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Postbox toppers, Ealing and Jo Harman

Everything you need to know about London from architecture to accents and great music.

Film director Xaymaca Awoyungbo discusses "The Great British Yarn", a documentary about the people bringing communities together through postbox toppers; historian Dr Jonathan Oates explores Ealing's rich past in "Ealing: A Potted History"; and Jo Harman joins us to talk about her music career and what's next.

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Sat 27 Jun 202610:00
BBC Radio London

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Music Played

  • Pat Metheny Group

    Last Train Home

    • Still Life (Talking).
    • Nonesuch.
    • 3.

  • Amen Corner

    (If Paradise Is) Half As Nice

    • Sunshine Sixties.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 18.

  • Maze

    Before I Let Go

    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).

  • Matt Monro

    Unchained Melody

    • Parlophone UK.

  • Joy Crookes

    Perfect Crime

    • Speakerbox Recordings.

  • Dennis Brown

    Money In My Pocket

    • Reflections.
    • VP.
    • 1.

  • Nick Lowe

    So It Goes

    • Quiet Please: The New Best of Nick Lowe.
    • Yep Roc Records.
    • 1.

  • Van Morrison

    Caravan

    • Moondance (Deluxe Edition).
    • Warner Records.
    • 4.

  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Radio Radio

    • The Best Of The First 10 Years.
    • UMe/Elvis Costello.
    • 16.

  • The Selecter

    On My Radio

    • VIRGIN.

  • Robbie Robertson

    Somewhere Down The Crazy River

    • Now 1988.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 01.

  • Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

    Roadrunner

    • The Modern Lovers (Expanded Version).
    • Sanctuary Records.
    • 1.

  • David Bowie

    Let's Dance

    • Best Of Bowie.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 01.

  • Lulu

    The Man Who Sold The World

    • Now Yearbook 1974.
    • Now! Music.
    • 19.

  • Björk

    Venus As A Boy

    • Atlantic Records/ATG.

  • Seal

    Kiss From A Rose

    • Kiss From A Rose.
    • ZTT.
    • 17.

  • Allison Moorer

    Send Down An Angel

    • MCA Nashville.

  • 10cc

    I'm Not In Love

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

  • Donovan

    Mellow Yellow

    • Donovan: Greatest Hits...And More.
    • The state51 Conspiracy.
    • 19.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Give It Up

    • The Very Best Of KC & The Sunshine Band.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 01.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Distant Lover

    • Every Great Motown Hit Of Marvin Gaye.
    • UNI/MOTOWN.
    • 16.

  • Jo Harmen

    Isn't It A Pity (Acoustic)

    • BiGiAM.

  • Jo Harman

    Silhouettes Of You

    • BiGiAM.

  • Olivia Dean

    Man I Need

    • Capitol.

  • Roxy Music

    Love Is the Drug

    • Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music: The Ultimate Collection.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 01.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Solsbury Hill

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

Broadcast

  • Sat 27 Jun 202610:00
    BBC Radio London