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Lydia Wood’s London pub illustrations, Lloyd Bradley on funk history and Mica Millar

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

Illustrator Lydia Wood discusses “Locals: An Illustrated Ode to London’s Pubs”, featuring her favourite pubs, drawn as part of her ongoing project to document every pub in London; Lloyd Bradley talks about “Funk Is Its Own Reward”, his history of funk and its place within a wider Black cultural and political movement between 1968 and 1978; and Mica Millar reflects on her music and career as an independent artist.

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Music Played

  • Bob James

    Westchester Lady

    • Masterworks Jazz.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Sexual Healing

    • Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • MOTOWN.
    • 03.

  • ABC

    Poison Arrow

    • Absolutely ABC.
    • EMI.
    • 02.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Don't Believe A Word

    • The Best Of Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy.
    • MERCURY.
    • 01.

  • Gene Pitney

    24 Hours From Tulsa

    • Dreamboats & Miniskirts.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 11.

  • Tavares

    More Than A Woman

    • 25 Years Of Rock & Roll - 1978.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • 13.

  • Neil Jones & Nick Corbin

    Silent Stream

    • Monks Road Records.

  • Tom Tom Club

    Genius of Love

    • Genius of Love.
    • X5 Music Group.
    • 1.

  • Lisa Stansfield

    All Around The World

    • Now Yearbook 1989.
    • Now! Music.
    • 05.

  • Pretenders

    Private Life

    • Rhino/Warner Records.

  • Grace Jones

    Private Life

    • Island Records.

  • Ella Langley

    Choosin' Texas

    • SAWGOD/Columbia.

  • Big Audio Dynamite

    The Bottom Line

    • Planet Bad Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Dennis Edwards

    Don't Look Any Further

    • Motown 40 Forever.
    • Uni/Motown.

  • Parliament

    Mothership Connection (Star Child)

    • Island Mercury.

  • Darondo

    Didn't I

    • Didn't I / Saving My Love.
    • Ace Records.
    • 1.

  • Sister Sledge

    Thinking Of You

    • The Chic Organisation.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 11.

  • Kara Jackson

    no fun/party

    • no fun/party.
    • September Recordings.
    • 1.

  • Everything but the Girl

    Each and Every One

    • Now Yearbook.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Omar

    There's Nothing Like This

    • Now That's What I Call Music: 1991.
    • EMI.
    • 18.

  • Roxy Music

    Beauty Queen

    • The Thrill Of It All (1972-1982).
    • EG Records.
    • 8.

  • Ashford & Simpson

    Solid

    • Back To The 80s Vol 2.
    • EMI.
    • 15.

  • Mica Millar

    A Little More Time For Love

    • Golden Hour Music.

  • Mica Millar

    A Little Bit Of Me

    • Golden Hour Music.

  • Dionne Warwick

    Heartbreaker

    • Great Romantic Hits Of The 70s & 80s.
    • READER'S DIGEST.
    • 07.

  • The Whispers

    And The Beat Goes On

    • Disco Fever.
    • GLOBAL TELEVISION.
    • 01.

  • A Taste of Honey

    Boogie Oogie Oogie

    • Disco Fever Volume 2.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • 06.

  • D‐Train

    You're The One For Me

    • Trevor Nelson Soul Selection.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).

  • Deee‐Lite

    Groove Is In The Heart

    • The Best One Hit Wonders In The World...Ever!.
    • BRITANNIA MUSIC.
    • 18.

  • Edwin Starr

    Contact

    • Now Yearbook 1979.
    • Now! Music.
    • 15.

  • Indeep

    Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

    • NOW That's What I Call 80s: Dancefloor.
    • Now! Music.
    • 15.

Broadcast

  • Last Friday 10:00
    BBC Radio London