Main content

Sir Richard Stilgoe takes us from Folsom Prison to the Berlin Wall

Add to Playlist Series 6

Pianist, lyricist and songwriter Sir Richard Stilgoe helps Cerys and Jeffrey choose the final five tracks of the current series, with additional input from drummer Jeremy Stacey.

In the final episode of the current series, Sir Richard Stilgoe joins Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye as they add the final five tracks, taking us from a live recording in California's Folsom Prison to a massive 1980s pop classic via a celebration of freedom with the dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Drummer Jeremy Stacey is also on hand to fill us in on the changing fashions of laying down the beat.

Add to Playlist returns to Radio 4 on 13th October

Producer Jerome Weatherald
Presented, with music direction, by Cerys Matthews and Jeffrey Boakye

The five tracks in this week's playlist:

Folsom Prison Blues (Live) by Johnny Cash
Ode to Joy (Freedom) from Beethoven’s Symphony No 9, conducted by Leonard Bernstein
Monkey Wrench by Foo Fighters
What’s Love Got to Do With It by Tina Turner
Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja / The Birdcatcher am I indeed from The Magic Flute by Mozart

Other music in this episode:

Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
I’d Rather Go Blind by Etta James
Crescent City Blues by Gordon Jenkins, sung by Beverly Mahr
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live) by Nirvana
Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc
Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) by Kate Bush

Available now

42 minutes

Last on

Sat 5 Aug 2023 22:15
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

More episodes

Previous

Debbie Wiseman and Sam Sweeney head from the slopes to the iceSeries 6

See all episodes from Add to Playlist

Broadcasts

  • Fri 4 Aug 2023 19:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sat 5 Aug 2023 22:15
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

A Brief History of the Playlist

A Brief History of the Playlist

Jeffrey Boakye reflects on how we've changed the ways we soundtrack our lives.

Podcast

  • Add to Playlist

    Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe create a playlist no computer could.