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Incredible music to start the day

All this week Chris celebrates Roald Dahl's stories by creating soundtracks to five of his most famous books.

Get a midweek moan off your chest in exchange for a great song of your choice in the Wednesday Whines. There'll also be a pick from this week's 5 Before 6 DJ.

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Wed 13 Sep 201705:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Stranglers

    Always The Sun

    • Epic.

  • Sparks

    Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)

    • BMG.

  • Kiran Leonard

    Could She Still Draw Back?

    • Derevaun Seraun.
    • Moshi Moshi.

  • Suede

    Beautiful Ones

    • Nude Records.

  • Prophets of Rage

    Radical Eyes

    • Caroline International.

  • Tori Amos

    Silent All These Years

  • The National

    Day I Die

    • 4AD.

  • Harvey Danger

    Flagpole Sitta

    • Incredible.

  • The Surfing Magazines

    New Day

    • Moshi Moshi Records.

  • Foals

    Total Life Forever

  • Saint Etienne

    People Get Real

  • Kasabian

    Underdog

    • CD SINGLE.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 1.

  • LCD Soundsystem

    Emotional Haircut

    • Columbia.

  • Mac DeMarco

    On The Level

  • Hannah Nicholson

    Jasmine

    • Breath.
    • Hannah Nicholson.
    • 4.

  • The Charlatans

    The Only One I Know

  • Milburn

    Nothing For You

    • Time.
    • Count To Ten Records.
    • 3.

  • Arcade Fire

    Afterlife

    • Mercury.

  • Amadou & Mariam

    Filaou Bessame

    • Because Music.

  • LL Cool J

    Phenomenon

    • Def Jam.

  • Kae Tempest

    Tunnel Vision

    • Fiction Records.

  • Shanks & Bigfoot

    Sweet Like Chocolate

    • (CD Single).
    • Chocolate Boy.

  • Dr. Feelgood

    Milk And Alcohol

    • EMI.

Chris asked his Early Show listeners to create a 6 Music soundtrack for Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory':

1. The Kinks – Dead End Street

2. Shed 7 – Going For Gold

3. Bow Wow Wow – I Want Candy

4. The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy - Television the Drug of the Nation (Mike Teavee)

5. Prefab Sprout - Blueberry Pies (Violet Beauregarde)

6. Ramones – Beat on the Brat (Veruca Salt)

7. Depeche Mode – Just Can’t Get Enough (Augustus Gloop)

8. David O’Doherty – Orange (Oompa Loompas)

9. John Adams – A Short Ride in a Fast Machine

10. Shanks & Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate

Broadcast

  • Wed 13 Sep 201705:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music