Bill Bryson
Cerys chats to author Bill Bryson about his latest book, The Body. She also curates a playlist celebrating the Day of The Dead and the Celtic Samhain.
Cerys chats to author Bill Bryson about his Royal Society Science Book Prize nominated publication, The Body. This is the second nomination Bill has received for his science writing, previously winning the prize for his 2003 book A Short History of Nearly Everything.
Cerys marks the end of October and the start of November, exploring festivals around the world celebrating the time of year where the veil between the living and the spirit world is thought to be at it's thinnest, ranging from the Celtic Samhain to the Latin American Dia De Muertos. Plus Musician, songwriter and South East London Folklore Society's George Hoyle explains some of the history behind these traditions.
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Pedro Vargas
Viva Mexico
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Demon Fuzz
I Put A Spell On You
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Lila Downs
Yunu Yucu Ninu
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Marimba Chiapas
Las Chiapanecas
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Clarence Brewer
Halloween Blues
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Robert Johnson
They're Red Hot
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The Dave Brubeck Quartet
Take Five
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Bande Gamboa
Pe di bissilon (Detroit Swindle Remix)
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The Mighty Mocambos
Arabesque Breakin Suite (Live at Jam PDM)
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Doug Carn
Desert Rain
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Kevin Johansen
Atahualpa, You Funky!
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Kapelle So&So
Is This Love
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Jimmy Smith
Theme From Where The Spies Are
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Otis Redding
These Arms of Mine
- Atlantic Soul (Various Artists).
- Warner E.S.P..
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Norah Jones
My Heart Is Full
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Booker T. Laury
Big Legged Woman
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Aaron Taylor
The Ritual
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Big Mama Thornton
Hound Dog
- The Original Hound Dog.
- Universal-Island Records.
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The Rattles
The Witch
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Jackie Mittoo
Hot Tamale
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Los Folkloristas
Coplas del Muerto (Coplas) [Mexico]
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Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey
Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window
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J.J. Cale
After Midnight
- Mercury.
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Calexico
Coyoacan
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Amparo Ochoa
La Calaca
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Johnny Heartsman
Ain't No Sunshine
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This Is the Kit
The Turnip
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Oscar Lang
Apple Juice
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Lila Downs, NiΓ±a Pastori & Soledad
La Cumbia del Mole
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Ebony Rhythm Band
Light My Fire
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Rafael MΓ©ndez
Chiapanecas
- The Legendary Trumpet Virtuosity of Rafael Mendez.
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Chuck Berry
Trick or Treat
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Stanley Turrentine
Spooky
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
Duppy Conqueror
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Banda Yacapixtla
Danza De Los Viejitos
- Danzas y Bailables Regionales.
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Orchestra Baobab
Bul Ma Miin
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