Things You Didn't Know About Pop

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Scott Mills goes deep on the unexpected objects that made the Radio 2 playlist.

Scott Mills goes deep on the unexpected objects that made the Radio 2 playlist look the way it does today.

Things You Didn't Know About Pop: 30/04/2023

30/04/2023

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Scott Mills explores the careers of artists through the objects that helped shape them.

Scott Mills explores the careers of musical artists through the objects that helped shape them. This time, Queen, The Flaming Lips, New Order and Cher take centre stage.

Scott Mills goes deep on the unexpected objects that made the Radio 2 playlist look the way it does today. This time, Freddie Mercury's make up brush, The Flaming Lips space bubbles, New Order's floppy disk and Cher's connection to an oil drill take centre stage.

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