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Songs To Live By

Songs To Live By celebrates Black culture through the music we love. Host Vick Hope is joined by two guests from different generations to share songs that have shaped them.

Radio 1Xtra,23 episodes

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Eddie Kadi and Fatima Timbo
Comedian Eddie Kadi and model & TikTok star Fatima Timbo share the songs that shaped them.
21 Nov 2022,28 mins
Jazzie B and YolanDa Brown
Musicians Jazzie B and YolanDa Brown share the songs that shaped them. Vick Hope hosts.
21 Nov 2022,29 mins
Malorie Blackman and Liv Little
Writers Malorie Blackman and Liv Little swap the songs that shaped them. Vick Hope hosts.
21 Nov 2022,34 mins
Kele Okereke and Kenya Hunt
The Bloc Party singer & the editor of Elle UK Swap songs that shaped them. Vick Hope hosts
21 Nov 2022,29 mins
Cat Burns and Shaka
Singers Cat Burns and Shakka share songs that have shaped them.
05 Nov 2021,22 mins
Samm Henshaw and Malika Booker
Vick Hope chats music and life with poet Malika Booker and singer songwriter Samm Henshaw.
29 Oct 2021,22 mins
Swindle and Roni Size
Music producers Swindle and Roni Size share two songs that have shaped them.
22 Oct 2021,34 mins
Remi Burgz and Angie Le Mar
Radio host Remi Burgz and comedian Angie Le Mar share the songs that have shaped them.
15 Oct 2021,31 mins
Avelino and Roger Robinson
Rapper Avelino and poet Roger Robinson share the songs that have made them.
08 Oct 2021,34 mins
Enny and Pauline Black
Singers Enny and Pauline Black share the songs that have shaped them.
01 Oct 2021,27 mins
Seani B and David Hinds
DJ Seani B and singer David Hinds share the songs that have shaped them.
24 Sep 2021,32 mins
George the Poet and Graft
George the Poet and rapper Graft share the songs that have shaped them.
17 Sep 2021,37 mins
Fatman Scoop and Guvna B
Vick Hope meets rappers Fatman Scoop and Guvna B to share the songs that shaped them
32 mins
Paterson Joseph and Niellah Arboine
Paterson Joseph and Niellah Arboine join Vick Hope to share songs that shaped them
14 May 2021,29 mins
Yrsa Daley-Ward and Chanté Joseph
Yrsa Daley-Ward and Chanté Joseph join Vick Hope to share songs that shaped them.
07 May 2021,35 mins
Shola Mos-Shogbamimu and Khadijah Mellah
Vick Hope meets Shola Mos-Shogbamimu and Khadijah Mellah to share songs and experiences.
30 Apr 2021,25 mins
Dane Baptiste and Sophia Thakur
Vick Hope meets Dane Baptiste and Sophia Thakur to share the songs that shaped them.
23 Apr 2021,36 mins
Hardy Caprio and Akemnji Ndifornyen
Vick Hope meets Hardy Caprio and Akemnji Ndifornyen to share the songs that shaped them.
16 Apr 2021,29 mins
Mica Paris and Tiffany Calver
Vick Hope meets Mica Paris and Tiffany Calver to share the songs that shaped them.
09 Apr 2021,26 mins
Zeze Millz and Doc Brown
Ben Bailey Smith (aka Doc Brown) and Zeze Millz share songs that have shaped them.
02 Apr 2021,34 mins
Sophie Duker and Lady Phyll
Sophie Duker and Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah share songs that have shaped them.
26 Mar 2021,26 mins
Jordan Stephens and Benjamin Zephaniah
Jordan Stephens and Benjamin Zephaniah share the songs that have shaped them.
19 Mar 2021,32 mins
Welcome to Songs To Live By
Two guests. Four songs. A celebration of Black British culture through the music we love.
18 Mar 2021,2 mins