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Joe Strummer's London Calling Series 2: Episode 5

A chance to hear programmes the former Clash frontman recorded when he became a DJ for the 大象传媒 World Service.

A chance to hear programmes the former Clash frontman recorded when he became a DJ for the 大象传媒 World Service.

Joe Strummer died on 22nd December 2002, aged just 50. His World Service programmes began in 1999, and show his great enthusiasm for music from all over the world and his eclectic tastes, ranging from the Beatles to the Wu-Tang Clan.

Joe often started these shows with a song by his favourite Jamaican toaster Big Youth. After that it was anybody's guess - from Bob Dylan to the Ramones via Nina Simone, Bo Diddley and Jimmy Reed. Here's a chance to see what he carried in his DJ box.

30 minutes

Music Played

  • Amadou & Mariam

    Mon Amour, Ma Ch茅rie

  • Amadou & Mariam

    Mon Amour, Ma Ch茅rie

  • The Beach Boys

    Do It Again

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
  • Jimmy Reed

    Baby What You Want Me to Do

  • Jimmy Reed

    Baby What You Want Me to Do

  • Lulu

    The Man Who Sold the World

    • Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

Broadcasts

  • Thu 21 Dec 2017 02:00
  • Thu 15 Nov 2018 02:00
  • Thu 15 Aug 2019 02:00
  • Thu 19 May 2022 02:30
  • Thu 22 Dec 2022 02:00