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Will Young sits in. Laurie Anderson, plus the Thursday Theme

Will chats to artist Laurie Anderson about being an electronic music pioneer.

Plus the Thursday Theme - April Fools songs.

Will chats to artist Laurie Anderson about being an electronic music pioneer. She was Nasa’s first artist in residence, she was part of the team who created the opening ceremony for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, and more recently has given six Norton Lectures at Harvard University.

Laurie Anderson’s 1982 debut album, Big Science, will return to vinyl for the first time in 30 years, with a new red vinyl edition being released on April 9th on Nonesuch Records.

Plus Will has the Thursday Theme - songs relating to April Fools. Send all your joke and prank-related track suggestions to will@bbc.co.uk

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Thu 1 Apr 2021 19:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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Music Played

  • World's First Cinema

    The Woods

    • The Woods.
    • B-Unique Records.
    • 1.

  • Michael Kiwanuka

    Light

    • Polydor Records.

  • The Joy Formidable

    Into The Blue

    • Into The Blue.
    • Hassle Records.
    • 1.

  • John Grant

    Boy From Michigan

    • John Grant.
    • BELLA UNION.
    • 1.

  • Joesef

    Let's Stay Together (Sofa Session, 31 March 2021)

  • Fana Hues

    Icarus

    • Bright Antenna Records.

  • Kate Bush

    Cloudbusting

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Krishna Das

    Samadhi Sitaram

    • Live Ananda.
    • 1.

  • Laurie Anderson

    O Superman (For Massenet)

    • Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology.
    • Rhino.

  • Tom Waits And Kronos Quartet

    Diamond In Your Mind

    • Diamond In Your Mind.
    • Epitaph Europe B.V..
    • 1.

  • The Black Keys

    Things Ain't Like They Used to Be

    • Attack & Release.
    • Nonesuch/V2.
    • 11.

  • The Stone Roses

    Fools Gold

    • Precious - Various Artists.
    • Dino.

  • Kelis

    Trick Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 15.

  • The Cardigans

    Lovefool

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Stealers Wheel

    Stuck In The Middle With You

    • (Single).
    • A&M.

  • Jamiroquai

    Love Foolosophy

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Am I A Fool In Love

    • Kent.

  • George Michael

    Kissing A Fool

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.

Broadcast

  • Thu 1 Apr 2021 19:30
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2