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The Romans;   The Adventure Of English;   Boris Johnson;   1984;   Woke Therapy Group;   Drake Poem;   London Criminals;    The Great Train Robbery;   Coronation St

Adult content in this series is mar…

Gems of the 49th Parallel, Pt 2
A Showcase of Canadian Music, and a tribute to Jim Lanning

Playlist

Introduction   (02.58) Ian Tyson/Four Strong Winds   (06.48) Tei Shi/Bassically   (11.43) Be Good Tany…

Peter Sellers;   Soldiers;   WW1  &  WW2;   Dr Johnson's Dictionary;   Hancock's Half Hour;   Art

Introduction   (01.13) Steeleye Span/The Hard Times Of Old England   (06.17) Peter Sellers & Irene Han…

Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Sir Michael Caine;   A Clockwork Orange;   The 1984 Miners' Strike;   Shakespeare;   Social Housing;   Peter Cook & Dudley Moore

Introduction   (01.27) Roy Harper/One Of Thos…

Spies;   Sir Henry Rawlinson;   Radio London;   Cromwell & The English Civil War;  Football (Gordon, Motson, World Cup '66);   The Falklands Conflict;   Procol Harum

Introduction   (01.10) Jethro Tull…

The Post Office Horizon Scandal;   Herring Fishing;   Change Ringing at York Minster;   A History Cycle;   Holiday Camps;   The Keeler Affair;   Inside Anfield;   Kenneth Clark's Civilisation;   Pink…

Dr Who;   Tony Hancock;   Football;   Grumpy Old Men;   The Leveson Inquiry;   Dunkirk;   How To Be A Chap;   Brady, Hindley, Fred & Rosemary West;   Jimmy Savile;   The BBC

Introduction   (2.29) Deni…

A Christmas Pot Pourri

Ho Ho Ho, and a warm welcome to the Wavelength Christmas Pot Pourri Special.  It's a random jumble of silent nights in several languages, grumpy old men moaning and two hours of…

Introduction

People of my generation are increasingly horrified at how quickly a stable, postwar, rules-based order has been changed into something that looks rather like anarchy.

Here in Australia, po…

Kathleen Ferrier - A Tribute 

October 8 marks the anniversary of the death of the great English contralto singer, Kathleen Ferrier, in 1953.

She achieved an international reputation as a stage, concert…

This program was made to mark the 100th edition of my (then) weekly live music show, Wavelength, and features a selection of some of my very favourite recordings.

The weekly live Wavelength program ha…

Playlist

This program focuses on the life and work of Merimbula composer and performer, Corinne Gibbons, who boasts an international reputation.  It takes the form of a beach-side conversation with Co…

Introduction

Simply put, Irish music and spoken word are incomparable.  Music and speech weave together into textures both refreshingly abrasive and silky smooth with an energy which, for Irish people…

Introduction

Simply put, Irish music and spoken word are incomparable.  Music and speech weave together into textures both refreshingly abrasive and silky smooth with an energy which, for Irish people…

A conversation with Richard Cox, great-great-grandson of William Cox, who built the first road over Australia's Blue Mountains, from Sydney to Bathurst.

Cox built the road with a team of 30 hand-picke…

Introduction

This program showcases the English-speaking folk music I've experienced  in my lifetime.  When I was a young man in England, the '60s UK folk resurgence was in full swing.   My friends an…

Playlist

Introduction    (01.38) Feist/Of Womankind ('Multitudes')   (05.12) Kevin Morby/Like A Flower ('Music From Montana Story')   (08.25) Jen Cloher/Harakeke ('I Am The River The River Is Me')   (…

Playlist

(01.04) Angelique Kidjo/Sedjedo   (03.55) Fela Kuti/Lady (radio edit)   (09.39) Ladysmith Black Mambazzo (ft Salif Keita)/United We Stand   (14.31) Ismaël Lô/Africa   (19.27) Miriam  Makeba/M…

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(01.54) Teddy Afro/Ethiopia   (06.24) Tony Allen & Friends/African Man (instrumental)   (11.30) Amazones d'Afrique/Dombolo   (14.47) Les Ambassadeurs (ft Salif Keita)/Tounkan   (21.24) Aşa/Fi…

Playlist

(09.06) We’re All In This Together  (from ‘Awake Is The New Sleep’, 2005)   

(18.46) I Love Pop Music  (from ‘The Rebirth Of Venus’, 2009)  

(24.06) Slow Down  (from ‘I’m Fun’, 2022)   

(30.25) …