2015-11-15: It's sci-fi writer JG Ballard's birthday, so to celebrate, we listen to one of his short stories. Read by Patricia Brake, it's called Having a Wonderful Time and was first broadcast on BBC R4. It tells the tale of a couple who go on holiday to a beach paradise but slowly begin to discover that something sinister is afoot in their resort. The show matches the mood of the story with a theme of fever dreams, eerie nursery rhymes and spine-chilling lullabies. Jarvis also reminds listeners to get in their nominations for the JCSS Awards. Birthdays: Little Willie John, Richmal Crompton, CW McCall (we hear some CB radio jargon), Petula Clark, Daniel Barenboim (lecturing on how music is important for unifying people) and Peter Dickinson.
The Wainwright Sisters - Long Lankin
Frank Cordell - Ou La La (from The Rebel OST)
Bill Wells and Satomi Matsuzaki - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Joanna Newsom - Same Old Man
Little Willie John - Fever
Nigel Hess - Just William Theme
Anni-Frid Lyngstad - Liv på Mars
CW McCall - Convoy
Robert Maxwell - Ebb Tide
Having a Wonderful Time by JG Ballard, read by Patricia Brake, Part 1
Petula Clark - Majorca
Empire of the Sun - We Are the People
David Bowie - Always Crashing in the Same Car
Annette Peacock - Pony
Julia Kent - Hellebore
Dan Melchior's Broke Revue - Me and JG Ballard
Having a Wonderful Time, Part 2
Mantovani - Vaya Con Dios
The Wainwright Sisters - Lullaby
ODB - Got Your Money
Daniel Barenboim speaking at Ramallah concert 21st August 2005, Part 1
West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (conductor: Daniel Barenboim) - Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op 3, IX (Adagio) 'Nimrod'
Daniel Barenboim speech, Part 2
Bill Ryder-Jones - Tell Me You Don't Love Me Watching
Bill Wells and Annette Peacock - Hey Diddle Diddle
Peter Dickinson - Satie Transformations No 1
Serge Gainsbourg - Melody
