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Beardyman and Alain de Botton

Beardyman brings in his latest single and Alain de Botton discusses his book, 'The School Of Life: An Emotional Education'.

Steve and the team are joined by Beardyman who's a multivocalist, musician, and comedian renowned for his beatboxing skills and use of live looping; he'll be bringing in his latest single and philosopher, writer and broadcaster Alain de Botton discusses his book, 'The School Of Life: An Emotional Education'. Plus there's Factoids, Non-Stop Oldies and the latest entertainment and lifestyle news.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Wed 11 Sep 201914:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    That's the Way (I Like It)

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Gabriella Cilmi

    Sweet About Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Average White Band

    Queen Of My Soul

    • Pickin' Up The Pieces: The Best Of Average White Band.
    • AWB Classics.
    • 9.

  • Mabel

    Don't Call Me Up

    • High Expectations.
    • Polydor.

  • Love Affair

    Everlasting Love

    • NOW That's What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 001.

  • Simply Red

    Thinking Of You

    • Blue Eyed Soul.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).

  • Sam Fender

    Will We Talk?

    • Hypersonic Missiles.
    • Polydor.

  • Liam Gallagher

    One Of Us

    • Why Me? Why Not.
    • Warner Music.

  • Taylor Swift

    Love Story

    • Mercury.

  • Lewis Capaldi

    Someone You Loved

    • Breach.
    • Vertigo.
    • 3.

  • Jamie Cullum

    Monster

    • Taller.
    • Island.

  • Lighthouse Family

    Live Again

    • Blue Sky In Your Head.
    • Polydor.

  • Blondie

    Sunday Girl

    • NOW That's What I Call Unforgettable (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Duran Duran

    A View To A Kill

    • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
    • EMI.

  • ABBA

    Super Trouper

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 006.

  • Madonna

    Who's That Girl

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 8.

  • The Alarm

    68 Guns

    • Celtic Rock (Various Artists).
    • Crimson.

  • Nena

    99 Red Balloons

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Roxy Music

    Dance Away

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • Lana Del Rey

    Doin' Time

    • NORMAN F****** ROCKWELL!.
    • Polydor.

  • Sade

    No Ordinary Love

    • Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs Vol.2 (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music TV.
    • 4.

  • Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb

    Guilty

    • Polydor.

  • Amii Stewart

    Friends

    • Love Bites & School Nites (Various).
    • Telstar.

  • Artful Dodger & Romina Johnson

    Movin' Too Fast

    • Huge Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • David Bowie

    Life On Mars?

    • EMI.

  • Tom Walker

    Leave A Light On

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless.

  • Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield

    What Have I Done To Deserve This?

    • Goin' Back - Best Of Dusty Springfiel.
    • Philips.

  • Amy Wadge

    Faith's Song

    • Keeping Faith.
    • Cold Coffee Music.
    • 1.

  • Jimmy Ruffin

    Hold on to My Love

    • Soul Boys (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.

  • Dominic Fike

    3 Nights

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 82 (Various Artists).
    • NOW.

  • Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr

    Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat (feat. Beardyman)

    • (Single).
    • Skint.

  • Status Quo

    Liberty Lane

    • Backbone.
    • Ear Music.

  • Beardyman

    (6am) Ready To Write (feat. Joe Rogan)

    • (Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Kygo & Whitney Houston

    Higher Love

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA Records.

  • Train

    Drive By

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 12.

  • Danny Wilson

    Mary's Prayer

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

Broadcast

  • Wed 11 Sep 201914:00
    BBC Radio 2

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