On This Day, oxygen was re-discovered, Regent's Canal in London opened, the first Brownsea Scout Camp was held (Arthur Smith investigates) and the Belgian Congo got a new name. Jarvis reads some TS Eliot. In the first of several recordings from Port Eliot, Jarvis chats to Gavin Pretor-Pinney from The Cloud Appreciation Society. Although clouds aren't popular, Gavin thinks we can all benefit from their beauty and drama. As it's Yorkshire Day, we're set a quiz about Yorkshire dialect. Jarvis reads from Ted Hughes's book By Heart and asks us to memorise a poem while he's away. Then Ted Hughes recites a poem. And Jarvis meets Robin & Partridge at The House of Fairytales, who improvise stories from children's suggestions. Birthdays: Joe Elliot, Lionel Bart, Yves Saint Laurent, David James, Jim Carroll (reading his poem Praying Mantis), Herman Melville, Sam Mendes and Michael Penn. Valete: Johnny Burnett and Calamity Jane.
Quantum Jump - The Lone Ranger
Wilko Johnson - Paradise
Minko - Sybil of Delphi
Sibylle Baier - Says Elliott
Jarvis reads from 'The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock' by TS Eliot
Wild Nothing - Cloudbusting
BBC Radiophonic Workshop and Derek Bowskill - August
Jim Carroll recites his poem 'Praying Mantis'
Jim Carroll - Hairshirt Fracture
Moscow Symphony Orchestra and William T Stromberg - Saint Elmo's Fire (Moby Dick OST)
Johnny Burnette - Midnight Train
Jarvis reads from 'By Heart: 101 Poems to Remember', ed. Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes recites his poem 'Sunstroke'
Thomas Newman - Any Other Name (American Beauty OST)
Hidrogenesse - Bestiola: 39 Minuten Musik Non-Stop. Synthesizers und Schlagzeuge. Glam drone elektronisch rock
[unknown - male voice choir] - On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at
Roy Ayers - We Live in Brooklyn, Baby
London Snorkelling Team - The Advice
Timmy Thomas - In the Beginning
National Philharmonic and Bernard Herrmann - Fahrenheit 451 Theme
Doris Day - The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!)
Filey Fishermen's Harmony Group - My Grandfather's Clock
Michael Penn - Opening
Go-Kart Mozart - Drinkin' Um-Bongo
Elliott Smith - Waltz #2
John Cooper Clarke - The Midnight Shift
