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The Paul Gambaccini Collection Episodes

  1. 02/03/2025

    Paul guides you through 7 decades of music, with the stories behind classic tracks.

  2. 23/02/2025

    Paul guides you through 7 decades of music with the stories behind classic tracks.

  3. 16/02/2025

    Paul guides you through 7 decades of music, with the stories behind classic tracks.

  4. #56 Silly Love Songs

    Get into the Valentine's Day spirit a little early, Paul picks his favourite love songs.

  5. #55 Paul's Comic Heroes

    Paul is a huge comic fan and picks tracks inspired by comic book characters.

  6. #54 Songs titles that mention other songs

    Paul picks songs with titles that include titles of other tracks.

  7. #53 - Higher and Higher

    Paul picks his favourite tracks on the topic of 'higher'.

  8. #52 In Memory of Johnnie

    Paul guides you through 7 decades of music, with the stories behind classic tracks.

  9. #51 - Years and Years

    Paul guides you through 7 decades of music, with the stories behind classic tracks.

  10. #50 Sounds of 1955 鈥� 70 Years On

    Paul plays all of his favourite hits from the golden year of 1955

  11. #49 Gambo's Christmas Movie Collection

    Paul picks his favourite music from Christmas films from across the decades.

  12. #48 What are Life and Love?

    Paul plays tracks on the theme of Life and Love, two topics well covered by popular music.

  13. #47 1973 - The year I started on Radio 1

    Paul shares his memories and favourite tracks from the year he started on Radio 1.

  14. #46 Remembering George Michael

    Paul remembers the work of his friend George Michael.

  15. # 45 The Ronnie Dyson Special

    Paul celebrates the genius behind hits from The Spinners, The Stylistics and many more.

  16. # 44 In Memory Of Quincy Jones

    Paul celebrates the extraordinary work of Quincy Jones.

  17. # 43 Tim Rice Birthday Special

    On Tim Rice's 80th birthday, Paul plays tracks from the career of one of his friends.

  18. #42 The Radio 2 Buffet!

    Gambo lets you feast on a buffet of Dean Martin, Don McLean and Neil Diamond.

  19. Ultra Lounge Concert: Henry Mancini and Beyond

    The 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra and conductor Edwin Outwater celebrate the music of Mancini.

  20. # 41 The Music Of My Life

    Paul picks tracks from key moments in his life and career.

  21. #40 Murder Most Foul

    Paul pays tribute to Bob Dylan's epic masterpiece about the assassination of JFK.

  22. #39 Cat Stevens and tracks from 1978

    Paul takes his pick from the work of Cat Stevens and celebrates 1978 in music.

  23. #38 - Sunshine Knopfler and Nelson

    In appreciation of the work of Mark Knopfler, Paul plays tracks from across his career.

  24. #37 The Hits of 1968

    Paul plays his pick of the hits from one of the greatest ever years in music - 1968.

  25. #36 The Radio 2 Turner Prize

    The nominations for The Radio 2 Turner Prize are ... Paul will explain all.

  26. #35 The Elvis Special

    Paul plays the original versions of tracks that Elvis made international hits.

  27. # 34 Four Seasons & Weather

    Paul's picks this week celebrate an anniversary for The Four Seasons.

  28. # 33 Vehicles and Paris

    Gambo's collection includes vehicles of all types from vans, to boats, to ... a swan?

  29. #32 Don't stray from the path

    Paul brings you the GPS of R2 to guide you to the best tunes.

  30. #31 Keeping it live!

    Paul continues the live music theme with his favourite live recordings.

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