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Adam Kay, Barry ‘Scratchy’ Myers and Family Stereo

Everything you need to know about London from architecture to accents and great music.

Adam Kay discusses “A Particularly Nasty Case”, his debut novel blending mystery, murder and medicine; Barry ‘Scratchy’ Myers shares “A Voice From The Wings: From Dingwalls To The Clash”, his memoir of London’s punk era and time as The Clash’s tour DJ; and Family Stereo’s Blake Watt introduces “The Thread”, a debut album of intimate songwriting and lush arrangements.

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Music Played

  • Pat Metheny Group

    Last Train Home

    • Still Life (Talking).
    • Nonesuch.
    • 3.

  • Pretenders

    Stop Your Sobbing

    • Pretenders (Deluxe Edition).
    • WM UK.
    • 7.

  • Toots & The Maytals

    Time Tough

    • Island Records.

  • Lulu

    The Man Who Sold The World

    • Now Yearbook 1974.
    • Now! Music.
    • 19.

  • Matt Monro

    On Days Like These (From The Italian Job)

    • From Matt Monro, With Love.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 08.

  • Bill Withers

    Ain't No Sunshine

    • The Essential Bill Withers.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 01.

  • The Rolling Stones

    In The Stars

    • Polydor.

  • José Feliciano

    Light My Fire

    • A Groovy Kind Of Love.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 01.

  • Robert Gordon & Link Wray

    Red Cadillac, and a Black Moustache

    • Fresh Fish Special.
    • Private Stock Records.
    • 2.

  • Donovan

    Mellow Yellow

    • Donovan: Greatest Hits...And More.
    • The state51 Conspiracy.
    • 19.

  • Booker T. & The M.G.'s

    Green Onions

    • Green Onions (60th Anniversary Remaster).
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 02.

  • Bob Dylan

    Tangled Up In Blue

    • The Essential Bob Dylan.
    • Columbia.
    • 5.

  • Sarah Jarosz

    Orange and Blue

    • Orange and Blue.
    • Rounder.
    • 1.

  • The Pogues

    A Pair Of Brown Eyes

    • WM UK.

  • Billy Ocean

    When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going

    • The Very Best Of Billy Ocean.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 17.

  • The Bangles

    Eternal Flame

    • The Best Of The Bangles.
    • Columbia.
    • 01.

  • Ella Langley

    Choosin' Texas

    • SAWGOD/Columbia.

  • The Valentine Brothers

    Money's Too Tight (To Mention)

    • Money's Too Tight (To Mention).
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 1.

  • Junior Murvin

    Police & Thieves

    • Reggae, Reggae, Reggae.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 01.

  • The Kinks

    You Really Got Me

    • The Kinks - The Definitive Collection.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 01.

  • David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Forbidden Colours

    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).

  • Family Stereo

    Remedy

    • Bella Union.

  • Family Stereo

    Three Moon Trail

    • Bella Union.

  • Mario Biondi

    This Is What You Are

    • This Is What You Are (20Th Anniversary).
    • Beyond Srl.
    • 1.

  • Beats International & Lindy Layton

    Dub Be Good To Me

    • Now 90s Dancefloor.
    • Now! Music.
    • 02.

  • Blondie

    Call Me

    • Greatest Hits (Remastered).
    • CHRYSALIS.
    • 01.

Broadcast

  • Saturday10:00
    BBC Radio London