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An uplifting mix of music and chat with Brian Bilston

Craig kick starts your week by chatting with the 'Poet Laureate of Twitter' Brian Bilston about his new collection of works, 'Days Like These'.

Craig kick starts your week with the 'Poet Laureate of Twitter' Brian Bilston about his new collection of works titled 'Days Like These'.

They also launch 'Sonnet for 6' - a poem that Brian, Craig and the listeners will write in the run-up to National Poetry Day, as part of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music's 'Way With Words'.

Also on the show, we shine a spotlight on maths graduate-cum-poet Harry Baker, who joins our 'Class of 2022' and performs his piece β€˜A love poem for lonely prime numbers’.

Get involved and choose your favourite lyricists, spoken word artists and punk poets for our Purse of Verse. Get in touch - email craig@bbc.co.uk

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Mon 3 Oct 2022 13:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Strokes

    Someday

    • Rough Trade Records.

  • Prima Queen

    Eclipse

    • Big Indie Records.

  • Ron Grainer

    Doctor Who (1980 Arrangement)

    Music Arranger: Peter Howell. Performer: The ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radiophonic Workshop.
    • A-Z Of British TV Themes Vol 12.
    • Play It Again.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea

    • IMP Records.

  • Blondie

    Picture This

    • Chrysalis.

  • Hamilton Bohannon

    Let's Start The Dance

    • (Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 2.

  • ΈιΓΆ²β°μ²υ΄Η±θ±θ

    The Night (feat. Alison Goldfrapp)

    • Dog Triumph.

  • The Pharcyde

    Runnin'

    • POLYGRAM TV.

  • Frank Ocean

    Pink + White

  • Loyle Carner

    Nobody Knows (Ladas Road)

    • EMI.

  • Alina Bzhezhinska & HipHarpCollective

    Fire

    • Reflections.
    • BBE Music.
    • 3.

  • Jamie T

    Sheila

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Virgin.

  • Pale Blue Eyes

    Little Gem

    • Full Time Hobby.

  • Lizzo

    Boys (6 Music Session, 28 Aug 2018)

  • Rufus & Chaka Khan

    Once You Get Started

    • VIRGIN.

  • Jamie xx

    KILL DEM

    • Young.

  • Loyle Carner

    Damselfly (Instrumental) (feat. Tom Misch)

    • EMI.

  • Arctic Monkeys

    I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Domino.

  • beabadoobee

    The Perfect Pair

    • Dirty Hit.

  • Belle and Sebastian

    Legal Man

    • Jeepster Recordings.

  • The D.O.C.

    Portrait of a Masterpiece

    • Atlantic.

  • Poppy Ajudha

    No!

    • Poppy Ajudha.

  • Blur

    Sweet Song (Instrumental)

    • Think Tank.
    • Parlophone.

  • Yasiin Bey

    Ms Fat Booty

    • Rawkus.

  • Los Bitchos

    Good To Go!

    • City Slang.

  • Maya Hawke

    Sweet Tooth

  • Ibibio Sound Machine

    Tell Me

    • Merge Records.

  • TSHA

    Dancing In The Shadows

    • Ninja Tune.

  • Gil Scott‐Heron

    B Movie

    • Original Album Classics.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 7.

  • Bryan Ferry

    A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

    • EG.

  • Baz Luhrmann

    Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

    • EMI Records Limited.

  • Panda Bear & Sonic Boom

    Edge of the Edge

    • Domino.

  • Elastica

    Connection

    • Crash! Indie Anthems 1982-2004 (Var).
    • BMG.

  • George FitzGerald

    Rainbows and Dreams (feat. SOAK)

  • LCD Soundsystem

    new body rhumba

    • Columbia.

  • The Coral

    Pass It On

    • (CD Single).
    • Deltasonic.

  • DEADLETTER

    Binge

    • SO Recordings.

  • Freak Power

    Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out

    • 4TH And Broadway.

Broadcast

  • Mon 3 Oct 2022 13:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music