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Sir Richard Stilgoe picks the Tracks of My Years

Composer and lyricist Sir Richard Stilgoe picks the Tracks of My Years. Plus Ken has another round of the PopMaster music quiz and the daily love song.

Sir Richard Stilgoe, the composer and lyricist picks the Tracks of My Years with songs from Paul Simon and Mica Paris and George Ure. Richard has spent fifty years as a performer and writer in all forms of the performing arts. On television he appeared on Nationwide, That's Life and several series of his own. On stage he toured for many years with his one-man show and subsequently his two-man show with Peter Skellern.
He wrote lyrics for Cats, Starlight Express and The Phantom of the Opera and music and lyrics for Bodywork , Brilliant the Dinosaur, ‘Orpheus – the Mythical’ and Road Rage. His broadcasting work has earned him the New York Radio Festival Gold Award, three Monaco Festival Prizes and the Prix Italia. Richard sits on various boards involved in music education. In 1997 he founded the Orpheus Centre in Surrey, where young disabled people prepare for independent living through a series of performing arts courses.

Ken also has another round of the PopMaster music quiz, the daily love song and the record and album of the week. To contact the show, email ken.bruce@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 18 Jan 2019 09:30

Music Played

  • Calvin Harris & Rag’n’Bone Man

    Giant

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Kylie Minogue

    On A Night Like This

    • Light Years.
    • Parlophone.
  • Jonas Blue, Liam Payne & Lennon Stella

    Polaroid

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI.
  • The Jacksons

    Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)

    • Rhythm Divine 2 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.
  • James Morrison

    My Love Goes On (feat. Joss Stone)

    • You're Stronger Than You Know.
    • Stanley Park Records.
  • Modern Romance

    Everybody Salsa

    • 25 Years of Rock 'N' Roll Volume 2 1981.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
  • Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

    • Songs Of The Century (Disc 2).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
  • Albin Lee Meldau

    Bounce

    • About You.
    • Astralwerks.
  • The Chainsmokers & Coldplay

    Something Just Like This

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Maria McKee

    Show Me Heaven

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Nina Nesbitt

    Colder

    • The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change.
    • Cooking Vinyl.
  • Michael Gray

    The Weekend

    • (CD Single).
    • Eye Industries.
  • The Rolling Stones

    Paint It Black

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
  • Record of the Week

    • Jack Savoretti

      Candlelight

      • Singing To Strangers.
      • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
  • The Temptations

    Get Ready

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Bee Gees

    Spirits (Having Flown)

    • Spirits Having Flown.
    • Polydor.
    • 5.
  • Trevor Horn

    Everybody Wants To Rule The World (feat. Robbie Williams & The Sarm Orchestra)

    • Trevor Horn Reimagines The 80s (Various Artists).
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..
  • Mike Oldfield

    To France

    • The Best Of Mike Oldfield: Elements.
    • Virgin.
  • Lizzo

    Juice

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Album of the Week

    • Alice Merton

      Trouble In Paradise

      • Mint.
      • Paper Plane Records.
  • Harry Chapin

    W*O*L*D*

    • (Single).
    • Elektra.
  • Backstreet Boys

    Chances

    • DNA.
    • RCA.
  • Tracks of My Years

    • Jonathan Groff

      You'll Be Back

      • Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast Recording CD 1 (PG Advisory).
      • Atlantic.
      • 7.
    • The Beatles

      Please Please Me

      • 1962-1966.
      • Apple.
      • 7.
  • Westlife

    Hello My Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin EMI.
  • Lisa Stansfield

    The Real Thing

    • Huge Hits 1997 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

Broadcast

  • Fri 18 Jan 2019 09:30