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‘Pistols in St Paul’s’, Alex Boucher MBE and singer James Emmanuel

Everything you need to know about London from architecture to accents and great music.

Author Fiona Smyth discusses ‘Pistols in St Paul’s’, which explores how scientists, architects and musicians helped shape the modern science of architectural acoustics, transforming the way we experience sound in concert halls, public buildings and recording studios; musician and writer Alex Boucher MBE reflects on ‘Three and a Half Minutes of Fame’, the documentary based on his memoir of chasing music stardom in the 1990s and the realities of life in the industry; and Scottish soul singer James Emmanuel talks about his new single ‘Living and Winning’ and his rise as one of the UK's most promising emerging soul artists.

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Music Played

  • Pat Metheny Group

    Last Train Home

    • Nonesuch.

  • The Zutons

    Valerie

    • Now 64.
    • EMI/VIRGIN/UNIVERSAL.
    • 01.

  • Paul Weller

    Movin On

    • Parlophone UK.

  • Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers

    Roadrunner

    • Castle Communications.

  • Tanita Tikaram

    Twist In My Sobriety

    • Ancient Heart.
    • Rhino.

  • Fun Boy Three

    The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)

    • Chrysalis Records.

  • The Blow Monkeys

    Digging Your Scene

    • 100 Hits 80s.
    • DMG.
    • 02.

  • The Blackbyrds

    Walking In Rhythm

    • 100 All Time Dance Hits Of The 70s.
    • VIRGIN TV.
    • 01.

  • The Isley Brothers

    You Walk Your Way

    • 3+3.
    • Epic/Legacy.
    • 4.

  • The Proclaimers

    I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

    • Now That's What I Call Music 13.
    • NOW.
    • 01.

  • James Taylor

    Walking Man

    • The Essential James Taylor (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
    • 7.

  • Mink DeVille

    Spanish Stroll

    • Now Yearbook 1977.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Johnny Cash

    I Walk The Line

    • The Essential Johnny Cash.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 3.

  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

    • The Beach Boys Classics.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 14.

  • José Feliciano

    California Dreamin'

    • RCA Records Label.

  • The Bangles

    Eternal Flame

    • The Bangles: Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.
    • 01.

  • Matt Monro

    The Impossible Dream

    • Parlophone UK.

  • Womack & Womack

    Love Wars

    • The Duets Album.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).

  • Elton John

    Tiny Dancer

    • Diamonds.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 02.

  • Liane Carroll

    Seaside

    • Linn Records.

  • James Emmanuel

    Living & Winning

    • Fontana Records.

  • James Emmanuel

    So Good To Me

    • Fontana Records.

  • The Ronettes

    Baby, I Love You

    • The Very Best Of Ronnie Spector.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 14.

  • Jon Allen

    Jonah's Whale

    • Monologue Records.

Broadcast

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