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Lemn Sissay

Mark Radcliffe presents solo and is joined by poet and writer Lemn Sissay.

Mark presents the show solo and his guest today is the poet and writer Lemn Sissay. Lemn released his first book of poetry in 1988 aged 21, and has been a full time writer pretty much ever since. He's been artist in residence at London's Southbank, and his work's featured at the Royal Academy and the British Film Institute, and was elected as Chancellor of the University of Manchester in 2015. Lemn is a regular contributor on Radio 4 and the 大象传媒's Book Panel. He's here to talk about his new book.

Plus you could possibly gain victory during Teatime Themetime or try your chances on The Chain, where you yes YOU AT THE BACK might even get your voice on the actual 6 Music DABwaves!

3 hours

Last on

Mon 19 Sep 2016 13:00

Music Played

  • Talking Heads

    Radio Head

    • EMI.
  • Teenage Fanclub

    Thin Air

    • PeMa Records.
  • Lyn Collins

    Think (About It)

    • Polydor.
  • The Housemartins

    Get Up Off Our Knees

  • Fat White Family

    Breaking Into Aldi

    • Without Consent Records.
  • Broncho

    Speed Demon

    • Dine Alone Records/Caroline International..
  • Led Zeppelin

    Good Times Bad Times

    • Atlantic.
  • Dr. Feelgood

    Milk And Alcohol

    • EMI.
  • Bon Iver

    33 "God"

    • Jagjaguar.
  • The Asteroids Galaxy Tour

    Major

    • Out of Frequency.
    • Rough Trade/BMG Chrysalis.
    • 4.
  • Elbow

    Grounds For Divorce

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Fiction.
  • Nick Cave & Bad Seeds

    Girl In Amber

    • Skeleton Tree.
    • Bad Seed Ltd.
  • Grandmaster & Melle Mel

    White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)

    • Island.
  • Carpenters

    (They Long To Be) Close To You

    • The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
    • A&M.
  • Angel Olsen

    Shut Up Kiss Me

    • Jagjaguwar.
  • Al Barry & The Cimarons

    Morning Sun

    • Trojan.
  • Metronomy

    Everything Goes My Way

    • Because Music.
  • Gil Scott鈥怘eron

    The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

    • BLUEBIRD.
  • Teleman

    Tangerine

    • Moshi Moshi.
  • Kate Bush

    Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

    • EMI.
  • 尝颈苍诲蝉迟谤酶尘

    Algorytme

    • Smalltown Supersound.
  • Hifi Sean

    In Love With Life (feat. Yoko Ono)

  • The Jesus and Mary Chain

    You Trip Me Up

    • Rhino.
  • White Denim

    Take It Easy (Ever After Lasting Love)

    • Downtown.
  • The Zombies

    She's Not There

  • Ibibio Sound Machine

    I'm Running (Nya Fehe)

    • Soundway.
  • Sunflower Bean

    Wall Watcher

    • 2016 Fat Possum Records.
  • Public Service Broadcasting

    Gagarin

  • M83

    Do It, Try It

  • The Chemical Brothers

    Sometimes I Feel So Deserted

  • Pixies

    Tenement Song

    • PIAS.
  • Eric Matthews

    Fanfare

    • Fanfare.
    • Sub Pop.
    • 1.
  • Shirley Ellis

    Soul Time

    • Demon.

Broadcast

  • Mon 19 Sep 2016 13:00