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The life and times of Mark E Smith

Shaun reflects on the life and work on The Fall's Mark E Smith. Plus John Kearns joins Shaun to chat about his new live show.

Thursday morning sees Shaun reflecting on the life and times of Mark E Smith who passed away on Wednesday. The Fall singer died aged 60, the band's manager has said. Pam Van Damned said the frontman died at home on Wednesday morning and a more detailed statement would follow "in the next few days".
"In the meantime, Pam and Mark's family request privacy at this sad time," the statement said.

Paying tribute, Smith's former bandmate and 6 Music presenter Marc Riley said the singer "taught me a lot about life and he taught me a lot about music".

Shaun, along with Matt Everitt will look back on his life and music and celebrate the man who once said: "If it's me and yer granny on bongos, it's the Fall."

Alongside this, Shaun welcomes the only winner of both the Best Show and Best Newcomer Edinburgh Comedy Awards - John Kearns. He joins Shaun after 9am today to chat about his new live show - Don't Worry, They're Here. The show is a stand-up routine of someone who has the everyday worries of the common man in a small world, but who is unusually insistent in expressing them. Plus, today's Album of the Day come from Starcrawler and as it's Burns Night we asked our good friend, Radio 2's Ken Bruce to record one of Burns' poems, the appropriately titled 'Up in the Morning Early.

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Thu 25 Jan 2018 07:00
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Music Played

  • James

    Come ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ

    • Fontana.

  • The Go! Team

    Mayday

    • Memphis Industries Ltd.

  • Johnny Jones & The King Casuals

    Purple Haze

  • Moby

    Like A Motherless Child

    • Little Idiot.

  • Gil Scott‐Heron

    Ain't No Such Thing As Superman

  • Ash

    Envy

    • Infectious Records Limit.

  • Charlotte Gainsbourg

    Songbird In A Cage

    • Because Music.

  • The Fall

    Pay Your Rates

  • The Fall

    C.R.E.E.P

    • The Fall B Sides.
    • Beggars Banquet.

  • John Lennon

    Watching The Wheels

    • Parlophone.

  • Justice

    Randy

    • Ed Banger records / Because Music.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    International Blue

    • Columbia.

  • Guillemots

    Made-Up Lovesong #43

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Polydor.

  • Hercules & Love Affair

    My Curse And Cure (feat. Gustaph)

    • mr.intl / Sony BMG.

  • Sleeper

    She's A Good Girl

    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • The War on Drugs

    Nothing To Find

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Gengahr

    Carrion

    • Transgressive Records.

  • The Fall

    Telephone Thing

  • Starcrawler

    I Love LA

    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Jimmy Mack

    • Leaders Of The Pack (Various Artists.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Gorillaz

    Stylo (feat. Bobby Womack & Yasiin Bey)

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • First Aid Kit

    Fireworks

    • Columbia.

  • Linda Clifford

    I Can't Let This Good Thing Get Away

    • The Curtom Story Curtis Mayfield's School Of 20th Century Soul CD1.

  • Jack White

    Connected By Love

    • Third Man Records/XL Recordings.

  • Roxy Music

    Do The Strand

    • Virgin.

  • Karen O

    Yo! My Saint (feat. Michael Kiwanuka)

    • Kobalt Label.

  • The Fall

    Frightened

  • The Fall

    Bill Is Dead

    • Universal.

  • Joe Goddard

    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ (feat. Daniel Wilson)

    • Electric Lines.
    • Greco-Roman/ Domino.

Broadcast

  • Thu 25 Jan 2018 07:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music