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With guests William Shatner and Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth

William Shatner talks about the latest series of his TV show The Unexplained on Sky History. Gyles Brandreth and Susie Dent discuss their podcast Something Rhymes With Purple.

Steve and the team speak to actor William Shatner about hosting the latest series of ‘The Unexplained’ on Sky History which explores the world's most fascinating, strange and inexplicable mysteries, and author and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth and lexicographer Susie Dent discuss their podcast Something Rhymes With Purple. Plus there's Factoids, the Non-Stop Oldies and the latest lifestyle news.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • The S.O.S. Band

    Just Be Good To Me

    • The History Of Dance Vol. 2 (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
  • The Weeknd

    Blinding Lights

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Republic Records.
    • 1.
  • Lighthouse Family

    Lifted

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande

    Rain On Me (Purple Disco Machine Remix)

    Remix Artist: Purple Disco Machine.
    • Chromatica.
    • Interscope Records.
  • George Ezra

    Paradise

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Eric Carmen

    Hungry Eyes

    • Dirty Dancing - Original S/Track.
    • RCA.
  • Average White Band

    Pick Up The Pieces

    • The Best Of The Average White Band.
    • Hit Label.
  • Harry Styles

    Watermelon Sugar

    • Fine Line.
    • Columbia.
  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Saturday Nite

    • Earth Wind & Fire:Ultimate Collection.
    • Columbia.
    • 7.
  • Marshmello & Halsey

    Be Kind

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Jason Mraz & Â鶹ԼÅÄ Concert Orchestra

    Look For The Good (Radio 2 House Music, 21 May 2020)

  • Chuck Berry

    Johnny B. Goode

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Keith Urban

    Polaroid

    • The Speed Of Now Pt. 1.
    • Capitol Nashville.
  • Madonna

    Like A Prayer

    • (CD Single).
    • Sire.
    • 9.
  • Queen

    Radio Ga Ga

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.
  • Johnny Hates Jazz

    Shattered Dreams

    • Now 1987 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
  • Pet Shop Boys

    It's A Sin

    • Pet Shop Boys - Discography.
    • EMI.
  • Haddaway

    What Is Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Logic Records.
  • Simply Red

    You Make Me Feel Brand New

    • (CD Single).
    • Simplyred.com.
  • Hannah Grace

    How True Is Your Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Never Fade Records.
  • Fiction Factory

    (Feels Like) Heaven

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Paul Weller

    Village

    • On Sunset.
    • Polydor.
  • ABBA

    Super Trouper

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 006.
  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    • Whitney Houston - Whitney.
    • Arista.
  • Kygo & Whitney Houston

    Higher Love

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA Records.
  • Whitney Houston

    How Will I Know

    • The Best Of.
    • Arista.
  • Whitney Houston

    Saving All My Love For You

    • Whitney Houston.
    • Arista.
  • Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber

    Stuck With U

    • (CD Single).
    • Silent Records Ventures.
  • Mabel

    Boyfriend

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood

    Summer Wine

    • The Greatest Hits Of Nancy Sinatra.
    • Boulevard.
  • Lewis Capaldi

    Someone You Loved

    • Breach.
    • Vertigo.
    • 3.
  • Radiohead

    No Surprises

  • Stevie Wonder

    I Wish

    • Motown Party (Various Artists).
    • Motown.
  • Kelly Clarkson

    I Dare You

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

Broadcast

  • Mon 8 Jun 2020 14:00

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