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05/07/2026

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

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Music Played

  • Ray Charles

    Hit The Road Jack

    • Ray Charles Collection.
    • ARCADE RECORDS.
    • 20.

  • Maria Muldaur

    Midnight At The Oasis

    • For My Mum.
    • Rhino.
    • 06.

  • Dionne Warwick

    A House Is Not a Home

    • The Dionne Warwick Collection: Her All-Time Greatest Hits.
    • Rhino.
    • 6.

  • Frente!

    Bizarre Love Triangle

    • Love Acoustic.
    • WM Korea.
    • 19.

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    Mr Bojangles

    • SPECTRUM.

  • George Michael

    Fastlove

    • Now That's What I Call 40 Years.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Andy Williams

    Moon River

    • The Essential Andy Williams.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 01.

  • Grace Sheene

    It Had To Be You

    • NA.
    • Independent.
    • 1.

  • Tony Bennett

    I Left My Heart In San Francisco

    • World Stars, Vol.2.
    • ARCADE RECORDS.
    • 05.

  • The Isley Brothers

    Summer Breeze

    • Hot Summer Nights.
    • STYLUS.
    • 17.

  • Bryan Ferry

    Slave To Love

    • More Than This: The Best Of Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music.
    • EG Records.
    • 01.

  • Dinah Washington

    September In The Rain

    • 110 Essential Hits - Very Best Of.
    • AudioSonic Music.
    • 5.

  • Candi Staton

    Nights On Broadway

    • Now Yearbook 1977.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Frank Sinatra & Don Costa

    Watch What Happens

    • My Way (Expanded Edition).
    • FRANK SINATRA DIGITAL REPRISE.
    • 1.

  • Madness

    Baggy Trousers

    • NOW Yearbook 1980.
    • Now! Music.
    • 05.

  • Lou Rawls

    Lady Love

    • The Best Of Lou Rawls.
    • Philadelphia International/Legacy.
    • 01.

  • The Seekers

    I'll Never Find Another You

    • Sixties Hall Of Fame.
    • READER'S DIGEST.
    • 10.

  • Jack Savoretti & KT Tunstall

    Tempting Fate

    • Lanza Music.

  • Cass Elliot

    It's Getting Better

    • 60s Summer Of Love.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 09.

  • Elvis Costello

    She

    • 90s Movie Hits.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 01.

  • Lynn Anderson

    Rose Garden

    • Now That's What I Call Country.
    • Now! Music.
    • 09.

  • Dolly Parton

    I Will Always Love You

    • The Essential Dolly Parton.
    • Columbia Nashville Legacy.
    • 01.

  • Marlena Shaw

    California Soul

    • California Soul // Remixed.
    • Verve.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Last Sunday10:00
    BBC Radio London