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Alain de Botton

Another chance to hear Alain de Botton's appearance on the programme that takes a closer look at the musical influences of some of the UK's most successful novelists and the ways they weave them through their work.

Alain's selections include R.E.M., 10,000 Maniacs and Sinead O'Connor.

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Thu 6 Feb 202501:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Bruce Springsteen

    DOWNBOUND TRAIN

    • BORN IN THE USA.
    • MUSIC PLUS.
    • CDCBS-86304.

  • John Reynolds, Mike Clowes, Rob Dean, Sinéad O’Connor & Spike Hollifield

    TROY

    • THE LION AND THE COBRA.
    • CHRYSALIS.
    • CDP32 1612-2.

  • Peter Gabriel

    BLOOD OF EDEN

    • HIT.
    • EMI.
    • GABRIEL-001.

  • R.E.M.

    FALL ON ME

    • THE BEST OF.
    • I.R.S. RECORDS.
    • DMIRH-1.

  • Lloyd Cole

    FOUR FLIGHTS UP

  • Bob Dylan

    Tight Connections to my Heart

  • Barbra Streisand

    WOMAN IN LOVE

    • All Time Greatest Love Songs: Vol I.
    • Columbia.
    • SONYTV-56CD.

  • The Sundays

    When I'm Thinking About You

  • 10,000 Maniacs

    THE PAINTED DESERT

    • In My Tribe.
    • Elektra.
    • Elektra-960-738-2.

  • Joan Armatrading

    THE WEAKNESS IN ME

  • Sarah McLachlan

    Possession

  • John Lennon

    #9 Dream

    • Calderstone.

  • Alan Vega

    Juke Box Babe

    • Alan Vega.
    • Futurismo.

  • China Crisis

    King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up)

    • Virgin.

  • Big Audio Dynamite

    V. Thirteen

    • CBS.

  • Iggy Pop

    Real Wild Child (Wild One)

    • A&M.

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