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Jeremy Paxman, Elaine Paige, Darcey Bussell & Madness

Jeremy Paxman has tales from his memoir, Elaine Paige brings in her album of musical tunes, and Darcey Bussell has the latest on Strictly Come Dancing. Plus Madness perform live!

Chris is joined by Jeremy Paxman who reveals all about his colourful memoir and tells, A Life in Questions and tells us what he would have asked Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton during the US Election. Dazzling judge Darcey Bussell pirouettes into the studio to give us all the gossip ahead of week 10 of Strictly Come Dancing and tells us the criteria needed for the new Head Judge. Elaine Paige brings in her new album of top show tunes, Elaine Paige Presents the Musicals and tells us how she copes when she forgets her lines on stage. Plus Madness provide the Friday soundtrack with music from their album Can't Touch Us Now and a classic Kinks classic cover. Today's Pause For Thought comes from writer Abdul-Rehman Malik.

2 hours, 59 minutes

Last on

Fri 25 Nov 2016 06:30

Music Played

  • Erasure

    Sometimes

    • Erasure - Pop!.
    • Mute Records.
  • Nathaniel Rateliff

    Out On The Weekend

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Leon Redbone & Zooey Deschanel

    Baby It's Cold Outside

    • Watertower Music.
  • Florence + The Machine

    You've Got The Love

  • Canned Heat

    Let's Work Together

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1970 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Kylie Minogue

    Spinning Around

    • Now 46 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • The Shires

    A Thousand Hallelujahs

    • My Universe.
    • Decca.
    • 010.
  • New Kids on the Block

    You Got It (The Right Stuff)

    • (CD Single).
    • CBS.
  • Soul II Soul

    Keep on Movin' (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
  • Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters

    Mele Kalikimaka

    • Christmas Memories (Various Artists).
    • Emporio.
    • 1.
  • Craig David

    Change My Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Insanity Records.
  • Cliff Richard

    It's Better To Dream

    • Just... Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll.
    • Sony Music.
  • Terry Wogan

    The Floral Dance

    • Terry Wogan's Greatest Hits (Vol.2).
    • Philips.
  • Lenny Kravitz

    California

    • Lenny Kravitz - Baptism.
    • Parlophone.
  • The Weeknd

    Can't Feel My Face

    • Beauty Behind The Madness.
    • Republic.
    • 7.
  • Pratt & McClain

    Happy Days

    • Television's Greatest Hits Volume 3 70s & 80s.
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.
  • Blossoms

    Blown Rose

    • Blossoms.
    • Virgin EMI.
    • 007.
  • Paolo Nutini

    Pencil Full Of Lead

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • The Four Seasons

    December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 11.

Broadcast

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