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Album Of The Week and Nina Conti

Nina Conti, award-winning queen of ventriloquism, chooses the Tracks of My Years. Ken has your dedications with today's love song plus another round of PopMaster.

Nina Conti, award-winning queen of ventriloquism, chooses the Tracks of My Years. Nina started doing stand-up ventriloquism in 2002 and shot to fame by winning the ´óÏó´«Ã½ New Comedy Award that same year. Famed for her foul-mouthed ‘sidekick’ Monkey (Monk), Nina has won numerous comedy awards for her writing, acting and ventriloquism. She has taken many shows to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and appeared at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Montreal Comedy Festival. In 2016, her smash-hit solo show ’In Your Face’ enjoyed sell-out seasons in London’s West End and New York’s off-Broadway.

More recently Nina was a runner-up on ‘The World’s Best’, a US major talent show on NBC, produced an improvised web series, ‘In Therapy’ which has amassed over 1.5 million views since 2018 and joined forces with award-winning Shenoah Allen (The Pajama Men) to make the character comedy podcast, ‘Richard & Greta’, unqualified experts who explain how to get the most, or too much, out of your partner.

Following a four year absence Nina is now embarking on a UK tour with her new project - The Dating Show - opening at Bristol Old Vic at the end of October. She’ll be like Cilla Black with masks. Derailed. Not so much a Blind Date as a re-voiced one. There is no promise that true love will be found but a firm guarantee that big laughs will be had in the reign of this quick-thinking queen of ventriloquism.

The next two tracks Nina has chosen come from David Bowie and Stevie Wonder. Ken also has the daily love song, record and album of the week plus PopMaster. If you'd like to get in touch with the show email Ken.Bruce@bbc.co.uk

2 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 21 Sep 2021 09:30

Music Played

  • Kylie Minogue

    Can't Get You Out Of My Head

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Sting

    If It's Love

    • The Bridge.
    • Interscope.
  • Boy Meets Girl

    Waiting For A Star To Fall

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Meck

    Thunder In My Heart Again (feat. Leo Sayer)

    • (CD Single).
    • Free2air.
  • Alexander O’Neal

    Criticize

    • Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • Hits.
    • 9.
  • ABBA

    Don't Shut Me Down

    • Voyage.
    • Polar.
  • Bobby Brown

    Two Can Play That Game

    • Now 30 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Toto

    Rosanna

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.
  • Record of the Week

    • Rod Stewart

      One More Time

      • The Tears Of Hercules.
      • Rhino.
  • Madonna

    Hung Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • Lionel Richie

    Hello

    • Lionel Richie: Truly - The Love Song.
    • Motown.
  • Elton John & Dua Lipa

    Cold Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin/EMI.
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Refugee

    • Greatest Hits.
    • MCA.
    • 7.
  • Spandau Ballet

    Through The Barricades

    • Simply Love (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Mimi Webb

    24/5

    • Seven Shades Of Heartbreak.
    • Epic.
  • Al Wilson

    The Snake

    • The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter (V.
    • Virgin.
  • ABC

    The Look Of Love

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.
  • James Blunt

    Love Under Pressure

    • The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004-2021).
    • Atlantic.
  • Queen

    You're My Best Friend

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.
    • 4.
  • Jimmy Young

    The Man From Laramie

    • 1955 British Hit Parade: Britain's Greatest Hits Volume 4 Part 2 CD1.
    • Acrobat Music.
    • 17.
  • Shakira

    Hips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean)

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
  • Album of the Week

    • Manic Street Preachers

      Into The Waves Of Love

      • The Ultra Vivid Lament.
      • Columbia.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Peacekeeper

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 015.
  • Grace Jones

    Slave To The Rhythm

    • (CD Single).
    • ZTT.
  • Paul Carrack

    Precious Time

    • CD Single.
  • Tracks of My Years

    • David Bowie

      Modern Love

      • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
      • EMI.
    • Stevie Wonder

      Master Blaster (Jammin')

      • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
      • Motown.
  • Prince

    Hot Summer

    • Welcome 2 America.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 5.
  • Edison Lighthouse

    Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)

    • 70's Number Ones Vol 3.
    • Old Gold.

Broadcast

  • Tue 21 Sep 2021 09:30