At 6.15 Pause for Thought with Ian Paul.
And at 9.15 Pause for Thought with the Rev Ruth Scott.
1/4. Stuart Maconie pays tribute to singer Ray Charles, who died on 10 June, aged 73. One of the more influential vocalists of the last century, Charles drew from gospel, blues, jazz and country to emerge as the definitive soul performer. Among his classics are I Got a Woman, What'd l Say, Hit the Road Jack, I Can't Stop Loving You, You Don't Know Me, Take These Chains from My Heart and, perhaps most notably, Georgia on My Mind. This series, which first aired in 2000, begins with a look at the singer's early years, with input from biographer Michael Lydon and Atlantic Records founders Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertgun.
Robert Ziegler conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra, with guests Jacqui Scott , Mark O'Malley and pianist Andrew Vinter.
Presented by Richard Baker.
New series Rik Mayall reads an abridged version of Evelyn Waugh 's controversial social satire, published in 1928. 1/8. At Scone College, Oxford, Paul Pennyfeather has an unfortunate encounterwith
Digby-Vane-Trumpington. Abridged by Neville Teller Producer Clive Stanhope
A look at the current brass band CD releases.
With Mariella Frostrup.
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And at 2.30am Pause for Thought withClairJaquiss.
3.00 Janey Lee Grace
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