    • Rhino.
  • JLS

    Love You More

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • Al Green

    Tired of Being Alone

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • Pretenders

    Stop Your Sobbing

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.
  • Rox

    My Baby Left Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Rough Trade.
    • 1.
  • The Style Council

    Shout To The Top

    • Billy Elliot O.S.T. - Various Artists.
    • Polydor.
  • Take That

    The Flood

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 16.
  • The Adventures

    Broken Land

    • The Sea Of Love (Expanded Edition).
    • Cherry Red Records.
  • Jamiroquai

    Blue Skies

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • David Bowie

    The Jean Genie

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • The Impressions

    People Get Ready

    • Soul Deep: The Story Of Black Popular Music (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
  • Average White Band

    Let's Go Round Again

    • The Best Of.
    • Rhino.
  • Simple Minds

    Alive & Kicking

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
  • Thea Gilmore

    Teach Me To Be Bad

    • (CD Single).
    • Fullfill Records.
    • 1.
  • Foo Fighters

    Everlong

    • Capitol.
  • Paloma Faith

    Smoke & Mirrors

    • Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?.
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • Paul Simon

    Kodachrome

    • Warner Bros.
  • Ben Folds

    Landed

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
  • Red Box

    For America

    • Red Box - The Circle & The Square.
    • Sire.
  • Rumer

    Aretha

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Journey

    Don't Stop Believin'

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.
  • The Who

    I'm A Boy

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 007.
  • Matt Monro

    From Russia With Love

    • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
    • EMI.
  • Squeeze

    Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)

    • Big Squeeze: The Very Best Of Squeeze.
    • Universal/A&M.
  • Michael BublĂ©

    Hollywood

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
    • 1.
  • Simple Minds

    Sanctify Yourself

    • The Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.
  • Tone Damli Aaberge

    Butterflies

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Bobby Womack

    Across 110th Street

    • Screen Cuts (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • Chris Rea

    Josephine

    • The Very Best Of.
    • East West.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Sat 30 Oct 201003:00