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Tunes, chat and crosswords

Mark and Stuart present a feast of great music and celebrate the 100th anniversary of crosswords appearing in British newspapers with a selection of crossword-themed tracks.

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast

Today they celebrate the 100th anniversary of crosswords appearing in British newspapers, with a selection of crossword-themed tracks and chat.

Also on the show... a host of quality radio items including 'The Chain' - our world-famous list of over 8000 interconnected songs.

There’s also the chance to take part in ‘Tea Time Theme Time’, guessing the link between three top tunes.

Plus a finely balanced blend of new and old music, setting you up for a Sunday. With tracks from artists including The Selecter, Sharon Van Etten, Blur, Flying Lotus and Dawn Richard, The Maccabees, LFO, Sly Stone and Laura Marling

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Sun 3 Nov 202408:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Sly Stone

    Crossword Puzzle

    • High On You.
    • Epic/Legacy.
    • 2.

  • Maribou State

    Otherside (feat. Holly Walker)

    • Ninja Tune.

  • The Maccabees

    No Kind Words

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Fiction.

  • Split Enz

    Crosswords

    • Dizrythmia.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 1.

  • Mandrake Handshake

    King Cnut

    • Tip Top Recordings.

  • Toro y Moi

    Spell It Out

    • What For?.
    • Carpark.
    • 7.

  • The Selecter

    Missing Words

    • Two-Tone Records ‎.

  • Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

    Afterlife

    • Jagjaguwar.

  • Blur

    Dan Abnormal

    • The Great Escape.
    • FOOD.
    • 13.

  • Brian Eno

    King's Lead Hat

    • Before and After Science.
    • Virgin.

  • Sunflower Thieves

    Same Blood

    • Same Blood.
    • Self Release.
    • 4.

  • Cameo

    Word Up

    • Mercury.

  • LFO

    LFO

    • Warp.

  • clipping.

    Run It

    • Sub Pop.

  • Gossip

    Jealous Girls

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Backyard.

  • Aphrodite’s Child

    Break

    • 6 6 6.
    • Universal International Music B.V..
    • 8.

  • Laura Marling

    Once (6 Music Session, 25 October 2024)

  • Flying Lotus

    Let Me Cook (feat. Dawn Richard)

    • Brainfeeder.

  • Tea Time Theme Time

    • Suede

      Metal Mickey

    • Goldfrapp

      Strict Machine

    • The Fall

      Lost In Music

  • Lou Reed

    Metal Machine Music, Pt. 1

    • Metal Machine Music.
    • Buddha Records.
    • 1.

  • Pixies

    Motoroller

    • BMG.

  • The Box Tops

    The Letter

  • Yvonne Baker

    You Didn't Say A Word

    • Parkway.

Broadcast

  • Sun 3 Nov 202408:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music