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With a beautiful take on David Bowie

Adam meets Oliver Darley, who has reimagined David Bowie's most famous hits on the piano.

Adam's guest is Oliver Darley, who has reimagined the music of David Bowie through intimate piano arrangements and expressive vocals, spanning classics from 'Life On Mars?' to 'Where Are You Now?' It started out as an Edinburgh Fringe show, and is now an album.

Adam also meets George Bass, a security guard at Canterbury Uni, whose first book was one of Waterstones’ most anticipated for 2026. It's called 'What The Bouncer Saw’, and is all about his work as a doorman, and making ends meet on just above minimum wage.

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Music Played

  • Status Quo

    Rockin' All Over The World

    • Rock Legends.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 01.

  • Tina Turner

    We Don't Need Another Hero

    • Tina Turner: All The Best The Hits.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 09.

  • Harry Styles

    American Girls

    • Columbia.

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Boogie Wonderland (feat. The Emotions)

    • The Essential Earth Wind & Fire.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 01.

  • P!nk

    Who Knew

    • Who Knew (single).
    • LA FACE.
    • 01.

  • The Rolling Stones

    In The Stars

    • Polydor.

  • Eric Carmen

    Hungry Eyes

    • Dirty Dancing.
    • RCA.
    • 01.

  • The Beautiful South

    Perfect 10

    • Perfect 10 (CD Single).
    • MERCURY.
    • 01.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Heaven Is A Place On Earth

    • Now That's What I Call Music 11.
    • Now! Music.
    • 02.

  • The Monkees

    Daydream Believer

    • The Monkees 50 (Remastered 2010).
    • Rhino.
    • 01.

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Raspberry Beret

    • The Hits/The B-Sides.
    • PAISLEY PARK/WARNER BROS.
    • 09.

  • Ella Langley

    Choosin' Texas

    • SAWGOD/Columbia.

  • U2

    Beautiful Day

    • U218 Singles.
    • Universal-Island Records Ltd.
    • 16.

  • Bananarama

    Cruel Summer

    • Bananarama: The Greatest Hits Collection.
    • London Records.
    • 01.

  • Olivia Rodrigo

    Drop Dead

    • Interscope.

  • Billy Ocean

    Love Really Hurts Without You

    • The Very Best Of Billy Ocean.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 04.

  • Meat Loaf

    I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)

    • Best Of Meat Loaf.
    • Geffen.
    • 19.

  • Tears for Fears

    Everybody Wants To Rule The World

    • Songs From The Big Chair.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 02.

  • The Crusaders

    Street Life

    • Now Yearbook 1979.
    • Now! Music.
    • 13.

  • Benson Boone

    Beautiful Things

    • Warners.

  • Tracy Chapman

    Baby Can I Hold You

    • Tracy Chapman Collection.
    • ELEKTRA.
    • 01.

  • Jackie Wilson

    (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher

    • Jackie Wilson's Greatest Hits.
    • ARIOLA.
    • 01.

  • Alex Warren

    FEVER DREAM

    • ATLANTIC RECORDS.

  • David Bowie

    Ashes to Ashes

    • ChangesTwoBowie (2017 Remaster).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 13.

  • Bon Jovi

    Always

    • Now That's What I Call Unforgettable.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • The Drifters

    You're More Than A Number In My Little Red Book

    • Now Yearbook 1977.
    • Now! Music.
    • 09.

  • ABBA

    Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polar Music International.
    • 01.

  • Duran Duran

    Free to Love (feat. Nile Rodgers)

    • Tape Modern.

  • Bruce Hornsby & the Range

    The Way It Is

    • The Essential Bruce Hornsby.
    • RCA/Legacy.
    • 13.

  • Britney Spears

    Baby One More Time

    • The Singles Collection.
    • JIVE.
    • 15.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Solsbury Hill

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

  • STELLA LEFTY

    Boston

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Depeche Mode

    Just Can't Get Enough

    • The Best Of Depeche Mode Vol 1.
    • Venusnote Ltd..
    • 01.

Broadcast

  • Tuesday 14:00
    BBC Radio Kent