A whistling dawn chorus gently awakens us. There's an excerpt from The Ballad of Reading Gaol because today in 1897, Oscar Wilde was released. And in 1802, Napoleon established the Légion d'honneur. Jarvis presents almost a whole hour of the John Peel show from 19th May 1977. At that time, this enormously influential show was the only place to hear alternative music on the radio. Jarvis found the recording in his mum's garage while helping her to move house, and excitedly saved it for this Sunday. Lastly, we revisit This Day in 1962, when Marilyn Monroe sang a sultry Happy Birthday to JFK, and finish with a little more birdsong. Birthdays: James Fox, Pete Townshend (on songwriting), Grace Jones (being self-effacing), Joey Ramone (discussing glue-sniffing), Martyn Ware (on how steelworks inspired the synth beat), Malcolm X (expressing some radical views), Mickey Newbury and John F Kennedy.
Mary Hampton - Benjamin Bowmaneer
Françoise Hardy - Le premier bonheur du jour
Dean Blunt - I Run New York
Dean Blunt - Imperial Gold
Dean Blunt - Predator
Royal Trux - Deafer Than Blind
Jack Nitzsche and Merry Clayton - Poor White Hound Dog
Elsa Maxwell - The Ballad of Reading Gaol
The Who - Sunrise
Jerry Goldsmith - Basic Instinct (Main Title)
Grace Jones - Private Life
Ramones - Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
The Stranglers - Peaches
The Gospelaires - Rest for the Weary
The Slickers - St Jago de la Vega (Version)
Dr Feelgood - Keep Out of Sight (BBC Session 21/01/1975)
Dave Mason - Let It Go, Let It Flow
Peter Hammill - Afterwards (BBC Session 21/04/1977)
Clash - Garageland
Bonnie Raitt - Gamblin' Man
Dr Feelgood - I Don't Mind (BBC Session 21/01/1975)
Steve Miller Band - Sacrifice
Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World
The Jam - Sounds from the Street
The Human League - The Black Hit of Space
The Black Hares - The Old Woman
Peter Tevis and Ennio Morricone - Pastures of Plenty
Mickey Newbury - Frisco Depot
Bill Callahan - Heaven Help the Child
Sweet People - And the Birds Were Singing
Françoise Hardy - Le premier bonheur du jour
Dean Blunt - I Run New York
Dean Blunt - Imperial Gold
Dean Blunt - Predator
Royal Trux - Deafer Than Blind
Jack Nitzsche and Merry Clayton - Poor White Hound Dog
Elsa Maxwell - The Ballad of Reading Gaol
The Who - Sunrise
Jerry Goldsmith - Basic Instinct (Main Title)
Grace Jones - Private Life
Ramones - Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue
The Stranglers - Peaches
The Gospelaires - Rest for the Weary
The Slickers - St Jago de la Vega (Version)
Dr Feelgood - Keep Out of Sight (BBC Session 21/01/1975)
Dave Mason - Let It Go, Let It Flow
Peter Hammill - Afterwards (BBC Session 21/04/1977)
Clash - Garageland
Bonnie Raitt - Gamblin' Man
Dr Feelgood - I Don't Mind (BBC Session 21/01/1975)
Steve Miller Band - Sacrifice
Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World
The Jam - Sounds from the Street
The Human League - The Black Hit of Space
The Black Hares - The Old Woman
Peter Tevis and Ennio Morricone - Pastures of Plenty
Mickey Newbury - Frisco Depot
Bill Callahan - Heaven Help the Child
Sweet People - And the Birds Were Singing
