Pfffffft: that's the sound of all that pent-up pressure releasing. Relax, help yourself to the chocolate coins and let the show wash over you. We catch up with some of the last new records of the year. Today in history, the Taj Mahal was opened to the public, and The Jimi Hendrix Experience released Hey Joe. Jarvis scoffs at the 12-12-12 Apocalypse. We hear about Beck's unusual new album. Also On This Day, Oliver Cromwell took charge, and the Boston Tea Party occurred: a historian explains why. James Worse recites Ducksong of Pelliqunetus. An excitable Jarvis declares that the end of this show will be his office party. And the Peel M is for Mad Professor. Birthdays: Jane Austen, Karl Denver, Quentin Blake, Benny Andersson (who says ABBA's music wasn't cheery), Bill Hicks (joking about family road trips), Pierre Delanoë and Noël Coward (recalling his showbiz debut).
Catherine Feeny - The Wall
Scala and Kolacny Brothers - When Doves Cry
The Civil Wars - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Clinic - For the Season
Karl Denver - Zimba
Happy Mondays - Lazyitis
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory OST - The Candy Man
Simon and Garfunkel - I Am a Rock
ABBA - The Day Before You Came
Bob Dylan - Let It Be Me
Dinah Washington - Mad About the Boy
Ed Harcourt and Steve Mason (Beck) - Don't Act Like Your Heart Isn't Hard
New Model Soldier - Twist
Julia Shammas Holter - Marienbad
The Marbles Jackson - Raffle Me
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Boston Tea Party
Sproatly Smith - Gently Johnny
Snow Palms - Swimming Figure
James Worse - Ducksong of Pelliqunetus (poem)
Mad Professor - Zion Dub
Serafina Steer - Skinny Dipping
Artful Dodger feat. Craig David - Re-Rewind
Sinkane - Caparundi
The Fron Male Voice Choir - Sailing By
Scala and Kolacny Brothers - When Doves Cry
The Civil Wars - I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Clinic - For the Season
Karl Denver - Zimba
Happy Mondays - Lazyitis
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory OST - The Candy Man
Simon and Garfunkel - I Am a Rock
ABBA - The Day Before You Came
Bob Dylan - Let It Be Me
Dinah Washington - Mad About the Boy
Ed Harcourt and Steve Mason (Beck) - Don't Act Like Your Heart Isn't Hard
New Model Soldier - Twist
Julia Shammas Holter - Marienbad
The Marbles Jackson - Raffle Me
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Boston Tea Party
Sproatly Smith - Gently Johnny
Snow Palms - Swimming Figure
James Worse - Ducksong of Pelliqunetus (poem)
Mad Professor - Zion Dub
Serafina Steer - Skinny Dipping
Artful Dodger feat. Craig David - Re-Rewind
Sinkane - Caparundi
The Fron Male Voice Choir - Sailing By
