Wham! The Music That Made Us

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Radio 2 Celebrates George Michael and Wham!

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Music: Pop & Chart

A collection of programmes celebrating the fabulously talented pop duo!

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the release of Wham!'s debut album, Fantastic, on 9th July 1983, and what would have been George Michael's 60th birthday on 25th June.

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the release of Wham!'s debut album, Fantastic, on 9th July 1983, and what would have been George Michael's 60th birthday on 25th June, Radio 2 and BBC Sounds celebrates George Michael with a series of special programmes.
Featuring documentaries, interviews with George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley plus a special show with celebrity fans paying homage to the influential and successful pop act.

Radio 2 Celebrates George Michael and Wham!: Wham! The Music That Made Us, with Andrew Ridgeley

Wham! The Music That Made Us, with Andrew Ridgeley

BBC Radio 2 - Radio 2 Celebrates George Michael and Wham!, Wham! The Music That Made Us, with Andrew Ridgeley

Andrew Ridgeley returns to Radio 2 to reveal the musical influences of a pre-fame Wham!

Andrew Ridgeley looks back on the music that influenced him and Wham! bandmate George Michael, as they journeyed from schoolboys to pop wannabes and on to worldwide superstardom.

Andrew Ridgeley returns to Radio 2 to reveal the musical influences of a young Georgios Panayiotou (before he was George Michael) and himself, as they journeyed from Watford schoolboys to pop wannabes and on to worldwide superstardom.

Featuring an eclectic range of music from the likes of Elvis Presley, Joy Division, Elton John, The Specials and Sugarhill Gang, Andrew will talk for the first time about the music that bonded George and him.  

He'll also spin the songs that influenced the sound of The Executive - Andrew and George's first band together - and then Wham, revealing the musical journey that eventually led the pair to create some of pop's most iconic songs.

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