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Here are the band talking to presenters about their latest releases, performances and airplay on the BBC. We will also hear radio sessions recorded for Bob Harris and John Peel

Queen, talking to BBC presenters and being played on vinyl and in session at the BBC.

From the first moments of their long and successful career onwards, John Peel, Tom Browne, Tommy Vance, Simon Bates, Mike Read, Johnnie Walker and Bob Harris have interviewed Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor.

They talk about their latest releases, live performances, how they recorded and composed classics like Bohemian Rhapsody and the excitement about their first plays on BBC radio and television shows like The Old Grey Whistle Test. After the tragic death of Freddie Mercury we also hear what he would have wanted them to do and their work at his Wembley Stadium tribute concert.

57 minutes

On radio

Sun 26 Jul 202601:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Queen

    Seven Seas Of Rhye

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.
    • 11.

  • Queen

    Now I'm Here (BBC Session Bob Harris / October 16th 1974, Maida Vale 4 Studio)

    • EMI.

  • Queen

    We Will Rock You (Fast) (BBC Session / October 28th 1977, Maida Vale 4 Studio)

    • EMI.

  • Queen

    We Will Rock You (BBC Session John Peel/ October 28th 1977, Maida Vale 4 Studio)

    • EMI.

  • Queen

    We Are The Champions

    • News Of The World.
    • Island.
    • 2.

  • Queen

    Keep Yourself Alive

    • Universal.

  • Queen

    Keep Yourself Alive (BBC Session John Peel/ February 5th 1973, Langham 1 Studio)

    • EMI.

  • Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy

    • A Day At The Races.
    • Island.
    • 8.

  • Queen

    Flash

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen

    Another One Bites The Dust

    • The Game.
    • Island.
    • 3.

  • Queen

    I Want It All

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Queen, George Michael & Lisa Stansfield

    These Are The Days Of Our Lives

    • Parlophone.

  • Queen & David Bowie

    Under Pressure 

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 10 Apr 202320:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Sat 20 Jul 202403:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Sun 26 Oct 202502:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Sun 26 Jul 202601:00
    BBC Radio 2

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