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Sparks, Thelma and Louise and Cellist Su-a Lee

Ron and Russell Mael, aka Sparks, on their 26th album and working with Cate Blanchett. Plus a discussion on the new 4K release of Thelma and Louise.

Janice talks to Ron and Russell Mael, aka Sparks, about their 26th album The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte, persuading Cate Blanchett to appear in their video, and how in their 6th decade in music they are still gaining new fans.

Songwriter John McLaughlin has penned songs for Busted and Westlife, co-written with Shane McGowan and Ian McCulloch, and his band Johnny Mac and the Faithful are supporting his pal Rod Stewart on his farewell tour.

Cellist Su-a Lee visits Catalan violin-maker Joan Olivella, who has moved his workshop to Dunfermline’s Abbot House.

Film critics Siobhan Synnot and Anita Markoff discuss the impact of Thelma and Louise as the film gets a new 4K release in cinemas.

And the new Afternoon Show Single of the Week is ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ by Cody Feechan.

2 hours, 55 minutes

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Mon 29 May 2023 13:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Sparks

    This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • FFS

    Johnny Delusional

    • Domino.

  • Becky Sikasa

    Twelve Wooden Boxes

  • The Cure

    Just Like Heaven

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Fiction.
    • 9.

  • The Wannadies

    You And Me Song

    • Crash! Indie anthems 1982 - 2004.
    • BMG / Telstar.
    • 17.

  • Blondie

    Hanging On The Telephone

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Sophie Ellis‐Bextor

    Music Gets The Best Of Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Erasure

    A Little Respect

    • Erasure - Pop!.
    • Mute Records.

  • Eurythmics

    Right By Your Side

    • Eurythmics - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • The Beach Boys

    Barbara Ann

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 1).
    • EMI.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Waitin' On A Sunny Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • The Proclaimers

    Letter From America

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • Dua Lipa

    Dance The Night

    • Barbie: The Movie O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Warner Records.

  • Valtos, Lana Pheutan & Man of the Minch

    Lost in Translation

    • Island Life.

  • Martha Reeves & The Vandellas

    Wild Night

    • Martha Reeves And The Vandellas: Gold.
    • Universal Music.
    • 20.

  • Take That

    Pray

    • Take That - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Destiny’s Child

    Survivor

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Mr. Blue Sky

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Frontiers Records.
    • T1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 May 2023 13:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

Related Links

  • (allsparks.com)
  • (www.johnnymacandthefaithful.co.uk)
  • (codyfeechanmusic.weebly.com)