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Radio 4,02 Dec 2014,28 mins

SeriesSeries 4

The Boomtown Rats (the B-Side)

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Following on from the A-side of this two-part programme, the audience ask Bob Geldof & the Boomtown Rats questions about "A Tonic For The Troops", their 1978 hit album. With John Wilson at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios in London. The band also performs live versions of some of the tracks from the album which brought them their first Number 1 single with 'Rat Trap'. Producer: Paul Kobrak First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2014.

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