John Wilson talks to Don McLean about his timeless classic album, American Pie Show more
Mastertapes
Mastertapes on Tour: Richard Hawley at the Crucible
57 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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A special edition of Mastertapes in which Richard Hawley welcomes John Wilson to the Crucible in his home town of Sheffield to talk about the craft of songwriting. Show more
John Wilson talks to the legendary Randy Newman about Sail Away, described by Rolling Stone as 'a work of genius'. Now it's the turn of the audience to ask some of the questions. Show more
Randy Newman talks to John Wilson about his classic album from 45 years ago, 'Sail Away' Show more
Mastertapes
Benjamin Clementine - At Least For Now
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Benjamin Clementine talks to John Wilson about his debut album, At Least For Now. Show more
David Gray sings live and talks to John Wilson about the album White Ladder. Show more
For National Album Day Elvis Costello talks to John Wilson about his career Show more
Craig David answers audience questions about his bestselling debut album from 2000, 'Born to Do It'. With John Wilson. From 2017. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Craig David talks about his debut album from 2000, the multimillion selling, 'Born To Do It'. With John Wilson. From 2017. Show more
4 Extra Debut. Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé talks about her 2012 debut album, 'Our Version of Events'. With John Wilson. From 2017. Show more
Emeli Sandé answers audience questions about her 2012 debut album, 'Our Version of Events'. With John Wilson. From 2017. Show more
Singer-songwriter Benjamin Clementine answers audience questions about his 2015 album, 'At Least For Now'. From 2017. Show more
Mastertapes
Elvis Costello (A-side)
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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To celebrate National Album Day, consummate album artist Elvis Costello talks to John Wilson. Show more
Mastertapes
Elvis Costello (B-side)
28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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To celebrate National Album Day, consummate album artist Elvis Costello takes questions from the audience at the iconic BBC studios in Maida Vale. Show more
In this special edition, singer-songwriter and composer Randy Newman talks to John Wilson about Sail Away, the 45-year-old album described by Rolling Stone as 'a work of genius'. Show more
Mastertapes
Paul McCartney
58 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Paul McCartney joins John Wilson to discuss songwriting, his career post-Beatles and to answer questions from an audience that includes Paul Weller and Brad Pitt. Show more
Jimmy Webb talks to John Wilson about his song writing career
John Wilson talks to Steel City’s own maestro of the melancholy melody - Richard Hawley Show more
Emeli Sandé sings live and discusses her debut album Our Version of Events. Show more
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4 Extra Debut. Billy Bragg in conversation with John Wilson about 'Talking with the Taxman about Poetry', his 'difficult' third album. From October 2012. Show more