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Gary's Grand Tour

A musical trip around the world, bringing the best holiday to you! Gary Davies is ready for take-off to Barbados with a drink in Club Tropicana, enjoying Rio before heading to Oz!

Gary Davies presents his Grand Tour, bringing the best holiday vibes to you! It's a non-stop musical trip around the world's most beautiful hot spots.

Gary is ready for take-off to Barbados, with a drink in Club Tropicana, meeting the Girl From Ipanema in Rio, being On The Beach in Kokomo and Acapulco, driving along the Ventura Highway shouting Viva Las Vegas with some California Gurls, before heading back to Europe and a land Down Under via Amarillo, Africa and Marrakesh.

We will need your help with those postcards, heavenly holiday memories and tips for the best beaches, hidden gems and feasts along the way.

Lots of Gary's friends from TV's Wish You Were and Holiday, like Judith Chalmers, Mary Nightingale, Mark Durden Smith and Lucy Hedges, have called in with voice messages about their favourite places; we'll also hear from the station announcer at London Paddington, shipping forecasters and Chris Rea and Tony Christie will be telling Gary about their holiday signature songs.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Mon 30 Aug 2021 12:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

Music Played

  • Madonna

    Holiday

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
    • 34.

  • Typically Tropical

    Barbados

    • In The Summertime-Sound Of 70's, Part.
    • Old Gold.

  • Wham!

    Club Tropicana

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Calvin Harris

    Summer

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 88 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 5.

  • Chris Rea

    On The Beach

    • The Best Of Chris Rea.
    • East West Records.

  • AntΓ΄nio Carlos Jobim

    The Girl from Ipanema

    Singer: Astrud Gilberto. Performer: JoΓ£o Gilberto. Performer: AntΓ΄nio Carlos Jobim. Performer: Stan Getz. Performer: Tommy Williams.
    • It's Cool (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Duran Duran

    Rio

    • Duran Duran - Greatest.
    • EMI.

  • Gibson Brothers

    Cuba

    • Disco & Dance Party Hits (Various Artists).
    • BMG.

  • Amazulu

    Montego Bay

    • Amazulu.
    • Mango.

  • Tom Browne

    Funkin' For Jamaica

    • 100 Dance Hits Of The Eighties.
    • Connoisseur.

  • The Beach Boys

    Kokomo

    • Love At The Movies (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Four Tops

    Loco In Acapulco

    • Their Greatest Hits.
    • Telstar.

  • Luis Fonsi

    Despacito (Remix) (feat. Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Walking On Sunshine

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • America

    Ventura Highway

    • Country Roads (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Katy Perry

    California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • The Mamas & the Papas

    California Dreamin'

    • The Best Of.
    • MCA.
    • 2.

  • Elvis Presley

    Viva Las Vegas

    • Elvis Presley - The 50 Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • JAY-Z

    Empire State Of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys)

    • (CD Single).
    • Roc Nation.
    • 14.

  • Tony Christie

    (Is This the Way to) Amarillo

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.

  • Madness

    Night Boat To Cairo

    • Madness - Divine Madness.
    • Virgin.
    • 3.

  • The Bangles

    Walk Like An Egyptian

    • Take A Break (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Crosby, Stills & Nash

    Marrakesh Express

    • Over The Years....
    • Rhino.
    • 001.

  • Toto

    Africa

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Men at Work

    Down Under

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Mon 30 Aug 2021 12:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2