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TV Soundtrack Special

Mark and Stuart play an eclectic selection of tracks that have featured in our favourite TV shows

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie present a feast of great music and chat for weekend breakfast.

Since many of us have watched a lot of telly in 2020 and will be watching more over the Christmas period, Mark and Stuart celebrate the art of the TV soundtrack in a special Boxing Day show. All the tracks today have featured in TV shows and series soundtracks.

From The Sopranos to Peaky Blinders, from classic sitcoms liked Spaced to recent hit series like I May Destroy You and Killing Eve, TV series are increasingly using music and curated soundtracks to spectacular effect. They’ve introduced audiences to new artists and songs as well as made memorable use of classic tracks. Harry Nilsson’s 1971 B-side ‘Gotta Get Up’, is among the selections, having been used prominently in the 2019 American comedy-drama series Russian Doll starring and co-created by Natasha Lyonne.

Mark and Stuart pick some of their favourite songs from some of their favourite TV series, and share listener favourites too. With music from artists including Michael Kiwanuka, Jefferson Airplane, Arctic Monkeys, Massive Attack, Greentea Peng and Sly & The Family Stone.

They also have some guess-that-theme-tune quiz fun too.

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Music Played

  • Alabama 3

    Woke Up This Morning

  • Michael Kiwanuka

    Cold Little Heart

  • Massive Attack

    Teardrop

  • Julee Cruise

    Falling

  • Jefferson Airplane

    White Rabbit

    • Virgin.

  • Tom Waits

    Way Down In The Hole

  • Ezra Furman

    I'm Coming Clean

  • Yazoo

    Situation

    • Columbia.

  • Kurtis Blow

    Christmas Rappin'

  • Free

    Oh I Wept

  • Choir of Young Believers

    Hollow Talk

  • Caribou

    You and I

  • Jan Hammer

    Crockett's Theme

  • Arctic Monkeys

    R U Mine?

  • Regina Spektor

    You've Got Time

  • The Joubert Singers

    Stand On The Word (Larry Levan Mix)

    • 10 Records.

  • Greentea Peng

    Mr Sun (Miss Da Sun)

  • Daft Punk

    Something About Us

  • Unloved

    When A Woman Is Around

  • All Seeing I

    Beat Goes On

  • Pentangle

    Light Flight

  • Vagabon

    Water Me Down

  • Rahim Redcar

    Girlfriend (feat. ¶Ùâ³¾-¹ó³Ü²Ô°ì)

  • Irma Thomas

    Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)

  • Graham Coxon

    In My Room

  • Oasis

    Half The World Away

  • Shocking Blue

    Venus

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.

  • Guy Garvey

    My Angel

  • Janet Kay

    Silly Games

  • Gordon, Jim, Henry Krein, Harry Nilsson, Perry, Richard, Price, Jim, Chris Spedding & Klaus Voormann

    Gotta Get Up

  • Harvey Danger

    Flagpole Sitta

  • ²Ñ´Ç³Ùö°ù³ó±ð²¹»å

    Ace Of Spades

    • Essential.

  • Goldfrapp

    Happiness

  • Sly & the Family Stone

    I Want To Take You Higher

  • Kendrick Lamar

    Alright

  • Horace Andy

    Money, Money

  • Songhoy Blues

    Soubour

  • The Bangles

    Hazy Shade Of Winter

    • Bangles Greatest Hits.
    • CBS.

Broadcast

  • Boxing Day 2020 07:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio 6 Music