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Elbow frontman Guy Garvey makes a triumphant return to the show, celebrating the 30th anniversary of The Singing Detective.

Elbow frontman Guy Garvey makes a triumphant return to the show. He's celebrates the 30th anniversary of The Singing Detective with archive Desert Island Discs from Dennis Potter and Michael Gambon plus a selection of music from the show.

Other music includes Metronomy, Radiohead, Joan As Policewoman and Soft Hair amongst others.

2 hours

Last on

Mon 14 Nov 201600:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Peter Gabriel

    Solsbury Hill

  • Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians

    Dry Bones

  • The Stranglers

    Golden Brown

    • EMI.

  • Rosemary Clooney

    Mambo Italiano

    • Old Gold.

  • Mike Post

    The Rockford Files Theme

    • Polystar.

  • Radiohead

    Knives Out

  • Ann Peebles

    I Can't Stand The Rain

    • Charly Films LLC.

  • DJ Shadow

    Transmission 2

  • Bill Withers

    Grandma's Hands

  • Nina Simone

    I Put A Spell On You

    • Global Television.

  • Antônio Carlos Jobim

    The Girl from Ipanema

    Singer: Astrud Gilberto. Performer: João Gilberto. Performer: Antônio Carlos Jobim. Performer: Stan Getz. Performer: Tommy Williams.

  • Champion Jack Dupree

    Walking The Blues

    • Charly.

  • Kathryn Williams & Anthony Kerr

    You Don't Know What Love Is

  • Marcia Aitken

    Every Day a Little Death

    • RCA.

  • Orange Can

    Mornin' Son

    • Regal.

  • The Mills Brothers

    You Always Hurt The One You Love

    • BBC Records.

  • Soft Hair

    Lying Has To Stop

    • Weird World.

  • Lisa Hannigan

    Snow

    • Play It Again Sam.

  • Blind Faith

    Can't Find My Way Home

    • Universal.

  • Virginia Astley

    From Gardens Where We Feel Secure

    • Rough Trade.

  • Kadhja Bonet

    Francisco

    • Fat Possum Records.

  • Van Morrison

    And It Stoned Me

  • Scoundrels

    Brothers

    • Blue Horizon.

  • Scott Matthews

    Drifter

    • Shedio Records.

  • Joan As Police Woman

    Real Life

  • Kyu Sakamoto

    Sukiyaki

    • Capitol Records.

  • Metronomy

    The Look

    • Because Music.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 13 Nov 201614:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music
  • Mon 14 Nov 201600:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music