Desert Island Discs
Desert Island Discs was created by Roy Plomley in 1942, and the format is simple: a guest is invited by Kirsty Young to choose the eight records they would take with them to a desert island
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnmr
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs
Brian Cox
Fri 30 Dec 2011
09:00
BBC Radio 4
Professor of physics Brian Cox is interviewed by Kirsty Young for Desert Island Discs.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018gy4v
Kirsty Young's castaway is the scientist Professor Brian Cox.
In the press he's been called 'the pin-up professor' and his enormously popular TV series have been credited with creating the 'Brian Cox effect' - a surge in the number of would-be scientists applying to university. As a teenager he decided he wanted to be a rock star; he toured the world as a member of the band Dare and performed on Top of the Pops with his second group D:Ream.
He says:"I hope, we're beginning to treat ideas almost like we treated rock and roll - I hope so, it would be wonderful, wouldn't it, if ideas were the new rock and roll?"
Producer: Corinna Jones.
Music played
1. David Bowie — Queen Bitch
Composer: Bowie
Hunky Dory, EMI
2. Frank Sinatra — Come Fly with Me
Composer: Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen
The Wonderful World of Frank Sinatra 1952-1960, Remember
3. The Jam — Going Underground
Composer: Weller
The Jam: Greatest Hits, Polydor
4. Duran Duran — Friends of Mine
Composer: Nick Rhodes, Andrew Taylor, Roger Taylor & Simon le Bon
Live at Hammersmith 82, EMI
5. Dare — King of Spades
Composer: Darren Wharton
Out Of The Silence, Universal
6. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark — Messages
Composer: Omd
The Best of OMD., Virgin
7. Clem Snide — Moment in the Sun
Composer: E.Barzelay
Delicatessen 4 CD1, Cooking Vinyl
8. Billy Joel — New York State of Mind
Composer: Joel
Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Volume, CBS
Another Country with Ricky Ross
Ricky Ross enters the landscape of Americana and alternative country. Expect to hear both classic and future classics, with Ricky taking a close look at the stories behind the songs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00hh26l
Fri 30 Dec 2011
20:05
BBC Radio Scotland
Part 1 of a celebration of Bob Dylan's 70th birthday with Rosanne Cash and Tom Jones.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01132nv
Rosanne Cash, Tom Jones, Teddy Thompson, Craig Finn of The Hold Steady and The Secret Sisters all choose their favourite Bob Dylan songs to celebrate his 70th birthday. Plus Ricky Ross takes a look at some of the many Americana and alternative country artists that have covered the Bob Dylan songbook over the years. Part 1/2.
Music played
1. The Byrds — You Ain't Goin Nowhere
2. The Dead Weather — New Pony
3. Dolly Parton — Blowin' In The Wind
4. Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash — Girl Form The North Country
5. Buck Owens and His Buckaroos — Love Minus Zero/No Limit
6. Emmylou Harris — Every Grain of Sand
7. Bob Dylan — Jokerman
8. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band — Chimes Of Freedom
9. Lucinda Williams — Positively 4th Street
10. Bob Dylan — What Good Am I
11. Glen Campbell — If Not For You
12. Shawn Colvin — You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
13. Bob Dylan — Ballad In Plain D
14. Jim James & Calexico — Going To Acapulco
