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A 1984 special

Stuart marks the 75th anniversary of George Orwell鈥檚 influential novel 1984, exploring the music it has inspired - including David Bowie's - and talking to author Sandra Newman.

Stuart Maconie presents solo, with a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast.

Today Stuart marks the 75th anniversary of George Orwell鈥檚 influential novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, exploring the music it has inspired - including David Bowie's - and talking to author Sandra Newman.

As part of the selection of related music Stuart takes a deep dive into David Bowie鈥檚 plans for a 1984 musical which evolved into his 1974 album Diamond Dogs. Stuart talks to writer Sandra Newman, whose recent novel 'Julia' retold the 1984 story from the point of view of its lead female character. They discuss 1984's influence on popular culture from it's publication to present day. With music from artists including Bowie, Radiohead and Stevie Wonder.

Also on the show... regular long-running feature 鈥楾he Chain鈥� which gives listeners the chance to pick a track that links in some way to the last. The list now contains over 8000 songs.

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Sat 8 Jun 2024 08:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Orwellian

    • The Ultra Vivid Lament.
    • Columbia.

  • Ang茅lica Garcia

    Gemini

    • Partisan.

  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs

    Zero

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Geffen.
    • 1.

  • Deniece Williams

    Let's Hear It For The Boy

    • History Of Dance Music Vol.2 (Variou.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Joe Goddard

    Moments Die (feat. Barrie)

    • Domino Recordings.

  • Grimes

    Genesis

  • Jungle Brothers

    Doin' Our Own Dang (feat. 蚕鈥怲颈辫, De La Soul, Monie Love & Queen Latifah)

    • Eternal.

  • Madlib

    REEKYOD (feat. Black Thought & Your Old Droog)

    • Madlib Invasion.

  • Bill MacKay

    When I Was Here

    • Locust Land.
    • Drag City.

  • Trees

    Murdoch

    • Trees.

  • ASHRR

    Different Kind of Life

    • Single.

  • Tenor Saw

    Ring The Alarm

    • Dancehall Selecta.

  • David Bowie

    1984

    • Diamond Dogs.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 9.

  • Amyl and the Sniffers

    U Should Not Be Doin That

    • Rough Trade Records.

  • David Bowie

    Big Brother

    • Diamond Dogs.
    • EMI.

  • Jan Hammer

    Miami Vice Theme

    • Escape From Television.
    • Universal-Island Records Ltd..
    • 12.

  • Les Amazones d鈥橝frique

    Flaws (feat. Mamani Ke茂ta & Fafa Ruffino)

    • Real World Records.

  • Douglas Dare

    Doublethink

    • Erased Tapes.

  • Radiohead

    2 + 2 = 5

    • PARLOPHONE.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Big Brother

  • The Jam

    Standards

    • Direction Reaction Creation.
    • Polydor Records.
    • 17.

  • Ana茂s Mitchell

    1984

    • Hymns for the Exiled.
    • Wilderland Records.
    • 2.

  • Spirit

    1984

    • Clear.
    • Ode/Epic/Legacy.
    • 13.

Broadcast

  • Sat 8 Jun 2024 08:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 6 Music