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16/05/2026

Everything you need to know about London from architecture to accents and great music.

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Sat 16 May 2026 10:00
BBC Radio London

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Music Played

  • Pat Metheny Group

    Last Train Home

    • Still Life (Talking).
    • Nonesuch.
    • 3.

  • The Monkees

    Last Train To Clarksville

    • Greatest Hits Of The Monkees.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 09.

  • Beverley Knight

    Shoulda Woulda Coulda

    • Beverley Knight - The Collection.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 01.

  • The Gladiators

    Soul Rebel

    • The Virgin Collection.
    • Virgin Music UK.
    • 5.

  • Guns N’ Roses

    Sweet Child O' Mine

    • The Hits Album 10 (Various Artists).
    • HITS ALBUM.
    • 01.

  • Jackson Browne

    Late for the Sky (1997 Remaster)

    • The Very Best Of Jackson Browne.
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 10.

  • The Bangles

    Eternal Flame

    • The Best Of The Bangles.
    • Columbia.
    • 01.

  • Mario Biondi

    This Is What You Are

    • This Is What You Are (20Th Anniversary).
    • Beyond Srl.
    • 1.

  • Kraftwerk

    The Model

    • The Man-Machine (2009 Remaster).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 14.

  • Björk

    Venus As A Boy

    • Atlantic Records/ATG.

  • Françoise Hardy

    Comment Te Dire Adieu

    • Triple best of.
    • Parlophone (France).
    • 14.

  • Manu Chao

    Bongo Bong

    • Radio Bemba.

  • Plastic Bertrand

    Ca Plane Pour Moi

    • Just Can't Get Enough.
    • Hot Shot Records.

  • The Zutons

    Valerie

    • Now 64.
    • EMI/VIRGIN/UNIVERSAL.
    • 01.

  • Matt Monro

    My Kind of Girl

    • The Matt Monro Collection.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 15.

  • Ann Peebles

    I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

    • I Can't Stand the Rain.
    • Fat Possum.
    • 9.

  • Marc Cohn

    Walking In Memphis

    • Now Yearbook 1991.
    • Now! Music.
    • 19.

  • Van Morrison

    Brown Eyed Girl

    • Love At The Movies - The Album.
    • EMI.
    • 01.

  • The Velvet Underground

    Pale Blue Eyes

    • The Velvet Underground (45th Anniversary / Super Deluxe).
    • Polydor.
    • 4.

  • Nerina Pallot

    Sophia

    • Fire Escape Symphonies - The Best of Nerina Pallot.
    • Chrysalis Records Limited.
    • 4.

  • Nerina Pallot

    The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

    • Fire Escape Symphonies - The Best Of Nerina Pallot.
    • Chrysalis Records Limited.
    • 2.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Solsbury Hill

    • R-Kive.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 05.

  • Ella Langley

    Choosin' Texas

    • SAWGOD/Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Sat 16 May 2026 10:00
    BBC Radio London