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Guy chats to Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith about songwriting, his children book and the days before health and safety.

Guy chats to Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith about songwriting, his children book and the days before health and safety.

Talking of health and safety, there are epic stories of survival from the BBC archive , death defying feats from the Beckapedia and Simon Armitage, and another postcard from over the wall from Roddy Hart.

Plus Guy stuggles manfully with a droppy pop shield like the professional he is.

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Music Played

  • Mississippi John Hurt

    Hot Time In Old Town Tonight

    • Prestige.

  • The Velvet Underground

    I'm Waiting For The Man

    • Global Television.

  • Ron Sexsmith

    Speaking With The Angel

    • Interscope.

  • Pro Cantione Antiqua & Mark Brown

    Hymnus:Aeterna Christi Munera

    • Musical Concepts.

  • David Bowie

    Starman

    • EMI Records.

  • Beverly Glenn‐Copeland & Sam Smith

    Ever New

    • The Red Hot Organization.

  • HAAi & Jon Hopkins

    Baby, We're Ascending

    • Mute.

  • Sampa the Great

    Let Me Be Great

    • Loma Vista.

  • White Magic for Lovers

    When Your Time Hasn't Come Yet Baby

    • Chord Orchard.

  • Corinne Bailey Rae

    New York Transit Queen

    • Thirty Tigers.

  • The Belligerents

    Caroline

    • Sony Music Entertainment.

  • Mark Lanegan

    Hit the City

    • Beggars Banquet Records Ltd.

  • John Martyn

    May You Never

    • Island.

  • The Secrets

    I Think I Need The Cash

    • Grapefruit Records.

  • Joni Mitchell

    Little Green

    • Reprise.

  • Cocteau Twins

    Wolf In The Breast

    • Beggars Banquet.

  • Lou Reed

    Andy's Chest

    • Transformer.
    • RCA.

  • Ellen Beth Abdi & Hallé Youth Choir

    Morpion

  • Bruce Springsteen

    I'm On Fire

    • CBS.

  • Max Pope

    Love Is Dead

    • The Drift.

  • Charli xcx

    Apple

    • Atlantic.

  • Depeche Mode

    Just Can't Get Enough

    • Columbia.

  • The Smiths

    This Charming Man

    • WEA.

  • Prince

    1999

    • Warner Bros.

  • Gorillaz

    Hong Kong

    • EMI.

  • Yoshika Colwell

    A Poem About Walking

    • Blue Flowers Music.

  • Fred Astaire

    I Concentrate On You

    • Verve.

  • Ron Sexsmith

    Secret Heart

    • Interscope.

  • Ron Sexsmith

    Cigarette and Cocktail

    • Cooking Vinyl Limited.

  • Brògeal

    Friday On My Mind

    • Play It Again Sam.

  • Karen Dalton

    Something On Your Mind

    • Domino.

  • Warren Zevon

    Carmelita

    • Rhino/Elektra.

  • Max Bygraves

    Decimalisation

    • Pye Records.

  • Turin Brakes

    Mind Over Money

    • Source.

  • CSS

    Let's Make Love And Listen To Death From Above

  • Le Tigre

    Deceptacon

    • Wiiija Records.

  • Justice & Simian

    We Are Your Friends

    • [PIAS] Recordings Catalogue.

  • The Rapture

    House Of Jealous Lovers

    • DFA Records.

  • Hercules & Love Affair

    Blind

    • EMI.

  • Antibalas

    Dirty Money

    • Daptone Records.

  • Connie Francis

    Eighteen

    • Ace.

  • Fiona Apple

    Shadowboxer

    • Clean Slate/Work.

  • Velvet Limb

    Mother's Milk

    • Self release.

  • Joan Armatrading, Bryan Garofalo, David Kemper & Jerry Donahue

    Willow

    • A&M Records.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Am-A-Do

    • Island Records.

  • Nicolai Dunger

    Last Night I Dreamt Of Mississippi

    • Virgin.

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