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Olympic tunes and chat

Mark and Stuart host an Olympic special, playing a selection of sport and Olympic-themed tracks, to mark the start of the 2024 games

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast

Today they host an Olympic special, playing a selection of sport and Olympic-themed tracks, to mark the beginning of the 2024 games. With music from artists including 808 State, The Beach Boys, Ibibio Sound Machine, Julian Cope, Hamish Hawk, Marcia Griffiths, Lupe Fiasco, Self Esteem and Wire.

Also on the show... long-running feature ‘The Chain’ which gives listeners the chance to pick a track that links in some way to the last. The list now contains over 8000 songs

2 hours

Music Played

  • Julian Cope

    Trampolene

    • Island.
  • Sampha

    Satellite Business 2.0 (feat. Little Simz)

    • Young.
  • Gene

    Olympian

  • Hot Chip

    Table Tennis Music

    • Table Tennis Music.
  • Lutalo & Claud

    Running

    • Single.
    • Winspear.
  • 808 State

    Olympic

    • Ex:El.
    • ZTT Records Ltd.
    • 13.
  • Michael Kiwanuka

    Floating Parade

    • Polydor.
  • Earl Slick & David Bowie

    Isn't It Evening (The Revolutionary)

    • 2024 YPK8.
  • Sylvan Esso

    Kick Jump Twist

    • Caroline International.
  • Personal Trainer

    Cyan (6 Music Session, 24 July 2024)

  • Lupe Fiasco

    Kick, Push

    • Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor.
    • Atlantic.
  • Wu-Lu

    Blunted Strings

    • Warp.
  • Hamish Hawk

    The Mauritian Badminton Doubles Champion, 1973

    • Post Electric.
  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    In the Stone

    • Earth Wind & Fire:Ultimate Collection.
    • Columbia.
    • 10.
  • Corinne Bailey Rae

    New York Transit Queen

    • Thirty Tigers.
  • Ibibio Sound Machine

    I'm Running (Nya Fehe)

    • Soundway.
  • The Chemical Brothers & Tim Burgess

    The Boxer

    • Virgin.
  • Self Esteem

    Wrestling

    • Fiction Records.
  • The Beach Boys

    Surf's Up

    • Capitol.
  • Hashim

    Al-Naafyish

    • Al-Naafyish.
    • Cutting Records.
    • 5.
  • BMX Bandits

    I Wanna Fall in Love

    • Theme Park.
    • Creation Records.
    • 6.
  • Marcia Griffiths

    Feel Like Jumping

    • Naturally.
    • Sky Note.

Broadcast

  • Sat 27 Jul 2024 08:00