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With Sounds of the 60s.
Guest presenters from the world of comedy talk about what makes them laugh. This week, comedian Rob Newman.
Roy Hudd , June Whitfield and Chris Emmett present their weekly satirical review. With music from Peter Moss and the Huddliners. The announcer is Richard Clegg. Repeated from Thursday
With Pick of the Pops.
Classic chart rundowns from the past 40 years.
Album tracks, sessions and the best new music.
With America's Greatest Hits.
Featuring music from the US charts of this week and the last four decades.
Paul Jones profiles Island
Records, which was set up in 1959 by Chris Blackwell as a specialist outlet for Jamaican music. Four decades later it has become one of the leading record labels, with artists as diverse as Cat Stevens,
Bob Marley , Roxy Music, Pulp and U2. Producer Robin Quinn
An In Concert special recorded at the Hanover
Grand, London, featuring all the group's hits, including
Silent Running, All I Need Is a Miracle and The Living Years. Producer Sarah Gaston
Miles Kington and his guests review and recommend books about music.
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Music for discerning listeners.
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