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Another chance to hear Jake Arnott sharing the music that inspires him.

Another chance to hear Jake Arnott sharing the music that inspires him.

Music has played a big part in shaping Jake's life. He once interviewed Morrissey for Time Out and in Johnny Come Home the protagonist is a 1970s glam rock star. Jake also made a cameo appearance in Telstar, the film biopic about cult 60s record producer Joe Meek. David Bowie is a big fan of Jake's work. The musician comments that: "whenever he's got a new book out, I drop everything, knowing that the next couple of hours are going to be pure gangland bliss."

Jake reads an extract of The House of Rumour, and his musical selections include the Clash, Nina Simone, Althea and Donna, Wire, Augustus Pablo, the Smiths, PM Dawn and, of course, David Bowie.

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Wed 29 Oct 202501:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • PIRATE JENNY

    • Best of Nina Simone.
    • Philips.
    • 8228-4262.

  • The Tornadoes

    Telstar

    • TELSTAR.
    • Castle Music.
    • CMDD-583.

  • Bronkski Beat/Marc Almond

    Johnnie Remember Me

  • Lament - Bird's Lament

    • Moondog.
    • Honest Johns.
    • HJRCD-DJ18.

  • IF YOU GO AWAY

    • THE SILVER COLLECTION.
    • PHILIPS.
    • 834-128-2.

  • David Bowie

    Sweet Thing

    • Diamond Dogs.
    • EMI.
    • CDP-79 52112.

  • Althea & Donna

    Uptown Top Rankin

    • Riot Radio Broadvcast.
    • Trojan.
    • TJCCD-074.

  • Fragile

  • Jah Light

    • East of the River Nile.
    • Shanachie Message.
    • SM-1003.

  • STAY FREE

    • THE STORY OF THE CLASH, VOL 1.
    • CBS.
    • 460244-1/B.

  • The Smiths

    Well I Wonder

  • The Smiths

    WELL I WONDER

    • MEAT IS MURDER.
    • ROUGH TRADE.
    • ROUGH CD-81.

  • Soul II Soul

    Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • Back To Life.
    • 10 Records.
    • Tencd-265.

  • SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS

    • AWESOME.
    • EMI.
    • CDP-798249 2.

  • DNA

    Tom's Diner (feat. Suzanne Vega)

    • A&M.

  • Buffalo Tom

    Tangerine

    • Beggars Banquet.

  • Billy Bragg

    Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards

    • Go! Discs.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 6 May 201212:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Sun 13 May 201202:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Sat 15 Nov 201404:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Mon 21 Sep 201504:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Sat 6 May 201704:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Sat 11 Aug 201804:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Wed 29 Oct 202501:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music

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