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Celebrating Bob's 50th anniversary as a broadcaster, with Mary Chapin Carpenter!

Bob celebrates 50 years on-air in a special programme looking back at his half century as a broadcaster, packed full of favourite songs and live music from Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Bob celebrates 50 years on-air in a special programme looking back at his half century as a broadcaster, packed full with favourite songs and live music from Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Described by Radio Times as 鈥榦ne of the greats of British contemporary music broadcasting and an independent champion of great music鈥�, Bob first took to the airwaves on August 19th 1970, when he presented his first programme for Radio 1, and in the fifty years since then he's become one of Britain's favourite broadcasters, a real national treasure.

Awarded the OBE in 2011 for services to music broadcasting few people have broken as many bands into the mainstream consciousness as Bob Harris鈥hrough his work on Radio 1, the legendary Whistle Test TV shows and his current programmes on Radio 2. He is passionate about music and his infectious enthusiasm permeates his work. Bob鈥檚 guiding principle is the pursuit of excellence, and this is reflected in his broadcasting skills and his devotion to the best music.

He co-founded Time Out magazine, has written books, newspaper articles and magazine columns. He has produced records, done 48-gig rock tours and interviewed a President. He has voiced television and radio documentaries, and appeared in films, most recently in the award winning "Wild Rose". He has been given a Fellowship by the University of Northampton and was the penultimate subject of This Is Your Life.

Bob鈥檚 depth of understanding of popular music 鈥� its origins and influences 鈥� is immense. As a voice on the radio 鈥� reassuring, knowledgeable and enthusiastic 鈥� he is unique.

57 minutes

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Thu 20 Aug 2020 21:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Ashley McBryde

    Radioland

    • Girl Going Nowhere.
    • Atlantic.
    • 2.

  • Eagles

    Peaceful Easy Feeling

    • The Best Of Eagles.
    • Asylum.

  • Gram Parsons

    The New Soft Shoe

    • GP.
    • Reprise.
    • 7.

  • Steve Earle

    Guitar Town

  • Rosanne Cash

    Runaway Train

    • Kings Record Shop.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 006.

  • Mary Chapin Carpenter

    It's OK To Be Sad (Country Show Home Session)

  • Mary Chapin Carpenter

    Where The Beauty Is

    • The Dirt & The Stars.
    • Lambent Light.
    • 6.

  • Brad Paisley

    Me Neither

    • Who Needs Pictures?.
    • Arista Nashville.
    • 2.

  • The Chicks

    Landslide

    • Home.
    • Monument/Columbia Nashville.
    • 2.

  • Sam Outlaw

    Tenderheart

    • Tenderheart.
    • Six Shooter/Thirty Tigers.
    • 004.

  • Tom Petty

    Free Fallin'

    • Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever.
    • MCA.

  • The Shires

    Good Years

    • Good Years.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd..

Broadcast

  • Thu 20 Aug 2020 21:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2