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The Launch of Beat of the Day

Chris Hawkins launches 6 Music's Beat of the Day, in which poet Thick Richard explores songs through their beats.

Just before 6am every day, Radio 4 presents Tweet Of The Day, discovering birds through their songs and calls.

Each Tweet of the Day begins with a call or song, followed by a story of fascinating ornithology inspired by the sound.

6 Music's Beat Of The Day.

Just before 6 every morning, we begin with a beat followed by a story of fascinating musicology, inspired by the beat.

Presented by poet Thick Richard.

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Mon 30 Mar 201505:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Foo Fighters

    Congregation

    • Columbia.

  • The Charlatans

    Let The Good Times Be Never Ending

    • BMG Chrysalis.

  • Larkin Poe

    Dandelion

    • Kin.
    • RH Music.

  • 5.15

    • The Easybeats

      Friday On My Mind

      • Good Morning Vietnam (Film S/Track).
      • Disky.

  • Kendrick Lamar

    King Kunta

    • POLYDOR.

  • Small Faces

    What'cha Gonna Do About It

    • Strange Fruit.

  • The House of Love

    Christine

    • Fontana.

  • Florence + the Machine

    What Kind Of Man

    • Island.

  • James Brown

    Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose

    • Polydor.

  • Stealing Sheep

    Not Real

    • Heavenly Recordings.

  • Kate Bush

    Hounds Of Love

    • EMI.

  • S. E. Rogie

    Kojeh Pelandebeh

  • The Wonder Stuff

    Welcome To The Cheap Seats

    • POLYDOR.

  • BEAT OF THE DAY

    • Motörhead

      Ace Of Spades

      • Essential.

  • Oasis

    Some Might Say

    • Creation Records.

  • Alabama Shakes

    Future People

    • Rough Trade.

  • David Holmes

    69 Police

    • Go! Beat.

  • First Aid Kit

    Blue

    • Wichita.

  • Rob Bravery

    Knock Out Ginger

  • The Rolling Stones

    Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

  • Martin Carr

    Mandy Get Your Mello On

    • The Breaks.
    • Tapete Records.

  • Wild Beasts

    Mecca

    • Present Tense.
    • Domino.
    • 001.

  • Idlewild

    Every Little Means Trust

    • Pledge Music.

  • Fatboy Slim

    Everybody Needs A 303

    • SKINT.

  • Everything Everything

    Distant Past

    • RCA Records.

  • Puressence

    This Feeling

    • Island.

  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs

    Zero

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Geffen.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 30 Mar 201505:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music