Jarvis describes traditional May Day customs, including aquatic hijinks at Oxford and St Andrews. On This Day, in 1328 Scotland gained independence, the first cooked meal on a plane was served, and the Penny Black appeared. We hear some Taurean characteristics. Caroline Coon speaks about an exhibition with photographs of protests and discusses many issues surrounding protest. She also remembers reporting on early punk, suggesting that previous generations are often suspicious of the next youth revolution. Taylor Parkes finishes with an audio essay asking whether Prog Rock was all bad. And we hear London's only working carillon, played at times of great rejoicing. Birthdays: Anthony Worral-Thompson (talking about boiling eggs), Wes Anderson, Judy Collins, Rita Coolidge, Joanna Lumley, John Woo, Ray Parker Jr, Calamity Jane, Anna Jarvis, Lewis Hill, Joseph Heller (reading from Catch-22), Una Stubbs and Little Walter. Valete: Ted Lowe.
The Alfred Deller Consort - Sumer Is Icumen In
Shirley Collins - Bad Girl
Marianne Faithfull - That's How Every Empire Falls
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Faith Healer
The Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds - Taurus, The Voluptuary
Cher - Hey Joe
The Mutato Muzika Orchestra - Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Minor
The Creation - Making Time
The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
The Walker Brothers - The Electrician
The Beach Boys - Only with You
Cheb Hasni - El Visa
Bob Dylan - She Belongs to Me
Charles McMiram and Richard Mathews - Penny Black
Art Garfunkel - 99 Miles from LA
The Doug Wood Group - Drag Racer
Robert Wyatt - Little Red Riding Hood Hit the Road
Nick Drake - River Man
