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Thorney, 'January Blues Festival' and Alex Francis

Vic Keegan’s ‘Thorney: London’s Forgotten Island’ explores the historic heart of London beneath Parliament and Westminster, Adrian Gibson celebrates live Blues in London through the 'January Blues Festival' and rising London artist Alex Francis.

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Fri 2 Jan 202610:00
BBC Radio London

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Music Played

  • Bob James

    Westchester Lady

    • CTI Records: The Cool Revolution; A 40th Anniversary Collection.
    • Masterworks Jazz.
    • 6.

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Family Affair

    • Sly & The Family Stone - Anthology.
    • SONY.
    • 01.

  • Olivia Dean

    Wish I Didn't Miss You (Mahogany Sessions)

    • Wish I Didn’t Miss You (Mahogany Sessions).
    • AMF Records.
    • 1.

  • David Bowie

    Right

    • Young Americans (2016 Remaster).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 4.

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Time Tough

    • Island Records.

  • En Vogue

    Giving Him Something He Can Feel

    • Rhino/Elektra.

  • The Crusaders

    Street Life

    • Now Yearbook 1979.
    • Now! Music.
    • 13.

  • Curtis Salgado & Robert Cray

    Gonna Forget About You

    • Little Village.

  • Little Feat

    Dixie Chicken

    • Rhino/Warner Records.

  • Madness

    My Girl

    • Now Yearbook 1980.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • The Waterboys

    The Whole of the Moon

    • Now That's What I Call Timeless.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Bachman–Turner Overdrive

    You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

    • 70s Forever.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 01.

  • Soul II Soul

    Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • Now That's What I Call Music - 15.
    • NOW.
    • 01.

  • Paul Weller

    You Do Something To Me

    • Number 1 Love Album.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 01.

  • The Brand New Heavies

    Midnight At The Oasis

    • Now That's What I Call Music 29.
    • EMI/VIRGIN/POLYGRAM.
    • 02.

  • Lulu

    Oh Me Oh My (I’m a Fool for You Baby)

    • EMI.

  • Steve Miller Band

    The Joker

    • Now 18.
    • Now! Music.
    • 12.

  • Koffee

    Where I'm From

    • SONY MUSIC UK.

  • Roxy Music

    Love Is the Drug

    • Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music: The Ultimate Collection.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 01.

  • Nectar Woode

    Stick Fight

  • Becky Sikasa

    Together Apart

    • RECORDJET.

  • Murkage Dave

    Swordfight In A Chicken Shop

  • Jasper Tygner

    Life Expected

  • The Black Crowes

    Hard To Handle

    • Shake Your Money Maker.
    • American.
    • 6.

  • Alex Francis

    Silver Lining

  • Alex Francis

    If I Can't Have You

    • Kahuna.

  • Shaboozey

    A Bar Song (Tipsy)

    • American Dogwood / EMPIRE.

  • The Equals

    Funky Like A Train

    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).

  • Kool & the Gang

    Celebremos

    • Mercury Records.

  • Fatback Band

    Spanish Hustle

    • Hustle! The Ultimate Fatback.
    • Ace Records.
    • 2.

  • James Brown

    Cold Sweat

    • Polydor.

  • Gianni Coletti & Lyn Collins

    Think (About It)

    • Think.
    • M.O.D.A. - Music Fashion.
    • 1.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Rock Steady

    • Aretha Franklin: The Atlantic Albums Collection.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • Heritage Orchestra, Jules Buckley, Ghost-Note, Vula Malinga & Mr. Switch

    Think (About It)

    • The Breaks.
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 5.

  • Cameo

    Candy

    • Gold.
    • Island Def Jam.
    • 13.

  • Funkadelic

    One Nation Under A Groove

    • Sounds of Soho, A Soundtrack to the Heyday Years 1959 - 1977.
    • Charly Digital.
    • 26.

Broadcast

  • Fri 2 Jan 202610:00
    BBC Radio London