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Legendary athlete Tommie Smith

Stuart hears from legendary athlete Tommie Smith on the 50th anniversary of his black power salute with John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics.

As part of 6 Music's Black Power season, Stuart hears from legendary athlete Tommie Smith on the 50th anniversary of his black power salute with John Carlos at the 1968 Olympics.

Also on the show today… trusty show staple The Chain – where you, the listener, get the chance to link one track to the one before as long as it doesn't repeat – and Teatime Themetime, where you guess what connects all three records. PLUS there’s Music News, with all the latest updates on what’s happening in the music world.

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Last on

Tue 16 Oct 2018 13:00

Music Played

  • Chairmen of the Board

    Finders Keepers

    • HDH.
  • The Smashing Pumpkins

    Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)

    • Napalm Records.
  • Happy Mondays

    Loose Fit

    • Factory.
  • Girls at Our Best!

    I'm Beautiful Now

    • Pleasure.
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 8.
  • Julia Holter

    I Shall Love 2

    • Domino Recording Co..
  • Anchorsong

    Testimony

    • Tru Thoughts.
  • Rhythim Is Rhythim

    Strings of Life

    • Transmat.
  • Kurt Vile

    Loading Zones

    • Matador Records.
  • David August

    33CHANTS

    • D'ANGELO.
    • PIAS.
  • De La Soul

    A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"

    • A Roller Skating Jam Named Saturdays.
    • Big Life.
  • Louis Cole

    Tunnels In The Air (feat. Thundercat)

    • Brainfeeder.
  • The Cure

    Just Like Heaven

    • Fiction.
  • The Three Johns

    Death of The European

    • The Best of The Three Johns.
    • Dojo Limited.
    • 010.
  • The Prodigy

    Light Up The Sky

    • Take Me To The Hospital/BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd.
  • Eleanor Friedberger

    Everything

    • Rebound.
    • Frenchkiss.
  • Wire

    Eardrum Buzz

    • Mute.
  • Courtney Barnett

    Charity

    • Marathon Artists/Milk! Records.
  • Sam Cooke

    A Change Is Gonna Come

  • James Brown

    Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud)

    • Polydor.
  • Doves

    Black And White Town

    • Heavenly.
  • Little Simz

    Offence

    • Age 101.
  • John Grant

    Touch and Go

    • Love Is Magic.
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Rainy Day, Dream Away

  • The Stroppies

    All The Lines

    • Tough Love.
  • Thom Yorke

    Suspirium

    • XL Recordings.
  • Janelle Monáe

    Americans

    • Atlantic Records.
  • John Carpenter

    Escape From New York

  • Sylvester / Patrick Cowley

    Do You Wanna Funk?

  • BEAK>

    Wulfstan II

  • Self Esteem

    Rollout

    • Fiction Records.
  • Alabama Shakes

    Hang Loose

    • ROUGH TRADE RECORDS.

Broadcast

  • Tue 16 Oct 2018 13:00