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Beckie is a Trekie... and other revelations

Guy Garvey salutes the late lamented Richard Swift and brings you songs on the theme of books.

Guy Garvey salutes the late lamented Richard Swift and brings you songs on the theme of books, along with new music and listener recommendations.

He also celebrates Star Trek, Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle and Samuel Pepys' birthday (all the obvious subjects) , while the Beckapedia waxes lyrical on the power of the organ.

Plus Simon Armitage, your actual Poet Laureate, leaves another musical recommendation on Guy's voicemail.

2 hours

Music Played

  • Richard Swift

    Drakula (Hey Man)

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    Third Stone From The Sun

    • Universal.
  • The Beatles

    Paperback Writer

    • Apple.
  • Peter Gabriel

    The Book of Love

  • Samantha Crain

    An Echo

  • Alabama Shakes

    Don't Wanna Fight

  • Rosemary Clooney

    Come On a My House

  • Neil Young

    Till The Morning Comes

  • Joan As Police Woman

    Out Of Time

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Across The Border

  • Rufus Wainwright

    Oh What A World

  • Simon Preston

    Charles-Marie Widor - Toccata from Syphony No, 5 in F Minor for Organ

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Bookends

  • Richard Swift

    The Novelist

  • Lee Dorsey

    Everything I Do Gohn Be Funky

  • It鈥檚 a Beautiful Day

    White Bird

  • Nuala Honan

    Slow Down

  • Aretha Franklin

    Misty

  • The Beatles

    Across The Universe

  • Fairport Convention

    Book Song

  • 脕蝉驳别颈谤

    Pictures

  • Jon Hopkins

    Immunity (feat. King Creosote)

  • Sizer Barker

    Day By Day

  • Sterling Holloway

    Trust In Me

  • Talking Heads

    The Book I Read

    • Talking Heads: 77.
    • Sire.
    • 7.
  • Richard Swift

    Looking Back I Should Have Been Home More

    • Polydor.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Feb 2020 14:00
  • Mon 24 Feb 2020 00:00