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With guests Stephen and Anita Mangan, and Melvyn Bragg

Stephen and Anita Mangan discuss their children's book The Fart That Changed The World and Melvyn Bragg chats about his memoir Back In The Day. Plus there's Factoids, the sweep of Non-Stop Oldies and the latest entertainment and lifestyle news.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Could You Be Loved

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.
  • Lady Gaga

    Hold My Hand

    • Top Gun: Maverick O.S.T..
    • Interscope.
  • Sam Ryder

    SPACE MAN

    • There's Nothing But Space, Man!.
    • Parlophone.
  • Dusty Springfield

    I Only Want To Be With You

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.
  • Heather Small

    Love Me Or Not

    • Colour My Life.
    • East West.
  • Tina Turner

    What's Love Got To Do With It

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
  • Voggue

    Dancin' The Night Away

    • And They Danced All Night.
    • Debutante.
  • Ava Max

    Maybe You're The Problem

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Wham!

    Club Tropicana

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
  • ABBA

    S.O.S.

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polydor.
    • 010.
  • MIKA

    Yo Yo

    • (CD Single).
    • Mika/Republic.
  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)

    • Single Mixes.
    • RCA.
  • The Weeknd

    Take My Breath

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.
  • Simon & Garfunkel

    The Boxer

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.
  • Dolly Parton

    Jolene

    • Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Whigfield

    Saturday Night

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
  • Kylie Minogue

    I Should Be So Lucky

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • R.E.M.

    Nightswimming

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • Wamdue Project

    King Of My Castle (Roy Malone's King Mix)

    Remix Artist: Roy Malone.
  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    • Whitney Houston - Whitney.
    • Arista.
  • George Ezra

    Green Green Grass

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Topic

    Breaking Me (feat. A7S)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
  • Dua Lipa

    New Rules

    • Dua Lipa.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Kool & the Gang

    Get Down On It

    • Classic Kool & The Gang.
    • Mercury.
  • Lukas Setto

    Best Part Of Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Scorpia Records.
  • Aretha Franklin

    Freeway Of Love

    • Aretha Franklin - Greatest Hits.
    • Global Records & Tapes.
  • The Who

    Substitute

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 005.
  • Elton John

    Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Mark Owen

    You Only Want Me

    • Land Of Dreams.
    • BMG Rights Management.
  • Sigrid & Bring Me The Horizon

    Bad Life

    • How To Let Go.
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Roxy Music

    Same Old Scene

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.
  • Carolina Gait谩n, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & [Disney]

    We Don't Talk About Bruno

    • Encanto O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Walt Disney Records.
  • Calvin Harris & Rag鈥檔鈥橞one Man

    Giant

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Alfie Templeman

    Colour Me Blue

    • Mellow Moon.
    • Chess Club Records.
  • Ed Sheeran

    Shape Of You

    • 梅 Divide.
    • Atlantic.
  • Lorde

    Secrets From A Girl (Who's Seen it All)

    • Solar Power.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Thu 26 May 2022 14:00

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