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08/02/2026

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

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Sun 8 Feb 202610:00
BBC Radio London

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Music Played

  • George Benson

    Take Five

    • Bad Benson.
    • Epic/Legacy.
    • 1.

  • Fifth Dimension

    Up Up & Away

    • 60s Summer Of Love.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 07.

  • Rod Stewart

    Mandolin Wind

    • Mercury Records.

  • Anita O’Day

    I'll See You in My Dreams

    • 120 Essential Classics.
    • AudioSonic Music.
    • 89.

  • Paul Weller

    Gravity

    • True Meanings (Deluxe Edition).
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 4.

  • Blur

    Tender

    • Tender (Radio Edit).
    • Parlophone UK.

  • Matt Monro

    Born Free

    • Complete Heartbreakers, 30 Golden Greats.
    • EMI.
    • 12.

  • Nina Simone

    My Baby Just Cares For Me

    • Now 1987.
    • SONY.
    • 01.

  • Patrick Williams & Jack Jones

    L.A. Breakdown (And Take Me In)

    • L.A. Break Down.
    • RCA/Legacy.
    • 1.

  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    The Onion Song

    • Marvin Gaye - Greatest Hits.
    • HITSVILLE.
    • 07.

  • Massive Attack

    Protection (feat. Tracey Thorn)

    • Protection.
    • Circa.
    • 1.

  • Jackie Wilson

    Lonely Teardrops

    • Lonely Teardrops.
    • Black Sheep Music.
    • 1.

  • Texas

    Say What You Want

    • White On Blonde.
    • MERCURY.
    • 01.

  • Tom Howe

    Otter

    • Parenthood: Oceans (Music From The Programme On BBC).
    • Lakeshore Records.
    • 5.

  • David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Forbidden Colours

    • Electric Dreams.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 10.

  • Madness

    It Must Be Love

    • Divine Madness.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 10.

  • Duffy

    Warwick Avenue

    • Duffy - Warwick Avenue (single).
    • A&M.
    • 01.

  • Curtis Mayfield

    So In Love

    • The Very Best of Curtis Mayfield.
    • Curtom Classics, LLC.
    • 12.

  • Peter Sarstedt

    Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?

    • Greatest Love Of All 2.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 04.

  • Trijntje Oosterhuis, Vince Mendoza & Metropole Orkest

    This Girl's In Love

    • This Girl's In Love.
    • Blue Note Catalogue.
    • 4.

  • Bobby Darin

    Beyond The Sea

    • Definitive Pop: Bobby Darin (2006 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 01.

  • Norah Jones

    Don't Know Why

    • Come Away With Me.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 16.

  • Al Green

    Love Love

    • Greatest Hits: The Best of Al Green.
    • Fat Possum.
    • 3.

  • SIENNA SPIRO

    Die On This Hill

    • Die On This Hill.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 1.

  • Andy Williams

    Where Do I Begin (Love Story)

    • The Essential Andy Williams.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 03.

  • Frank Sinatra & Neal Hefti

    I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter

    • INTEGRAL Frank Sinatra 1960 - 1962.
    • Diggers Factory.
    • 22.

  • Barbara Lewis

    Love Makes the World Go 'Round

    • Working On A Groovy Thing.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 8.

  • Dinah Washington & Brook Benton

    Baby (You've Got What It Takes)

    • Baby (You've Got What It Takes).
    • Black Sheep Music.
    • 1.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Streets of Philadelphia

    • The Essential Bruce Springsteen.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 01.

  • Tony Bennett

    I Left My Heart In San Francisco

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

  • Aretha Franklin

    Bridge Over Troubled Water

    • 30 Greatest Hits.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 22.

Broadcast

  • Sun 8 Feb 202610:00
    BBC Radio London