America beckons Jarvis, for a project about Stephen Sondheim. Today in 1620, the Mayflower set out: we hear about the grim voyage and wonder how the world would be if the ship hadn't made it. To cultivate a Sunday frame of mind, Jarvis presents a sound tapestry with a religious theme; including audio of children talking about God and whether stuffed cats go to heaven*; Philip Larkin's poem Churchgoing; and some outlandish organ music. There's an extract from The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. The Peel C is for Cabaret Voltaire. Jarvis solves a brief mystery and ponders TV detectives The Sweeney and Columbo. Birthdays: George Chakiris, Bilinda Butcher, Korla Pandit (godfather of exotica), Loyd Grossman (on his punk band), Justine Frischmann, Colin Newman, Mickey Rourke and Peter Falk (on Columbo's famous raincoat).
*click here to hear more from Harold Williamson and Children Talking
The Ballroom - Baby Please Don't Go
Them - Baby Please Don't Go
Patti Smith - Amerigo
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young - Wooden Ships
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Driftwood
My Bloody Valentine - To Here Knows When
Bill Fay - Jesus Etc
Top Drawer - Song for a Sinner
UV-Pop - Psalm
Bob Dylan - Tin Angel
Korla Pandit - The Breeze and I
The Mind Expanders - Theme from The Expanders
Elastica - My Sex
Wire - 12 Xu
Bruce Springsteen - The Wrestler
Cabaret Voltaire - Nag Nag Nag
Quarter Mile Thunder - It's All the Same to You
Henry Mancini - Mystery Movie Theme
Otis G Johnson - Time to Go Home
