On This Day, the Great Fire of London ended, Peter the Great announced a tax on beards and the first Opium War began. The Voyager 1 space probe was launched with a gold phonograph record onboard. Scientist Carl Sagan talks about NASA's intergalactic message in a bottle, its playlist, purpose and intended audience. Jarvis also mentions an artistic clubnight he attended and rants about Boris bikes. As the schools are about to go back, we hear from teacher Jamie Kelsey-Fry about an innovative GCSE Citizenship textbook he's written to inspire kids to get politically active. Birthdays: Chris Morris, Jack Daniel (?), Raquel Welch, John Cage (who has a Zen approach to Q&A sessions), Loudon Wainwright III, Al Stewart, Jesse James, Arthur Koestler (discussing science fiction), Werner Herzog and George Lazenby. Valete: Douglas Bader (he enthuses about aircraft engines).
The Books - Group Autogenics Part 1
Blue Jam and Chris Morris - Blue Jam Intro
Symphony of Science / John Boswell - Our Place in the Cosmos
Bobby Hebb - Sunny
Peter Cook - Bedazzled
Nigel of Bermondsey - This Is How It Feels
Buffy Sainte-Marie - Guess Who I Saw in Paris?
Maid of the Moon - Dick Hyman and Mary Mayo
John Cage - Music for Carillon
BBC Radiophonic Workshop and Derek Bowskill - September
El Cascabel - Lorenzo Barcelata
Chuck Berry - Johnny B Goode
Blind Willie Johnson - Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground
Loudon Wainwright III - Motel Blues
Al Stewart - The Carmichaels
David Shrigley - The Jist
Tim Robbins - Book of Josie
Jayne Mansfield and Jimi Hendrix - Suey
The Noveltones - Left Bank Two (Vision On Theme)
Frank Sinatra - Cycles
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis - Song for Jesse
Popol Vuh - Gemeinsam aber sie das brot
Carl Orff - Schulwerk
Everyone Else - Schooldays
John Barry - We Have All the Time in the World
Kate Bush - Hello Earth
Alan Hawkshaw - Grange Hill Theme
