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The Radio 2 Book Club with RJ Palacio and Dan Smith

RJ Palacio's novel Pony is the Book Of The Month, and Dan Smith is our guest reviewer. Plus there's Factoids, Non-Stop Oldies and the latest entertainment and lifestyle news.

R.J. Palacio discusses her novel Pony which is The Radio 2 Book Club Book Of The Month, and singer-songwriter and Bastille frontman Dan Smith - is our guest reviewer. Plus there's the Factoids, Non-Stop Oldies and the latest entertainment and lifestyle news.

R.J. is the author of the bestselling book Wonder – which has sold over 12 million copies worldwide and has been published in 50 languages, and was also made into a blockbuster film, starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay in 2017.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • R.E.M.

    Losing My Religion

    • R.E.M. - Out Of Time.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Madonna

    La Isla Bonita

    • The Hits Album 6 (Various Artists).
    • BMG.
    • 3.
  • Genesis

    Turn It On Again

    • Genesis - Duke.
    • Virgin.
  • Steps

    The Slightest Touch

    • What The Future Holds Pt. 2.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Calum Scott

    Rise

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol Records.
  • Lindsey Buckingham

    On The Wrong Side

    • Lindsey Buckingham.
    • Rhino.
  • JP Cooper

    Call My Name

    • SHE.
    • Island.
  • Limahl

    Never Ending Story

    • Kajagoogoo & Limahl: The Singles.
    • EMI.
  • Black Sabbath

    Paranoid

    • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Kylie Minogue & Years & Years

    A Second To Midnight

  • Oasis

    Wonderwall

    • What's The Story Morning Glory -Oasis.
    • Creation Records.
  • Supertramp

    The Logical Song

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • A&M.
  • The Cult

    She Sells Sanctuary

    • The Cult - Pure Cult: The Singles.
    • Beggars Banquet.
  • Steely Dan

    Reelin' In The Years

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.
  • OMC

    How Bizarre

    • Now 34 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Stretch

    Why Did You Do It

    • Stretch - The Story Of Elmer Gantry.
    • Repertoire.
  • The Who

    Baba O'Riley

    • The Who - Who's Better, Who's Best.
    • Polydor.
  • Sam Fender

    Get You Down

    • Seventeen Going Under.
    • Polydor.
  • Lamont Dozier

    Why Can't We Be Lovers

    • Love Unlimited (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • The Hues Corporation

    Rockin Soul'

    • The Masters.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
  • Boz Scaggs

    Lido Shuffle

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Justin Timberlake

    Say Something (feat. Chris Stapleton)

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Change

    Searching

    • 100 Dance Hits Of The Eighties.
    • Connoisseur.
  • Jack Savoretti

    Too Much History

    • Europiana.
    • BMG.
  • Lighthouse Family

    High

    • Uplifting Anthems (Various Artists).
    • UME.
  • Foo Fighters

    Love Dies Young

    • Medicine At Midnight.
    • Columbia.
    • 9.
  • Bryan Adams

    Run To You

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.
  • Bastille

    No Bad Day

    • EMI.
  • The Doors

    Light My Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • Elektra.
  • Adele

    Easy On Me

    • 30.
    • Columbia.
  • Howard Jones

    New Song

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.
  • Carly Rae Jepsen

    Call Me Maybe

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

Broadcast

  • Wed 20 Oct 2021 14:00

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