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With Zadie Smith in conversation

Lauren Laverne chats to Zadie Smith about her latest novel, Swing Time, which follows two London girls as they grow up on the wrong side of town and unite through dance.

Lauren chats to writer Zadie Smith about her latest novel 'Swing Time'. Beginning in London, the book finds two girls growing up on the wrong side of town & uniting through dance. From here it travels from New York to West Africa, taking in a musical journey incorporating Michael Jackson, Gambian drumming and Rakim. It's Zadie's fifth novel and 16 years since she exploded onto the literary scene with her debut 'White Teeth'.

Lauren also brings you half an hour of amazing music suggested by you, our beloved listener's in this week's People's Playlist. There's more new music for our Just Added playlist, a Headphones Moment and tons of top tunes.

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Thu 24 Nov 2016 10:00
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Music Played

  • The Beta Band

    Assessment

    • Regal.

  • Kae Tempest

    Breakfast

  • Hotel Lima

    Bird In A Tree

  • The Stooges

    No Fun

    • Elektra.

  • Pepe DeluxΓ©

    Go Girl Go

  • Elbow

    Grounds For Divorce

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Fiction.

  • Lamb

    Gorecki

  • Coldcut & Roots Manuva

    Only Heaven (feat. Roots Manuva)

    • AHEAD OF OUR TIME.

  • Wilson Pickett

    Land Of 1000 Dances

    • TELSTAR.

  • Sam Cooke

    Twistin' the Night Away

  • Rufus Thomas

    Do The Funky Chicken

    • Stax Greatest Hits (Various Artists).
    • Stax.

  • Shirley Ellis

    The Clapping Song

  • The Gap Band

    Oops Up Side Your Head

    • Virgin.

  • Alligator Stomp

  • Madonna

    Vogue

  • David Bowie

    John, I'm Only Dancing

    • EMI.

  • The Chemical Brothers

    C-h-e-m-i-c-a-l

    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Ofo & The Black Company

    Allah Wakbarr

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Let's Go Crazy

    • Warner Bros.

  • Paul McCartney

    Coming Up

    • Parlophone.

  • Warpaint

    So Good

    • Rough Trade.

  • Stetsasonic

    Talkin' All That Jazz

    • Tommy Boy Music.

  • A Tribe Called Quest

    Ego

    • Epic Records.

  • The Shacks

    Audrey Hepburn

  • Sigur RΓ³s

    Gobbledigook

    • CD SINGLE.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • The Colorist & EmilΓ­ana Torrini

    When We Dance

    • The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini.
    • Rough Trade.

  • Chuck Berry

    Johnny B. Goode

    • Chess.

  • Slaves

    Hypnotised

    • Virgin EMI.

  • Graham Coxon

    Freakin' Out

    • Transcopic Records.

  • Pixies

    Classic Masher

    • Play It Again Sam/PixiesMusic.

  • Baltic Fleet

    Elizabeth Glue

    • The Dear One.
    • Blow Up Records.

  • Camper Van Beethoven

    Take The Skinheads Bowling

    • IRS.

  • Glass Animals

    Season 2 Episode 3

    • Caroline International/Wolf Tone.

  • Swans

    Finally Peace

  • Whyte Horses

    The Snowfalls

    • CRC Recordings.

  • Jesse Mac Cormack

    Never Enough

  • Underworld

    Pearl's Girl

    • Now.

  • Tori Amos

    Professional Widow (It's Got To Be Big)

    • East West Records.

Broadcast

  • Thu 24 Nov 2016 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music