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Alan Johnson talks about the music that shaped his life (06/01/2020)

Ross Dickinson sits in with North Yorkshire's people, places and passions, including another chance to hear former home secretary Alan Johnson talking about the music of his life.

4 hours

Music Played

  • The Boo Radleys

    Wake Up Boo!

    • Now That's What I Call Music 30.
    • EMI.
    • 10.
  • Scarlet

    Independent Love Song

    • TELSTAR.
  • Phil Collins

    Hand in Hand

  • Bobby Brown

    Two Can Play That Game

    • THE BEST OF THE NINETIES...SO FAR.
    • EMI.
    • 05.
  • Mike + the Mechanics

    Over My Shoulder

    • Mike & The Mechanics - Hits.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 02.
  • Strike

    U Sure Do

    • Now 30.
    • EMI/VIRGIN/POLYGRAM.
    • 01.
  • The Human League

    Tell Me When

    • EAST WEST RECORDS.
  • Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry

    Love Can Build A Bridge

    • Cher, Greatest Hits.
    • WEA.
    • 03.
  • Take That

    Back For Good

    • Back For Good.
    • RCA.
    • 01.
  • Annie Lennox

    No More I Love Yous

    • No More I Love Yous.
    • RCA.
    • 09.
  • Elton John

    Made In England

    • (CD Single).
    • ROCKET.
    • 01.
  • Janet Jackson

    Whoops Now

    • Now 30 (Various Artists).
    • NOW.
    • 01.
  • Bruce Hornsby & the Range

    The Way It Is

    • Bruce Hornsby, The Way It Is.
    • RCA.
    • 13.
  • Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

    • Acoustic Moods.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 16.
  • Alanis Morissette

    Reasons I Drink

    • Reasons I Drink.
    • RCA.
    • 01.
  • George Harrison

    Got My Mind Set on You

    • Best Of Dark Horse.
    • DARK HORSE.
    • 07.
  • Four Tops

    Reach Out I'll Be There

    • Simply The Best Classic Soul.
    • WARNER E.S.P..
    • 16.
  • P!nk

    Get The Party Started

    • The Very Best Of All Woman 2003.
    • BMG.
    • 01.
  • CΓ©line Dion

    Think Twice

    • Think Twice (Single).
    • EPIC.
    • 01.
  • Sweet

    Block Buster!

    • The Ultimate Party!.
    • THE HIT LABEL LTD.
    • 01.
  • Madonna

    Cherish

    • CELEBRATION.
    • WARNER BROS.
    • 17.
  • Thin Lizzy

    The Boys Are Back In Town

    • The Boys Are Back In Town.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 01.
  • Bryan Adams

    When You're Gone (feat. Melanie C)

    • Bryan Adams - When You're Gone.
    • MERCURY.
    • 11.
  • Wham!

    Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

    • Greatest Hits Of The Eighties.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 01.
  • The Doobie Brothers

    What A Fool Believes

    • One More Night Volume 2.
    • ARCADE RECORDS.
    • 14.
  • Harry Styles

    Adore You

    • Adore You.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 01.
  • Marshmello

    Here With Me (feat. CHVRCHES)

    • Here With Me.
    • VIRGIN EMI.
    • 01.
  • Journey

    Don't Stop Believin'

    • DAD ROCKS!.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 16.
  • Babybird

    You're Gorgeous

    • Brit Awards 1997.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 01.
  • Kylie Minogue

    Spinning Around

    • Spinning Around (cd Single).
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 08.
  • Ava Max

    So Am I

    • So Am I.
    • ATLANTIC.
    • 01.
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers Band

    Is This Love

    • Legend - Bob Marley.
    • TUFF GONG.
    • 11.
  • The J. Geils Band

    Centerfold

    • Rock Of America.
    • TRAX LABEL.
    • 11.
  • Ultra NatΓ©

    Free

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • GLOBAL TELEVISION.
    • 01.
  • Boy Meets Girl

    Waiting For A Star To Fall

    • Greatest Hits Of 1989.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 01.
  • Freak Power

    Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out

    • Kisstory Urban Classics.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • 01.
  • Stereophonics

    Don't Let The Devil Take Another Day

    • Kind.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 01.
  • The Beautiful South

    Don't Marry Her

    • Don't Marry Her (cd Single).
    • GO! DISCS.
    • 15.
  • Daft Punk

    Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)

    • Get Lucky.
    • SONY.
    • 01.
  • Nu Shooz

    I Can't Wait

    • TIME WILL TELL (CD Single).
    • ATLANTIC.
    • 02.
  • Sad CafΓ©

    Everyday Hurts

    • Rediscover The Seventies & Eighties.
    • OLD GOLD.
    • 01.
  • Sam Smith & Normani

    Dancing With A Stranger

    • Dancing With A Stranger.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • 01.
  • The Police

    Roxanne

    • Every Breath You Take.
    • A&M.
    • 01.

Broadcast

  • Mon 6 Jan 2020 12:00