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Saturday Matinee with Bryony Gordon

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After 2pm, it's the Saturday Matinee and you are the stars of the show! As theatres across the UK welcome their afternoon audiences, Emma checks in with all the performers out there. Today, Emma chats to journalist and author Bryony Gordon about running the London Marathon in her underwear and her brand new book, People Pleaser.

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Music Played

  • Little Mix

    Shout Out To My Ex

    • (CD Single).
    • SYCO.

  • Duran Duran

    Free to Love (feat. Nile Rodgers)

    • (CD Single).
    • Tape Modern.

  • Nu Shooz

    I Can't Wait

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • The Jacksons

    Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)

    • Rhythm Divine 2 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Olivia Dean

    Man I Need

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Deacon Blue

    Real Gone Kid

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • ABBA

    Dancing Queen

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 001.

  • JLS

    Everybody In Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • SIENNA SPIRO

    Material Lover

    • The Devil Wears Prada 2 O.S.T..
    • Interscope.

  • Jamiroquai

    Space Cowboy

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Soho Square.

  • Desmond Dekker

    You Can Get It If You Really Want

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Simply Red

    Something Got Me Started

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.

  • Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter

    Bring Your Love

    • Confessions II.
    • Warner Records.

  • New Kids on the Block

    Hangin' Tough

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Elton John

    Part-Time Love

    • The Very Best Of Elton John.
    • Rocket.

  • LeAnn Rimes

    Wild Things Run

    • (CD Single).
    • EverLe Records.

  • Hanson

    MMMBop

    • Now 37 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • sombr

    potential

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Music.

  • Mis-Teeq

    Scandalous

    • The Very Best Of All Woman 2003 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar TV.

  • Taylor Dayne

    Tell It to My Heart

    • 80s Mania (Various Artists).
    • BMG.

  • Peggy Gou

    (It Goes Like) Nanana

    • (CD Single).
    • XL Recordings.

Broadcast

  • Last Saturday13:00
    BBC Radio 2