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Gary Barlow - We Write The Songs

The stories behind the songs from the world’s best loved songwriters

Radio 2,19 episodes

Episodes

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Series 3
Brian May
Gary Barlow speaks to songwriting legend Brian May about the stories behind the songs.
15 Apr 2022,37 mins
Series 3
Cathy Dennis
Gary Barlow chats to songwriting supremo Cathy Dennis
10 Apr 2022,32 mins
Series 3
Neil Hannon
Gary Barlow chats to one of his favourite songwriters, The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon.
01 Apr 2022,39 mins
Series 3
Christine McVie
Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie talks about creating some of the best songs of our time.
25 Mar 2022,35 mins
Series 3
Simon Le Bon
Simon Le Bon shares some hilarious musical memories with Gary Barlow.
18 Mar 2022,37 mins
Series 3
Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds
Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds who wrote for Whitney Houston and TLC gets deep with Gary Barlow.
11 Mar 2022,35 mins
Series 3
Emeli Sande
Emeli Sande and Gary Barlow explore the magic behind her songs.
04 Mar 2022,38 mins
Series 3
Sting
Sting shares his songwriting soul as he reveals the stories behind the songs
25 Feb 2022,38 mins
Series 2
Sheryl Crow
Gary Barlow sits down with nine time Grammy Award-winning artist, Sheryl Crow
28 Feb 2021,57 mins
Series 2
Sam Fischer
Gary Barlow gets real with Sam Fischer, the songwriter behind the viral hit ‘This City'.
30 Jan 2021,32 mins
Series 2
Paloma Faith
Gary and Paloma Faith get deep as they discuss the art of creating the perfect song.
30 Jan 2021,33 mins
Series 2
Sam Smith
Sam Smith and Gary Barlow sit down to uncover the stories behind the songs
09 Jan 2021,36 mins
Series 2
MNEK
Gary delves into the songwriting mind of MNEK
02 Jan 2021,36 mins
Series 2
John Legend
Gary bonds with John Legend as they explore the art of creating the perfect song
02 Jan 2021,36 mins
Series 2
Barry Gibb
Gary Barlow enjoys a songwriting masterclass with the legendary Barry Gibb
27 Dec 2020,37 mins
Series 1
Barry Manilow
Gary Barlow talks to singer songwriter Barry Manilow about his life and work.
25 Jan 2020,31 mins
Series 1
Jeff Lynne
Gary Barlow talks to Jeff Lynne, singer songwriter, engineer and producer behind The ELO.
18 Jan 2020,36 mins
Series 1
Sir Paul McCartney
Gary Barlow examines the songwriting genius of Sir Paul McCartney.
11 Jan 2020,34 mins
Series 1
Max Martin
Gary Barlow chats to the song writing powerhouse from Sweden, Max Martin.
19 Dec 2018,34 mins