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Bob welcomes special guest Bob Geldof to talk about fifty years of The Boomtown Rats.

In September 1977, Bob introduced a brand new band on his 'Old Grey Whistle Test' programme, performing at London's Music Machine venue - they were The Boomtown Rats.
Fast forward a few decades and the band are releasing a new anthology of The Boomtown Rats called ‘The First 50 Years – Songs of Boomtown Glory’.
Bob Geldof joins Bob Harris on the show to chat about the origins of The Boomtown Rats, their early years and memories of starting out on a pioneering rock'n'roll career.

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1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 21 Sep 202515:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Stevie Wonder

    I Wish

    • Motown Party (Various Artists).
    • Motown.

  • Michael Jackson

    Rock With You

    • Michael Jackson - History.
    • Epic.

  • The Steve Gibbons Band

    Tulane

    • Rollin': The Albums (1976-1978).
    • Esoteric Recordings.
    • 14.

  • Melanie & Edwin Hawkins Singers

    Lay Down (Candles In The Rain)

    • Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Bruce Cockburn

    Fall

    • Sunwheel Dance.
    • CBS.
    • 003.

  • The Police

    Message In A Bottle

    • A&M.

  • The Isley Brothers

    That Lady (Part 1)

    • Epic.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Angie

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
    • 2.

  • Pink Floyd

    Wish You Were Here

    • Echoes - The Best Of Pink Floyd.
    • EMI.

  • Shocking Blue

    Venus

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.

  • Free

    Wishing Well

    • The Boys Are Back In Town (Various).
    • Columbia.
    • 10.

  • Al Green

    I'm Still in Love With You

    • Al Green - L-O-V-E: The Essential.
    • Demon Music Group.

  • Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

    Mr. Bojangles

    • Jambalaya: The Definitive Collection.
    • Humphead Records.
    • 23.

  • The Boomtown Rats

    Rat Trap

    • Greatest Hits Of 1978 (Various Artis.
    • Premier.

  • The Boomtown Rats

    Looking After Number One

    • Vertigo.

  • The Boomtown Rats

    I Don't Like Mondays

    • 25 Years Of Rock'NRoll: 1979 (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 15.

  • Ramones

    Blitzkrieg Bop

    • Sire.

  • James Taylor

    Shower the People

    • James Taylor - Classic Songs.
    • CBS.

Broadcast

  • Sun 21 Sep 202515:00
    BBC Radio 2