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oldraver · Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1175 Location: London

You have to listen to it, (the Nancy Wilson) Schiz. Or at least, a few seconds of it. Boulder To Birmingham and Angel From Montgomery are sublime, as well as the better known songs in her choices. I want to see Wild Rose, which Jessie is brilliant in, according to Mark Kermode.

I've enjoyed Anthony Horowitz's TOMY this week, too. He comes across well, as you would expect from someone who gave us Foyle's War!

And of course, one of his tracks was 21st Century...
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Schizoidman · Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 1140 Location: Rural West Sussex

Raver: I've just listened to the Nancy Wilson version. It is indeed pretty awful. I'd like to throw it off the Tallahatchee Bridge.
The Nina Simone song Sinnerman is wonderful.

By the way, Mr Horowitz' song was not 21st Century Schizoidman but In The Court Of The Crimson King!

oldraver · Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1175 Location: London

So it was, Schiz! I can only put it down to senility, as it's the stand out track on the album!
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becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6814

Caught up with and thoroughly enjoyed listening to Eddie and Brian Holland choosing their songs for this programme. Cool

oldraver · Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1175 Location: London

Excellent stuff. As was the Joe Brown TOMY.
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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19334 Location: Cheshire

Heard Ken just as Tracks Of My Years had finished. He announced that next week's guest would be Don Black doing a special TOMY ahead of his final show on Sunday 4th October. I think he said he'd been on previously but I may have misheard as I was driving at the time.

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Ian Robinson · Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2022 3:16 am Post subject:

Guardian article about Britain's most-listened to radio show, and why Ken is so popular:

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/feb/05/how-radio-2-veteran-ken-bruce-became-a-no-1-hit

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oldraver · Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1175 Location: London

Ken's shows from the Piano Room have been great, these past couple of weeks. Tom Odell yesterday was possibly the best so far.

If he were to retire, then I think that'd be the end of R2 for me, unless they gave his spot to James O'Brien.
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Ian Robinson · Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2022 12:16 pm Post subject:

oldraver · Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1175 Location: London

Same here, Ian. I like a few of the evening shows - , but it's not that often that I listen or even 'listen again'.

Liza Tarbuck is always one I do make sure to catch and more often than not, also Johnnie Walker and Tony Blackburn's SOTS.

Maybe I'd better change the non-listening to weekdays!
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oldraver · Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1175 Location: London

Paulo Nuttini is so, so good. That voice just melts me. Loving him doing Fade Into You in the Piano Room right now.
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oldraver · Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1175 Location: London

For once, I'm on topic. This week's TOMY with James Patterson, has been far and away the best I've ever heard. He's certainly lived a life!
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becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6814

Two editions of Track of My Years I've enjoyed recently - the delightful Susie Dent and the ebullient Brian Blessed.

Susie's word of the day on Twitter is always a joy to read.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001cwc0

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001cf7m

becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6814

Two of these programmes I've enjoyed this week - both music and chat.

Madeline Bell and Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian)

A good few tracks of the day could have been chosen from both.