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Songs Of Fun and Nonsense.

Phillip Pullman discusses his new book and the highly-anticipated 大象传媒 One adaptation of His Dark Materials trilogy. Plus Mercury nominated SEED Ensemble bandleader Cassie Kinoshi.

Novelist Phillip Pullman discusses the next volume in his bestselling 'The Book of Dust' series ahead of the highly-anticipated 大象传媒 One adaptation of 'His Dark Materials' trilogy.

SEED Ensemble's bandleader and alto saxophonist Cassie Kinoshi stops by for a chat. SEED Ensemble are a ten-piece collective formed in 2016 , they combine jazz with inner-city London, West African and Caribbean influenced groove.

The group's album 'Driftglass' was shortlisted for this years Mercury Prize. 'Driftglass' takes its name from a collection of short stories of the same name by African-American science-fiction author Samuel R. Delaney.

There's also music from Joe Armon Jones, Pictish Trail and Moondog. Plus archive from Julie Andrews,Brian Ferry and Gus Dudgeon.

3 hours

Last on

Sun 6 Oct 2019 10:00

Music Played

  • Joe Bataan

    The Bottle

  • The Paragons

    Riding High On A Windy Day

  • Pat Dam Smyth

    Another World

    • The Last King.
    • Quiet Arch.
  • J.J. Cale

    Call Me The Breeze

  • Milton Banana Trio

    Chega De Saudade / Desafinado / Corvado

  • Ray Charles

    Busted

  • Loyle Carner & Jean Coyle Larner

    Dear Ben

    • Not Waving, But Drowing.
    • AMF Records.
  • keith waithe

    Beguine Love Theme (feat. The Macusi Players)

    • Magic of Olmec.
    • Kedi Records.
  • Sharon Tandy

    Hurry Hurry Choo Choo

  • Ana Moura

    Desfado

    • Desfado.
    • Universal Music Portugal.
  • Vampire Weekend

    Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa

    • Vampire Weekend.
  • Frank Zappa

    Dancin' Fool

  • Youssou Ndour

    Il N'Y A Pas D'Amour Heureux

  • Louis Jordan

    Choo- Choo- Ch -Boogie

  • Moondog

    Bird's Lament

  • Pictish Trail

    Slow Memories

    • Thumb World.
    • Fire Records.
  • Morgana King

    It's A Quiet Thing

    • It's A Quiet Thing.
  • Toni Iordache

    C芒ntec De Ascultare 葮i Breaz膬

  • Ray Barretto

    Tin Tin Deo

  • Joni Mitchell

    In France They Kiss On Main Street

  • KOKOROKO

    Abusey Junction

    • We Out Here.
    • Brownswood Recordings.
  • Eric Lau

    Earthing Out

    • Quadrivium.
    • Kilawatt Music Limited.
  • SEED Ensemble

    Stargaze #2:Lau

  • Roy Montrell

    (Every Time I Hear That) Mellow Saxophone

  • SEED Ensemble

    WAKE (For Grenfell)

    • Driftglass.
    • Jazz Re:Freshed.
  • Madman Jaga

    Hankuri

  • Joe Armon鈥怞ones

    Yellow Dandelion (feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow)

    • Turn To Clear View.
    • Brownswood Recordings.
  • David Bowie

    Cygnet Committee

  • David Bowie

    Janine

  • Moondog, Julie Andrews & Martyn Green

    Songs Of Fun and Nonsense

    • Songs Of Sense & Nonsense - Tell It Again.
    • Angel Records.
  • Julie Andrews

    Feed The Birds (Tuppence a Bag)

  • Cream

    Strange Brew聽

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1967 (Various).
    • EMI.
  • Intergalactic Republic Of Kongo

    I Don't Need

    • I Don't Know.
    • Wolf Tone.
  • Bryan Ferry

    Avonmore

  • Isaac Hayes

    Theme From Shaft

  • Solid Bronze

    Invisible Man

  • Pinduca

    Vamos Farrear

    • Jamb煤 E Os M铆ticos Sons Da Amaz么nia.
  • The Mountain Firework Company

    Like A Fire

    • The Beggar鈥檚 Prayer.

Broadcast

  • Sun 6 Oct 2019 10:00