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2011
Jools Holland, BBC Radio 2: on childhood, acting, music (Nov 14)
Tracks played but not incl.: Paul Robeson - My Curly Headed Baby; John Barry - The James Bond Theme; Prince Buster - Al Capone; The Impressions - It's Alright; John Martyn - Spencer The Rover; Aretha Franklin - Soul Serenade
Info / iPlayer / Transcript

Jo Whiley, BBC Radio 2: Mix-tape, 3 CE's favourite reggae tracks (Aug 9)
Incl. tracks: Desmond Dekker - 007 (Shanty Town); Lee 'Scratch' Perry - I Am The Upsetter; U-Roy - Natty Rebel
Info

Jo Whiley, BBC Radio 2: on music, USA, future (Jun 1)
Incl. tracks: Fleet Foxes - Blue Spotted Tail; The Slickers - Johnny Too Bad; Louis Armstrong - (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue; Gillian Welch - I Made A Lovers Prayer; T. Rex - Life's A Gas

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Front Row - 'Depictions of Christ from Dorothy L Sayers to James Frey' - comments by Russell T Davies and CE on 'The Second Coming' (Apr 22)
Info / iPlayer

2010
↑ Becky Want, BBC Radio Manchester - on 'Accused' + all things life & career (Nov 15)
Info

↑ Marc Riley programme
- compilation (Aug 24)
[Full broadcast, info and pictures here]

Tom Dunne, Newstalk, Ireland (info; live on the phone); John Barnes, BBC Radio Lancashire (info; pre-recorded) - on 'Lennon Naked' (Jun 22)

'Intimate Letters' - compilation (Mar 21)
[Find the programme in full here in its post]

Orbital's 'You Lot' and Modeselektor's 'The Rapanthem' are techno tracks with samples from, respectively, 'The Second Coming' and '24 Hour Party People'


Jo Whiley (2005)

Audio elsewhere on the blog:

'The Shadow Line' materials - interviews (2010 7 15, 2011 4 27 - 5 8)

'The Book Thief' - a story by Markus Zusak (2010 12 30-31)

'Accused' materials - interviews and review (2010 11 10-15)

'Lennon Naked' q&a - at BAFTA (2010 5 4)

45 film quotes - soundbites (scenes and combinations)

Project TH2058 short stories - 6 visions of the future (2009 6)

The Devil's Christmas - 4 spooky tales (2007 12)


More info on radio plays and other programmes in Narrations section.


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