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    Nicholas McCarthy and Amy Harman watch the clock

    13/03/2026 | 42 mins.
    Bassoonist Amy Harman and concert pianist Nicholas McCarthy are the studio guests of Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe as they add five more tracks. Kicking off with an internationally famous track written in Ostend in Belgium, they end up in a gravel pit via a ticking clock or two.
    Producer Jerome Weatherald
    Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe
    The five tracks in this week's playlist:
    Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye
    Clocks by Coldplay
    The Clock (the 2nd mvt) from Symphony No 101 in D Major by Haydn
    Precipitato (the 3rd mvt) from Piano Sonata No 7 in B Flat Major by Prokofiev
    Gravel Pit by Wu-Tang Clan
    Other music in this episode:
    Etudes: Op 8 No 12 in D-Flat Minor by Scriabin, played by Nicholas McCarthy
    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D-Major by Ravel, played by Nicholas McCarthy
    On the Road Again (Live) by Willie Nelson
    Who'll Buy My Memories by Willie Nelson
    Impulse by Hans Zimmer
    Lux Aeterna by Clint Mansell
    Nautilus by Anna Meredith
    It's a Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown
    Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan
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    Andrew Roachford and Carol Jarvis celebrate a former taxi driver

    06/03/2026 | 42 mins.
    Trombonist Carol Jarvis and singer and songwriter Andrew Roachford join Jeffrey and Anna to add five more tracks to the playlist. Starting with a famous composer and former taxi driver, they head to some classic boogie-woogie, a female kora virtuoso, and hit the road again with one of country's finest.
    Producer Jerome Weatherald
    Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe
    The five tracks in this week's playlist:
    Etudes: No 6 by Philip Glass
    Pyramid Song by Radiohead
    Hassle Attack by Ann Rabson
    Ballaké Sissoko by Sona Jobarteh
    On the Road Again (Live) by Willie Nelson
    Other music in this episode:
    Mary Ann by Buddy Guy
    With Love by Thin Lizzy
    Sex Machine by James Brown
    Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
    Diary of a Taxi Driver by Bernard Herrmann
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    Debbie Wiseman and Jay Capperauld head to Colombia

    27/02/2026 | 42 mins.
    Wolf Hall composer Debbie Wiseman and Scottish classical composer Jay Capperauld are Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe's studio guests as they add five more tracks. Starting with a hip-shake in Colombia, they head to South Africa, a state secondary school in London, the firebombing of Dresden, and finally to Honolulu for a Canadian lament.
    Producer Jerome Weatherald
    Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe
    The five tracks in this week's playlist:
    Hips Don’t Lie by Shakira
    Zithande by Freshlyground
    Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2, by Pink Floyd
    String Quartet No 8, 2nd mvt: Allegro Molto by Dmitri Shostakovich
    Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
    Other music in this episode:
    Rock Your Baby by George McCrae
    Our Gilded Veins by Jay Capperauld
    With Love by Thin Lizzy
    Amores Como El Nuestro by Jerry Rivera
    Dance Like This by Wyclef Jean
    The Time of Our Lives by Toni Braxton and Il Divo
    Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) by Shakira and Freshlyground
    Chicken to Change by Freshlyground
    Endlings by Jay Capperauld
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    Errollyn Wallen and Richard Stilgoe head to Nashville

    20/02/2026 | 42 mins.
    Composer Errollyn Wallen, Master of the King's Music, and lyricist and musician Richard Stilgoe, join Jeffrey and Anna as they add five more tracks to the playlist, taking us from the Nashville Sound to Dublin rock via New Zealand.
    Producer Jerome Weatherald
    Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe
    The five tracks in this week's playlist:
    Do I Ever Cross Your Mind by Dolly Parton & Chet Atkins
    Tre sbirri, una carrozza...Te Deum by Giacomo Puccini
    Sober by Lorde
    Memory by Elaine Paige
    With Love by Thin Lizzy
    Other music in this episode:
    Gypsy Sahara by Taraf de Haïdouks & Kočani Orkestar
    The Outside by Taylor Swift
    Four Walls by Jim Reeves
    Oh Lonesome Me by Don Gibson
    Royals by Lorde
    Parisienne Walkways by Gary Moore
    The Boys are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy
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    Rick Wakeman and Aoife Ní Bhriain launch the new series

    13/02/2026 | 42 mins.
    Irish classical and folk violinist Aoife Ní Bhriain and keyboard player Rick Wakeman are Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe's first guests as they begin a brand new series. Valentine's Day vibes are in the air so expect a bit of love as we embark on a new playlist, taking us from a sweet disco classic to a precocious pop/country megastar via Thor and Mozart.
    Producer Jerome Weatherald
    Presented with musical direction by Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe
    The five tracks in this week's playlist:
    [03'55] Love is in the Air by John Paul Young
    [11'07] Love’s Dream by Rick Wakeman ft Roger Daltrey
    [18'40] Thor: Ragnarok by Mark Mothersbaugh
    [25'45] Allegro moderato from Violin Concerto No 1 in B-flat Major by Mozart
    [33'40] The Outside by Taylor Swift
    Other music in this episode:
    Berghain by Rosalía ft Björk
    Whip it by DEVO
    Arena Fight by Mark Mothersbaugh

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Jeffrey Boakye and Anna Phoebe take us on a musical journey of discovery, exploring the web of connections between tracks across the breadth of all musical styles, from pop, rock, reggae and hip-hop to classical, jazz, folk and country.
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