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An uplifting mix of music and chat featuring actor John Simm!

Craig Charles kick starts your week with ‘Grace’ and ‘Life on Mars’ actor John Simm!

Craig Charles kick starts your week with ‘Life on Mars’ and 'Grace' actor John Simm!

They chat about the newest series of detective drama ‘Grace’, his experience of playing onstage with Echo & The Bunnymen, and his early days in a band called Magic Alex.

Also on the show, The Bowl of Soul is back and we finish the show with a banger of your choosing in our Closing Credits. Get in touch: craig@bbc.co.uk

3 hours

Music Played

  • Kate Bush

    Hounds Of Love

    • EMI.
  • The National

    Eucalyptus

    • 4AD.
  • Ron Grainer

    Doctor Who (1980 Arrangement)

    Music Arranger: Peter Howell. Performer: The Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radiophonic Workshop.
    • A-Z Of British TV Themes Vol 12.
    • Play It Again.
  • Mystery Jets

    Two Doors Down

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Sixsevenine.
    • 1.
  • Erykah Badu

    Real Thang

    • Universal Motown.
  • Kings of Leon

    Crawl

    • Download.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 1.
  • Jungle

    Candle Flame (feat. Erick the Architect)

    • Caiola Records.
  • Sly & the Family Stone

    Everyday People

    • Nectar.
  • Pavement

    Cut Your Hair

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Domino.
    • 1.
  • Baxter Dury

    Aylesbury Boy (feat. JGrrey)

  • WITCH & Sampa the Great

    Avalanche Of Love

    • Desert Daze Sound.
  • Gwenno

    Tir Ha Mor

    • Heavenly Recordings.
  • Whitelands

    Setting Sun

    • Sonic Cathedral.
  • Baloji

    Soleil De Volt (6 Music Session, 29 Mar 2018)

  • Gorillaz

    Rock The House

    • Gorillaz.
    • Parlophone.
  • Underworld

    And The Colour Red

    • Virgin Music.
  • John Lee Hooker

    I Got a Letter

    • Burnin' (Remastered).
    • Avid Entertainment.
  • Baby Rose

    Ι Won't Tell (feat. Smino)

    • Secretly Canadian.
  • The Fall

    Mr. Pharmacist

    • Telstar.
  • Self Esteem

    Prioritise Pleasure

    • Fiction Records.
  • Warmduscher

    Love Strong

    • Bella Union.
  • Bondax

    Energy (Jkriv Remix) (feat. Andreya Triana)

  • Little Roy

    Come As You Are

    • Battle for Seattle.
    • Rubyworks.
  • Sofia Kourtesis

    Madres

    • Ninja Tune.
  • Nazareth

    This Flight Tonight

    • 1973 World Hits (Various Artists).
    • Spectrum.
    • 9.
  • Inner City

    Good Life

    • PARADISE.
    • 10 Records.
  • Everything but the Girl

    Caution to the Wind

    • Buzzin’ Fly Records.
  • Jalen Ngonda & Â鶹ԼÅÄ Concert Orchestra

    If You Don't Want My Love (Radio 2 Piano Room, 13 Feb 2024)

    • Come Around And Love Me.
    • Daptone Records.
  • Lovelace Watkins

    Dreams

    • The Sue Records Story: The Sound Of Soul.
    • CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92).
    • 18.
  • Dionne Warwick

    Walk on By

  • Aki Aleong

    Giving Up On Love

    • Giving Up On Love/Love is Funny.
    • Numero Group.
  • Prima Queen

    Back Row

    • Big Indie Records.
  • Ann Peebles

    I Can't Stand The Rain

    • Select.
  • Hot Chip

    One Pure Thought

    • CD SINGLE.
    • EMI.
  • Billie Marten

    I Can't Get My Head Around You

    • Fiction.
  • Half Man Half Biscuit

    Joy Division Oven Gloves

    • Probe Plus.
  • Baby Charles

    I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor

  • Nabihah Iqbal

    This World Couldn't See Us

    • Ninja Tune.
  • DEVO

    (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

    • Virgin Records.

Broadcast

  • Mon 17 Apr 2023 13:00