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Iconic songs chosen by the multi-award-winning lyricist

Multi-award-winning lyricist Don Black is back to celebrate the iconic songwriters of the twentieth century, their songs and the artists who performed them.

Multi award-winning lyricist Don Black returns to celebrate the iconic songwriters of the twentieth century, their songs and the artists who performed them. Each week Don showcases a selection of iconic tunes, popular and timeless standards.

Back by popular demand is 'And They Also Wrote.....' plus a weekly nod to the fabulous voice of Matt Monro.

The show is packed full of personal anecdotes and entertaining stories as Don recalls meeting and working with many of the greatest writers and entertainers in the business.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    I Get A Kick Out Of You

    • The Incomparable Ella.
    • Polydor.
  • Bing Crosby

    Long Ago (and Far Away)

  • Matt Monro

    Time Atfter Time

  • Frank Sinatra

    All My Tomorrows

  • Doris Day

    It's Magic

  • Frankie Vaughan

    There Must Be a Way

  • Dickie Valentine

    I Could Have Told You

  • Amanda McBroom

    Errol Flynn

  • Tony Bennett

    My Foolish Heart

  • Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews

    Baby It's Cold Outside

    • (CD Single).
    • Gut Records.
  • Nat King Cole

    Mona Lisa (feat. Les Baxter and His Orchestra)

    • Housewives Choice (Various Artists).
    • Music & Memories.
  • Barbra Streisand

    I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five And Ten Cent Store)

  • Jimmy Durante

    Young At Heart

    • September Song.
    • Warner Bros Records.
  • Perry Como

    It Could Happen To You

  • Rosemary Clooney

    Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me

  • Nancy Wilson

    The Very Thought of You

Broadcast

  • Sun 25 Jun 2017 23:00