Celebrating David Bowie

Last week, there was no Sunday Service because the station devoted a whole weekend to David Bowie — in our usual slot wuza-wuza Adam Buxton's love letter to his hero (the show is on his Soundcloud).

So instead, here's another chance to hear this episode from January 2012... [link expired]

But wait, there's more! Jarvis narrated a TV documentary on BBC4, David Bowie and the Story of Ziggy Stardust. It's currently available on YouTube. Enjoy:

ALISON MOSSHART Sits In (3/3)

It's Alison Mosshart's final week on the show, and to mark the end of her tenure, her theme is death and the devil. 

ALISON MOSSHART Sits In (2/3)

Alison Mosshart sits in again, playing music on the theme of outlaws and highways.

ALISON MOSSHART Sits In (1/3)

Alison Mosshart of The Kills and The Dead Weather sits in, playing some of her favourite songs of love and heartbreak.

Blue Monday Recipe

Resistance is futile: let the Sunday Service flow through your circuits. The Melomics organisation created music for us using the keywords 'relaxing/Sunday/mellow': was it successful, or can the listeners do better? On This Day, the Miners' Strike ended, the second Opium War started, HSBC was founded and the opera Carmen premiered. Jarvis shares nocturnal sounds from his tropical holiday. This week, New Order's Blue Monday is 30 years old. But what were the secret ingredients of this groundbreaking hit? Its creators give us a flavour. We hear about disappointing birthdays from This American Life. Also today in history, the USA adopted The Star-Spangled Banner as its national anthem and 1933 film King Kong was released. The Peel U is for The Ukrainians. Birthdays: Robyn Hitchcock (discussing religion and belief), Tone-Lōc, Arthur Machen, Ira Glass, Jennifer Warnes, Brian Cox (contemplating Saturn), Ronald Searle (with some wise advice) and Alexander Graham Bell.