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Frances De La Tour, the actress who played Miss Jones in the sitcom Rising Damp, picks her favourite '70s hits. Johnnie's featured album is Reggatta De Blanc by The Police.

Johnnie Walker celebrates the decade of rock, reggae and Rising Damp.

The TV and film actress Frances De La Tour, best known in the 1970's for her role as Miss Jones in the beloved sitcom Rising Damp shares her My 70's memories. She remembers her hugely successful theatre career, having her family and the music she loved during that decade. Since Rising Damp she has won awards and acclaim for her work in the Harry Potter films and Alan Bennett's The History Boys and is back on the big screen in Private Peaceful, reunited once again with Richard Griffiths.

Also on the show Johnnie plays tracks and tells the story behind the sophomore release by The Police in 1979, Reggatta De Blanc.

1 hour, 56 minutes

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Sun 7 Oct 2012 15:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Hour 1

    • Thin Lizzy

      Whiskey In The Jar

      • The Best Of Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy.
      • Telstar.
      • 10.

  • Eddie & the Hot Rods

    Do Anything You Wanna Do

    • Beautiful Game (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Featured Album: The Police - Regatta De Blanc

    • The Police

      Message In A Bottle

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Last Train To London

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.

  • Jimmy Helms

    Gonna Make You An Offer You Can't Refuse

    • Soul Boys.
    • Knight Records.

  • Billy Joel

    New York State Of Mind

    • Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.1.
    • CBS.

  • Four Tops

    A Simple Game

    • The Four Tops - The Singles Collectio.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Bay City Rollers

    Saturday Night

  • Sweet

    Teenage Rampage

  • The Doobie Brothers

    What A Fool Believes

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

  • Featured Album: The Police - Regatta De Blanc

    • The Police

      Regatta De Blanc

  • Neil Diamond

    Sweet Caroline

    • Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
    • Columbia/Mca.

  • Hour 2

    • Status Quo

      Paper Plane

      • Whatever You Want - V.Best Of Status.
      • Polygram Tv.

  • Maria Muldaur

    Midnight At The Oasis

    • Maria Muldaur.
    • Reprise.

  • Michael Ward

    Let There Be Peace On Earth

  • Bryan Ferry

    A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

    • The Best Of Bryan Ferry.
    • Virgin.

  • Pink Floyd

    Fat Old Sun

  • Featured Album: The Police - Regatta De Blanc

    • The Police

      Walking On The Moon

  • My 70s: Frances de la Tour

    • The Rolling Stones

      Brown Sugar

  • Queen

    We Will Rock You

  • Dennis Wilson

    Theme from Rising Damp

  • Harry Nilsson

    Without You

  • Roberta Flack

    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

  • Genesis

    Follow You Follow Me

    • And Then There Were Three.
    • Charisma.

  • Frederick Knight

    I've Been Lonely For So Long

  • Featured Album: The Police - Regatta De Blanc

    • The Police

      The Bed's Too Big Without You

  • Hello

    New York Groove

    • The Best Glam Rock Album In The World...Ever!.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 20.

Broadcast

  • Sun 7 Oct 2012 15:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2