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With guests Gyles Brandreth and Ali Campbell

Gyles has got a book of riddles out and Ali's got a new single, album and a series of live tour dates.

Gyles has got a new book of riddles out called What Goes Up White And Comes Down Yellow? and Ali's got a new single and a series of live tour dates, as he releases the UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell album Unprecedented. Plus there's Factoids, Non-Stop Oldies and the latest entertainment and lifestyle news.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Wed 29 Jun 202214:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Dionne Warwick & The Detroit Spinners

    Then Came You

    • A One Of A Kind Love Affair.
    • Atlantic.
    • 11.

  • Mark Owen

    You Only Want Me

    • Land Of Dreams.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Beyoncé

    BREAK MY SOUL

    • RENAISSANCE.
    • Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia.

  • Depeche Mode

    People Are People

    • Depeche Mode - The Singles 1981-1985.
    • Mute Records.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Fly Away

    • 21st Century Rock (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Suede

    She Still Leads Me On

    • Autofiction.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Bee Gees

    Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Jack Savoretti

    Candlelight

    • Singing To Strangers.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.

  • Jason Derulo

    Slidin'

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Fat Larry’s Band

    Zoom

    • The Love Album (CD 1) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Emeli Sandé

    Ready To Love

    • Let's Say For Instance.
    • Chrysalis.

  • The Kinks

    Waterloo Sunset

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 13.

  • Steely Dan

    Reelin' In The Years

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.

  • Michael Bublé

    Cry Me A River

    • Crazy Love.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.

  • Shirley Bassey

    Goldfinger

  • David Bowie

    Life On Mars?

    • EMI.

  • Wings

    Maybe I'm Amazed

    • Pure McCartney.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
    • 12.

  • Four Tops

    Reach Out I'll Be There

    • Gold.
    • Universal Music Group International.

  • Gladys Knight & the Pips

    Midnight Train To Georgia

    • 25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1976.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 9.

  • Glen Campbell

    By the Time I Get to Phoenix

    • Sixties Legends (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Crowded House

    Weather With You

    • Crowded House - Recurring Dream.
    • Capitol.

  • Neiked, Anne-Marie & Latto

    I Just Called

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Lizzo

    About Damn Time

    • Special.
    • Atlantic.

  • The Beatles

    We Can Work It Out

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 013.

  • Paolo Nutini

    Through The Echoes

    • Last Night In The Bittersweet.
    • Atlantic.

  • Todrick Hall

    Dance Forever

    • Algorhythm.
    • FrtyFve/Awal.

  • Kirsty MacColl

    There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis

    • Kirsty Maccoll - Galore.
    • Virgin.

  • Dua Lipa

    New Rules

    • Dua Lipa.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Dusty Springfield

    Son Of A Preacher Man

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Mimi Webb

    Goodbye

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Alison Moyet

    All Cried Out

    • Alison Moyet Singles.
    • Columbia.

  • Camila Cabello

    Havana (feat. Young Thug)

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco Music.

  • Blue

    Haven't Found You Yet

    • Heart & Soul.
    • BMG Rights Management.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Galway Girl

    • ÷ Divide.
    • Atlantic.

  • Rainbow

    Since You Been Gone

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • UB40

    Red Red Wine

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • UB40

    (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You

    • The Love Album (CD 1) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • UB40

    We'll Never Find Another Love (feat. Ali Campbell & Astro)

    • Unprecedented.
    • UMC.

  • UB40, Ali Campbell & Astro

    What Have I Done

    • Unprecedented.
    • UMC.

  • UB40, Ali Campbell & Astro

    Stay Another Day

    • Unprecedented.
    • UMC.

  • Leif Garrett

    I Was Made For Dancin'

    • Music Of The Year: 1979 (Various).
    • Spectrum.

  • CeeLo Green

    Forget You

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Music UK.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 29 Jun 202214:00
    BBC Radio 2

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