15. Bob Dylan — Blind Willie McTell
16. Wanda Jackson — Thunder On The Mountain
17. Bob Dylan — Farewell
18. Andrea Glass — Is Your Love In Vain
19. Bob Dylan — I Threw It All Away
20. Bob Dylan & Willie Nelson — Heartland
Jazz Record Requests
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tnn9
Sat 31 Dec 2011
17:00
BBC Radio 3
Geoffrey Smith presents a selection of listeners' jazz requests.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018mp1q
Music played
1. Lionel Hampton — Ring Dem Bells
Composer: Ellington Performers: Lionel Hampton and his Orchestra: Cootie Williams (tp), Johnny Hodges (as), Edgar Sampson (bs), Lionel Hampton (vib, v), Jess Stacy (p), Allen Reuss (g), Billy Taylor (b), Sonny Greer (d) Recorded: New York 18 January 1938
The Lionel Hampton Story, Proper P1145, CD1 tr 6 3’20
2. Humphrey Lyttelton — Coffee Grinder
Composer: Bechet Performers: Humphrey Lyttelton (tp), John Picard (tb), Wally Fawkes, Bruce Turner (cl), Johnny Parker (p), Freddy Legon (g), Micky Ashman (b), George Hopkinson (d) Recorded: 2 December 1954
Shake it and Break It, Calligraph Records CLG CD 0353, 20 2’52”
3. George Shearing — Tenderly
Composer: Gross, Lawrence Performers: George Shearing (p) Recorded: 1950
George Meets the Lion, JASCD 363, 23
4. Ottillie Patterson — Squeeze Me
Composer: Waller-Williams Performers: Ottillie Patterson (v & p) Recorded: 3 February 1959
Chris Barber’s Band Box, Encore ENC 167, S2/3 3’18”
5. Stan Tracey — Murdering the Time
Composer: Tracey Performers: Kenny Baker, Ken Wheeler, Ian Hamer, Les Condon (tp), Keith Christie, Chris Smith, Wally Smith (tb), Alan Branscombe, Ronnie Baker (as), Ronnie Scott, Tubby Hayes (ts), Harry Klein (bs), Stan Tracey (p), Jeff Clyne (b), Ronnie Stephenson (d) Recorded: 1966
Alice in Jazz Land, Columbia SX 6051, S2/2 3’58”
6. Eddie Harris — Renovated Rhythm
Composer: Harris/Hargrove Performers: Eddie Harris (electric saxophone), Ronald Muldrow (g), Larry Nash (p), Rufus Reid (b), Ndugu (Leon Chancler) (d) Recorded: 1970
Eddie Harris Excursions, Atlantic K60047A, S1/2 04’52”
7. Lucky Thompson — Where or When
Composer: Rodgers Performers: Lucky Thompson (ts), Jimmy Hamilton (cl), Billy Taylor (p), Oscar Pettiford (b), Osie Johnson (d) Recorded: 1954
Lucky Thompson, Studio XIC 4001, S1/2 6’28”
8. Jan Garbarek — Red Wind
Composer: Garbarek Performers: Jan Garbarek (ss & keyboard), Marilyn Mazur (shakers) Recorded: June 1995
Selected Recordings, ECM 0141662, CD1 tr 13 3’44”
9. Billy Taylor — I Wish I Knew
Composer: Billy Taylor Performers: Billy Taylor (piano), Ben Tucker (b), Grady Tate (d) Recorded: 1964
I Wish I Knew – Theme Music to Film ‘86, EP Capitol CL 369, A1 4’23”
10. Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra — Mean What You Say
Composer: Jones Performers: Thad Jones (flugelhorn), Mel Lewis (drums), Jerome Richardson, Joe Farrell, Jerry Dodgion, Eddie Daniels, Pepper Adams (saxes), Richards Williams, Danny Stiles, Bill Berry, Jimmy Nottingham (tps), Bob Brookmeyer, Jack Rains, Tom McIntosh, Cliff Heather (tbn), Richard Davis (b), Hank Jones (p), Sam Herman (g) Recorded: 1966
Presenting Thad Jones, Mel Lewis & ‘The Jazz Orchestra’, United Artists ULP 1169, S2/1 5’24”
11. Coleman Hawkins — Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Composer: Trad. arr. Coleman Hawkins Performers: Coleman Hawkins (ts), Tommy Flanagan (p), Major Holley (b), Ed Locke (d) Recorded: August 1962
Hawkins! Alive! At the Village Gate, Verve VLP 9044, S1/2 10’25”
