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BBC Radio Sheffield Special

Blue Plaques

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio SheffieldLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Sheffield

A celebration of all 47 Blue Plaques put up by BBC Local Radio for BBC Music Day 2017. Chairman of the British Plaques Trust, Mike Read, shares the stories behind the plaques. All 47 plaques are mentioned, be he concentrates on 15 #localmusiclegends. They are: David Bowie, John Peel, Status Quo, Chipping Norton Studios (Bay City Rollers), John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Factory Records, Sandy Denny, Nick Drake, John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Alfie Boe, Lemmy, Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd), Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Abba, Boston Gliderdrome (T. Rex), Angela Morley (Hancock's Half Hour), Delia Derbyshire (Dr Who), The Shadows (Summer Holiday) and Jerry Lordan. Show less

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