Including at 6.15 Pause for Thought with Rob Marshall.
And at 9.15 Pause for Thought with Chris Morley.
Corinne Bailey Rae performs live.
With The Organist Entertains.
2/2. Steve Harley concludes a tribute to Buddy Holly , who would have been 70 last Thursday.
Consistently credited with radically influencing rock 'n' roll-based pop, Holly had hits from the summer of 1957 until his death, aged 22, in February 1959. But both his chart success and status as a music legend increased even after his death, particularly in the UK. This two-parter explores the many facets of his career. Contributors include members of the Crickets.
Plus archive input from
Buddy Holly , his manager Norman Petty and his family. Also,
Paul McCartney , George Harrison ,
Hank Marvin , Lonnie Donegan , Cliff Richard and Roger Daltrey.
2/4. Russell Davies recallsthe colourful and sometimes troubled life and career of swing-era superstar and Hollywood actor Dick Haymes , whose creamy vocals complemented the big-band sounds of Tommy Dorsey and Harry James. His many 40s hits include You'll Never Know,
I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You), It Might as Well Be Spring, That's for Me, Little White Lies and / Wish /
Didn't Love You So. Featuring input from biographer Ruth Prigozy ,
Tony Bennett , Margaret Whiting , Haymes's children and many others.
Including at 1.30am Pause for Thought with Sharon Grenham-Toze .
330 as 1.30