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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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Sun 31 May 2026 08:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Ian Dury & The Blockheads

    Reasons To Be Cheerful

    • Papillion.

  • Rostam

    Back of a Truck

    • Matsor Projects.

  • Tweet

    Oops (Oh My) (feat. Missy Elliott)

    • Goldmind.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    So Hard

    • Discography - Complete Singles Collection.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 13.

  • Laura Veirs

    Flying Into Darkness

    • TEMPLE SONGS.
    • RAVEN MARCHING BAND RECORDS.

  • Foals

    My Number

    • Transgressive Records.

  • IZCO

    Wonderluv

    • Brownswood Recordings.

  • John Cale

    Paris 1919

    • PARIS 1919.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Mattiel

    Jeff Goldblum

    • Heavenly.

  • Killerstar

    The Afterglow

    • THE AFTERGLOW.
    • HighWire Records.
    • 1.

  • Cabaret Voltaire

    Sensoria

    • Some BIzarre.

  • Little Simz

    Game On (feat. JT)

    • AWAL.

  • Anna Calvi

    Eliza

  • Orange Juice

    All That Ever Mattered

    • Coals to Newcastle.
    • Analogue Enhanced Digital Limited.
    • 92.

  • Bleachers

    the van

    • Dirty Hit.

  • Peaches

    Whatcha Gonna Do About It

    • Kill Rock Stars.

  • Tea Time Theme Time

    • Mercury Rev

      Vermillion

    • The House of Love

      Shine On

    • Talk Talk

      Living In Another World

  • Kelela

    idea 1

    • Warp.

  • Jain

    Makeba

    • Zanaka.
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Sun 31 May 2026 08:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music