Jarvis remembers being in a production of Oliver!; Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking rap; and On This Day, the Bonfire of the Vanities blazed. David Sedaris reads Hejira, his story about leaving home. Artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot generates the sound of finches nesting on Les Paul guitars, and romantic Dirk Bogarde readies us for Valentine's. Film-maker Julien Temple discusses punk, The Sex Pistols and Dr Feelgood. He considers why so many films are revisiting that era at the moment. Jarvis asks about his latest film, Requiem for Detroit? Julien explains that as recession destroys Detroit, 40-foot trees grow from derelict skyscrapers and miles of inner city have returned to prairie — but a vibrant new music scene is emerging from the ashes. Birthdays: Charles Dickens, Buster Crabbe, Juliette Gréco, Pete Postlethwaite, Emo Philips, Ray Mears, Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo montage) and Danny Goffey. Valete: JD Salinger, John McCallum and Johnny Dankworth.
Mark Lester and Ensemble - Who Will Buy?
Orange Juice - Blue Boy
Symphony of Science / John Boswell - A Glorious Dawn
The White Stripes - Jolene
Alejandro Jodorowsky - Burial of the First Toy
Empire of the Sun - We Are the People
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot - finches nesting on Les Paul guitars [video]
The Birds - No Good without You Baby
Sandie Shaw - Reviewing the Situation
Lionel Bart - Looking Glass, Looking Glass
Beachwood Sparks - By Your Side
Joni Mitchell - A Strange Boy
BBC Radiophonic Workshop and Derek Bowskill - February
Supergrass - Coffee in the Pot
Henry Salomon and Orchestra - Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet
Dirk Bogarde - Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (spoken word)
Black Arabs - Sex Pistols Medley (The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle OST)
Dr Feelgood - Roxette
Gil Scott-Heron - We Almost Lost Detroit
Matthew Sawyer - The Bully Died
Eilir Pierce - Facial
Eric Jupp - Bush Tracker (Skippy the Bush Kangaroo OST)
Hope Sandoval and The Warm Inventions - Wild Roses
Johnny Dankworth - The Artful Dodger
