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A joyous and eclectic exploration via music, poetry and guests

An eclectic mix of blues, jazz and soul from around the globe. Cerys' guest is structural engineer and author Roma Agrawal. Plus we also hear from Dan Saladino and Susanna Clarke.

An eclectic handpicked Sunday soundtrack with blues, mariachi, jazz and soul, featuring tracks from Chick Corea, Raffaella Carra, Fat Cops and Deyah. This week Cerys' guest is Roma Agrawal, the engineer and author.

Roma Agrawal MBE is a structural engineer and author with a physics degree. As an engineer she's worked on various buildings and bridges including The Shard. As an advocate for the industry, Roma encourages under-represented groups such as women to consider roles in engineering, sciences and technical careers. In 2018 Roma's first book BUILT was published, where she looked at how construction has evolved from the mud huts of our ancestors to towers of steel that reach into the sky. Roma's latest book is How Was That Built? is a children's book giving a behind-the-scenes look at some of the world's most amazing landmarks.

Writer, broadcaster and food journalist Dan Saladino shares facts on food diversity from his upcoming book Eating To Extinction: The World's Rarest Food and Why We Need To Save Them, from apples and potatoes to coffee beans.

Winner of this year's Women's Prize For Fiction, Susanna Clarke tells us about the inspiration behind her novel Piranesi, and the music she listened to whilst creating the mystery about a man living alone in a labyrinth house.

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Â鶹Éç Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Raffaella Carrà

    Tanti auguri

    • Raffaella Carrà.

  • Raffaella Carrà

    A Far L'amore Comincia Tu

    • Raffaella Carrà.

  • The Decemberists

    The Chimbley Sweep

    • Her Majesty.
    • 9.

  • The Slickers

    Johnny Too Bad

    • The Harder They Come.
    • Island Records.
    • 7.

  • Blaze

    Scene 1: Street Corner: Get Up

    • 25 Years Later.
    • Motown.

  • Surprise Chef

    Herbie Hemphill

    • All News Is Good News.
    • Mr Bongo.
    • 2.

  • Toshio Matsuura Group

    I Am the Black Gold of the Sun

    • Brownswood Recordings.

  • Goldie & the Gingerbreads

    The Skip

    • Goldie & The Gingerbreads: Thinking About The Good Times 1964-1966.
    • Ace Records.
    • 8.

  • Charlie Rich

    Mohair Sam

    • I Feel Like Going Home: The Essential Charlie Rich CD1.
    • Mercury Records Limited.
    • 10.

  • Blu

    Amnesia (Instrumental)

  • Robert Petway

    Catfish Blues

    • Blues Masters Volume 8: Mississippi Delta Blues.
    • 9.

  • Derya Yıldırım & Grup ÅžimÅŸek

    Hop Çerkez

  • Sam Evian

    Knock Knock

  • Fat Cops

    Plan Of Attack

  • Oasis

    Cigarettes & Alcohol

    • Creation Records.

  • Joseph Malik, Niki King & Chris Grieve

    I Quit My 9 to 5

    • Ramrock Records.

  • Bill Withers

    Use Me

    • CBS.

  • Ivan Ave

    Nu Path (Instrumental)

    • Double Goodbyes.

  • Ishmael Ensemble

    Feather

    • Servern Songs.

  • Beryl Bryden & Chris Barber

    Diggin' My Potatoes

  • Mariachi Las Adelitas UK

    ¡Viva Mexico!

  • MF Robots

    Mother Funkin' Robots (Extended Version)

    • BBE Music.

  • Chick Corea Akoustic Band

    Rhumba Flamenco

    • Chick Corea Akoustic Band LIVE.
    • Concord Jazz.
    • 5.

  • Lionel Hampton

    Hot Mallets

    • The RCA Records Label: The 1st Note In Black Music CD2.
    • 9.

  • Eparapo & Dele Sosimi

    From London To Lagos

  • Percy Mayfield

    Louisiana

    • The Voice Within: The Specialty Singles 1950-55.
    • 13.

  • Louis Armstrong

    A Kiss To Build A Dream On

    • Sleepless In Seattle (Soundtrack-1993.
    • Epic.

  • Manna Dey & Lata Mangeshkar

    Pyar Hua Ikraar Hua (From Shree 420)

    • Greatest Bollywood Duet Songs (Best of Hindi Film Hits).

  • Paul Simon

    The Obvious Child

    • The Obvious Child.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 1.

  • Ashley Henry

    Star Child (feat. Judi Jackson)

    • Beautiful Vinyl Hunter.

  • 50 Cent & Jamie Foxx

    Build You Up

    • The Massacre (Explicit).
    • Polydor Limited.

  • The Latinaires

    °ä³óé±¹±ð°ù±ð

  • Fanfare Ciocarlia

    Moliendo Café

  • Deyah

    Shoreditch

  • Albert Nicholas

    Albert's Blues

    • Albert's Blues & The 44 Gerard Street Session.
    • Cadillac Records.
    • 3.

  • Stevie Wishart

    Zuuenz

  • Guillermo Portabales

    El Carretero

Broadcast

  • Sun 12 Sep 2021 10:00
    Â鶹Éç Radio 6 Music