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Nicola Meighan talks to influential rock duo Sparks; Plus comedian Mark Steel talks about his odyssey around hte UK.

Nicola Meighan talks to influential rock duo Sparks; plus comedian Mark Steel talks about his box set of podcasts.

Nicola Meighan talks to the legendary rock duo Sparks - brothers Ron and Russell Mael - as they are profiled in a new documentary by filmmaker Edgar Wright.

Nicola is also joined by comedian Mark Steel to hear about his stand-up fact-finding odyssey of towns around the UK, for the award-winning Radio 4 series Mark Steel's In Town.

We鈥檒l hear about Scotland鈥檚 first ever conference dedicated to grime and hip-hop.

And Nicola speaksto comedian and Afternoon Show regular Jamie MacDonald about a new documentary exploring how creative people cope with losing their sight and how blind artists achieve their creative vision of a world they experience from a unique perspective

1 hour, 55 minutes

Music Played

  • Jane Wiedlin

    Rush Hour

    • Best Of Driving Rock.
    • EMI.
    • 12.
  • Buggles

    Video Killed The Radio Star

    • Big 70s Party.
    • EMI / Virgin.
    • 2.
  • Mark Ronson

    Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

    • HitDisc: HA201446.
    • RCA.
    • 11.
  • Heaven 17

    Temptation

    • Fantastic 80's.
    • Sony Music.
    • 3.
  • Franz Ferdinand

    Take Me Out

    • Crash! Indie Anthems 1982-2004 (Var).
    • BMG.
  • Nelly Furtado

    I'm Like A Bird

    • Whoa, Nelly!.
    • Dreamworks.
    • 5.
  • Dua Lipa

    Don't Start Now

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Records.
  • Katherine Aly

    Glow & Ignite

  • Kirsty MacColl

    Walking Down Madison

    • Kirsty Maccoll - Galore.
    • Virgin.
  • Prefab Sprout

    The King of Rock 'N' Roll

    • Hits Album 8, Part 2 (Various Artist.
    • Hits Album.

Broadcast

  • Fri 30 Jul 2021 14:00