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Sophie's Summer Sizzler!

It's a special Kitchen Disco for the summer holidays... sunshine songs all the way!

It's a special Kitchen Disco for the holidays... sunshine songs all the way! This is Sophie's soundtrack to a tropical summer with music from the likes of Arrow, The Beach Boys, Katy Perry, Texas and Katrina & the Waves.

The disco happens Friday nights from 9pm on Radio 2 - subscribe to BBC Sounds to never miss an episode. Also, you can say to most smart speakers: 'ask BBC Sounds to play Kitchen Disco'.

Produced by Listen Entertainment for BBC Radio 2.

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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Music Played

  • Chappell Roan

    HOT TO GO!

    • HOT TO GO!.
    • Chappell Roan PS/ Island.
    • 1.

  • Texas

    Summer Son

    • Texas - The Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Walking On Sunshine

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Dua Lipa

    Levitating

    • Future Nostalgia.
    • Warner Records.

  • Wham!

    Club Tropicana

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Mungo Jerry

    In The Summertime

    • NOW That's What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 001.

  • Calvin Harris

    Summer

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 88 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 5.

  • Shakira

    Waka Waka (This Time For Africa) (feat. Freshlyground)

    • Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album.
    • Epic.
    • 2.

  • Arrow

    Hot Hot Hot

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • John Travolta & Olivia Newton‐John

    Summer Nights

    • Grease (Original Movie Soundtrack).
    • Polydor.

  • Aztec Camera

    Somewhere in My Heart

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • The Lovin’ Spoonful

    Summer In The City

    • NOW That's What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Beach Boys

    California Girls

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.
    • 6.

  • Katy Perry

    California Gurls

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • LEN

    Steal My Sunshine

    • Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Donna Summer

    Hot Stuff

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Dodgy

    Staying Out For The Summer

    • The No.1 Summer Album (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Supergrass

    Alright

    • The Best Pub Jukebox In The World (V).
    • Virgin.

  • Eddy Grant

    Electric Avenue

    • The Best Of The 80's Vol.II (Various).
    • Crimson.

  • Four Tops

    Loco In Acapulco

    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • DJ Sammy

    The Boys Of Summer

    • (CD Single).
    • Data.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Mr. Blue Sky

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Frontiers Records.
    • T1.

  • Taylor Swift

    Cruel Summer

    • Lover.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Bananarama

    Cruel Summer

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Avicii

    Wake Me Up

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 86 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Glenn Frey

    The Heat Is On

    • Above The Clouds: The Very Best Of.
    • Universal.

  • Noah and the Whale

    5 Years Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • The Kinks

    Sunny Afternoon

    • The Journey - Part 2: Anthology.
    • BMG.
    • 13.

  • Weezer

    Island In The Sun

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.

  • DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince

    Summertime

    • Jive.

Broadcast

  • Friday21:00
    BBC Radio 2