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John Cleese is here!

Monty Python and Fawlty Towers legend John Cleese joins Sara in the studio. Plus, our daily roll call of our younger listeners in Kids in a Car!

Monty Python and Fawlty Towers legend John Cleese joins Sara in the studio to chat about his new Holy Grail tour.

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Music Played

  • Pulp

    Disco 2000

    • Hits.
    • Island.
    • 6.

  • Irene Cara

    Fame

    • NOW Yearbook '82 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • James Blunt

    Tastes Like Summer

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Girls Aloud

    Can't Speak French

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Olivia Rodrigo

    drop dead

    • you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.
    • Geffen.

  • Whitney Houston

    I'm Your Baby Tonight

    • Whitney Houston-I'm Your Baby Tonight.
    • Arista.

  • Harry Styles

    Late Night Talking

    • Harry's House.
    • Columbia.

  • Koe Wetzel & Ella Langley

    Jaded

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia Records.

  • P.M. Dawn

    Set Adrift On Memory Bliss

    • 100% Pure Love (Various Artists).
    • Island.

  • ABBA

    Waterloo

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 019.

  • Coldplay

    Viva La Vida

    • Viva La Vida Or Death & All His Friends.
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Blondie

    Sunday Girl

    • NOW That's What I Call Unforgettable (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Leon Bridges

    Light The Way

    • Happiness Anytime: Part 1.
    • Columbia.

  • Paula Abdul

    Straight Up

    • Choose 80's Dance (Various Artists).
    • BMG.

  • Fontella Bass

    Rescue Me

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Beyoncé

    Crazy in Love (feat. JAY-Z)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 3.

  • Taylor Swift

    The Fate Of Ophelia

    • The Life Of A Showgirl.
    • Republic.

  • Junior

    Mama Used To Say

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • Madonna & Kylie Minogue

    Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix)

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Records.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Three Little Birds

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.

  • Shalamar

    I Can Make You Feel Good

    • Friends - Deluxe Edition.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 4.

  • Monty Python

    Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Jungle

    Someday, Somewhere

    • Sunshine.
    • AWAL Recordings.
    • 1.

  • Jennifer Lopez

    Jenny from the Block (feat. Jadakiss & Styles P)

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    A Design For Life

    • Everything Must Go - 20th Anniversary Edition.
    • Columbia.
    • 16.

  • Madness

    It Must Be Love

    • The 80's Love Album (Various Artists.
    • Virgin.

  • Brooke Combe

    Your Love Was Made Of Stone

    • (CD Single).
    • Fontana UK.

  • Pretenders

    Stop Your Sobbing

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.

  • Samuel E. Wright

    Kiss The Girl

    • The Little Mermaid (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 10.

Broadcast

  • Thursday06:30
    BBC Radio 2