It's the Notting Hill Carnival today. On This Day, The Beatles gave their last ticketed live concert; Gustav Daimler patented the first motorbike; Native American Ishi was found in California (we hear some of his sad life story); and the remote island of St Kilda was evacuated. Noel Fielding reads Mirrors by Dave Eagleman. Artist Grayson Perry tells Jarvis that he thought he'd get thrown out of his first solo show. He considers how working class people regard the arts, and how he thinks everyone should have the confidence to judge artworks. He explains why he works with ceramics and how much he enjoys the messy process of making pots. "Creativity is optimising your mistakes." Birthdays: Preston Sturges, John McCain, Elliot Gould, James Hunt, Diamanda Galas (Is She Any Good?), Thom Gunn (who reads some poetry), John Locke (a wise philosopher), Dinah Washington, Elizabeth Fraser, Kumi Tanioka and Ingrid Bergman.
Cat Stevens — Portobello Road
Sir Coxson — Man in the Street
Peter Broderick — Human Eyeballs on Toast
Neotropic — Sunflower Girl
Jean-Jacques Burnel — Triumph of the Good City
The Pastels — Speeding Motorcycle
Wayne Smith — Under Me Sleng Teng
The Flying Lizards — Her Story
The Slits — Animal Space/Spacier
Stone Theatre — Dreamies
The Beatles — Day Tripper
Dave Edmunds — Born to Be with You
Charles Williams — The Young Ballerina
The B-52s — Planet Claire
Steely and Clevie — Nightcrawler
Dinah Washington — Mad About the Boy
Elizabeth Fraser — Moses
Bill Fay — Cosmic Boxer
Glasgow Orpheus Choir — White Waves on the Water
???? — Prelude
Diamanda Galás — See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Dooley Wilson — As Time Goes By
