Top tunes and parrot chat
Mark and Stuart present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast, including tracks from John Cale, Rostam, Foals, Little Simz, Ian Dury and Mattiel plus 'parrot chat.'
Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast.
With a selection of music old and new to get the weekend started, including tracks from John Cale, Rostam, Foals, Little Simz, Ian Dury, Kelela, Pet Shop Boys and Mattiel. Plus - as it's World Parrot Day today - there's much discussion of parrots.
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 8,700 songs.
There’s also Crisps on the Radio and the chance to take part in Tea Time Theme Time, guessing the link between three top tunes.
Produced in Salford by Audio Always for BBC Radio 6 Music.
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Ian Dury & The Blockheads
Reasons To Be Cheerful
- Papillion.
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Rostam
Back of a Truck
- Matsor Projects.
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Tweet
Oops (Oh My) (feat. Missy Elliott)
- Goldmind.
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Pet Shop Boys
So Hard
- Discography - Complete Singles Collection.
- Parlophone UK.
- 13.
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Laura Veirs
Flying Into Darkness
- TEMPLE SONGS.
- RAVEN MARCHING BAND RECORDS.
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Foals
My Number
- Transgressive Records.
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IZCO
Wonderluv
- Brownswood Recordings.
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John Cale
Paris 1919
- PARIS 1919.
- Warner Bros.
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Mattiel
Jeff Goldblum
- Heavenly.
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Killerstar
The Afterglow
- THE AFTERGLOW.
- HighWire Records.
- 1.
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Cabaret Voltaire
Sensoria
- Some BIzarre.
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Little Simz
Game On (feat. JT)
- AWAL.
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Anna Calvi
Eliza
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Orange Juice
All That Ever Mattered
- Coals to Newcastle.
- Analogue Enhanced Digital Limited.
- 92.
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Bleachers
the van
- Dirty Hit.
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Peaches
Whatcha Gonna Do About It
- Kill Rock Stars.
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Tea Time Theme Time
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Mercury Rev
Vermillion
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The House of Love
Shine On
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Talk Talk
Living In Another World
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Kelela
idea 1
- Warp.
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Jain
Makeba
- Zanaka.
- Columbia.
Broadcast
- Sun 31 May 2026 08:00BBC Radio 6 Music