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Sir Richard Stilgoe and James Morrison

Sir Richard Stilgoe, the composer and lyricist picks the Tracks of My Years. Plus Ken has a World Exclusive new single from James Morrison and he's on the phone.

Sir Richard Stilgoe, the composer and lyricist picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from Kate Bush and Peter Skellern. Richard has spent fifty years as a performer and writer in all forms of the performing arts. On television he appeared on Nationwide, That's Life and several series of his own. On stage he toured for many years with his one-man show and subsequently his two-man show with Peter Skellern.
He wrote lyrics for Cats, Starlight Express and The Phantom of the Opera and music and lyrics for Bodywork, Brilliant the Dinosaur, β€˜Orpheus – the Mythical’ and Road Rage. His broadcasting work has earned him the New York Radio Festival Gold Award, three Monaco Festival Prizes and the Prix Italia. Richard sits on various boards involved in music education. In 1997 he founded the Orpheus Centre in Surrey, where young disabled people prepare for independent living through a series of performing arts courses.

Plus Ken has a World Exclusive from James Morrison and he chats to the singer-songwriter about his new music.

Ken also has another round of the PopMaster music quiz, the daily love song and the record and album of the week. To contact the show, email ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Wed 16 Jan 2019 09:30
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Nina Simone

    Ain't Got No, I Got Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Backstreet Boys

    Chances

    • DNA.
    • RCA.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Tears Dry On Their Own

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Portugal. The Man

    Feel It Still

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Pandora's Box

    • Omd - Sugar Tax.
    • Virgin.
    • 18.

  • Fleur East

    Favourite Thing

    • (CD Single).
    • Hunter Corp Records.
    • 1.

  • Luther Vandross

    Stop To Love

    • The Essential Luther Vandross.
    • Epic.

  • David Bowie

    Modern Love

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Jax Jones & Years & Years

    Play

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Gwen Stefani

    What You Waiting For?

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 60 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Lauren Wood

    Fallen

    • Pretty Woman - Soundtrack.
    • EMI.

  • Albin Lee Meldau

    Bounce

    • About You.
    • Astralwerks.

  • Gnarls Barkley

    Crazy

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Dire Straits

    Walk Of Life

    • Brothers In Arms 20th Anniv Edition.
    • Vertigo.

  • Record of the Week

    • Jack Savoretti

      Candlelight

      • Singing To Strangers.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.

  • Kool & the Gang

    Straight Ahead

    • In The Heart.
    • BBR.
    • 006.

  • Trevor Horn

    Everybody Wants To Rule The World (feat. Robbie Williams & The Sarm Orchestra)

    • Trevor Horn Reimagines The 80s (Various Artists).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..

  • James Morrison

    My Love Goes On (feat. Joss Stone)

    • You're Stronger Than You Know.
    • Stanley Park Records.

  • Album of the Week

    • Alice Merton

      Why So Serious

      • Mint.
      • Paper Plane Records.

  • Mike + the Mechanics

    Over My Shoulder

    • Mike & The Mechanics Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • Keuning

    Boat Accident

    • Prism.
    • Thirty Tigers.

  • Tracks of My Years

    • Peter Skellern

      You're A Lady

      • Peter Skellern - You're A Lady.
      • London.

    • Kate Bush

      Wuthering Heights

      • Remastered Part I.
      • Fish People.

  • James Arthur & ΄‘²Τ²Τ±π‐M²Ή°ωΎ±±π

    Rewrite The Stars

    • The Greatest Showman: Reimagined (Various Artists).
    • Atlantic.

  • Forrest

    Rock The Boat

    • Sealed With A Kiss (Various Artists).
    • BMG.

Broadcast

  • Wed 16 Jan 2019 09:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2