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Radio 2 in Concert: World Party (1993) Karl Wallinger's World Party performing live in concert at Brixton Academy in 1993. Featuring Is It Like Today?, Put The Message In The Box, Is It Too Late?, Private Revolution, Way Down Now and Sweet Soul Dream.
Drama on 4: "The Performer" - Matthew reflects on his childhood in surburban Carshalton Beeches in the 1960s, and the day his life changed when his father suddenly disappeared. Starring Stephen Fry.
Soul Music: "Sweet Thing" - "Sweet Thing" by Van Morrison has an atmosphere full of tenderness, wonder and joy. But underneath this there a feeling of transience, a melancholy sense of things coming to an end, and of inevitable change. It was written for his 1968 album Astral Weeks, at a time when the Northern Irish born Van had left his home country and was down-and-out in Boston, USA. We hear how the track has come to mean so much to so many.
Archive on 4: 7" of Joy: The Single at 75 - Pete Waterman, who knows a thing or two about the 7" single, charts its history since the 1940s.
Michael Palin's Radio Adventures - Actor-adventurer and Python, Michael Palin talks to John McCarthy, sharing more of his remarkable life as heard on BBC radio.
The Rival - Inspector Lestrade was made to look a fool in the Sherlock Holmes stories. Now he gets his own back, with tales of Holmes' rivals.
Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone - Stuart rounds up the unusual subjects including a Joe Meek rarity, some Italian prog, a bit of Norwegian piano jazz and a brace of great British cult guitarists. Plus his featured album is Hawaii, the 1996 avant pop masterwork from the High Llamas.
Riley and Coe - Featuring Jane Weaver live in session playing tracks from new album Love In Constant Spectacle.
Riley and Coe - Featuring a live session from Galen and Paul (Galen Ayers and Paul Simonon).
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