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Music, chat and The Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson

Ahead of World Book Day, Mark and Stuart host a children's book special with a selection of related music and a chat with acclaimed author Julia Donaldson.

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast.

Ahead of World Book Day, Mark and Stuart host a bit of a children's book special. They play a selection of tracks that relate to some of our favourite books, and they are joined by acclaimed author Julia Donaldson. Well-known for her children's books including The Gruffalo and Stick Man, the former children's laureate joins Mark and Stuart to share her 'First, Last and Everything' - that’s the first record she owned, the most recent one she’s been enjoying and the record that means β€˜everything’ to her. Julia also chats about her latest work.

With a selection of music old and new to get the weekend started.

Plus long-running feature β€˜The Chain’, which gives listeners the chance to pick a track that links in some way to the last. The list now contains over 8000 songs.

2 hours

Last on

Sat 26 Feb 2022 08:00

Music Played

  • Jefferson Airplane

    White Rabbit

    • Virgin.
  • Cate Le Bon

    Remembering Me

    • Mexican Summer.
  • Princess Nokia

    Green Eggs & Ham

    • Princess Nokia Inc.
  • Bob & Marcia

    Pied Piper

  • Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine

    Back To Oz

    • Asthmatic Kitty Records.
  • Kate Bush

    In Search of Peter Pan

    • Lionheart.
  • Broadcast

    The Book Lovers

    • Duophonic Super 45s β€Ž.
  • Robert Glasper

    Black Superhero (feat. Killer Mike, BJ the Chicago Kid & Big K.R.I.T.)

    • Loma Vista.
  • Half Man Half Biscuit

    Tess Of The Dormobiles

    • The Voltarol Years.
    • R. M. Qualtrough.
    • 4.
  • The Housemartins

    Five Get Over Excited

    • Go! Discs!.
  • She Drew the Gun

    Panopticon

    • Submarine Cat.
  • The Moments

    Jack In The Box

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Veruca Salt

    Seether

    • Scared Hitless.
  • Bambara

    Birds

    • Wharf Cat.
  • Έι³ά²Τ‐D.²Ρ.°δ.

    Peter Piper

    • Raising Hell (Expanded Edition).
    • Arista/Legacy.
    • 1.
  • Jamiroquai

    Little L

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
  • Melt Yourself Down

    Balance

    • Decca.
  • The Railway Children

    Merciless (Radio 1 Session, 6 May 1987)

  • Little Dragon

    Sweet

    • Season High.
    • Because Music.
  • Sandie Shaw

    Girl Don't Come

    • Sandie Shaw - The Collection.
    • Castle.
  • Radu Lupu

    Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 - 12. Kind im Einschlummern

    • Radu Lupu - Complete Decca Solo Recordings.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 106.
  • James Taylor

    You Can Close Your Eyes

    • Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon.
    • Rhino.
    • 8.
  • Aretha Franklin

    The House That Jack Built

    • Atlantic.
  • Dijon

    Talk Down

    • Dark Green, Dark Green.

Broadcast

  • Sat 26 Feb 2022 08:00