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With director and author Jonathan Gershfield

Adam chats to multi award-winning director Jonathan Gershfield about his debut novel.

Adam meets multi award-winning director Jonathan Gershfield, who's worked on TV shows like Death in Paradise and directed 80s music videos for Eurythmics and Bananarama. Today, he chats to Adam about his debut novel, The House of the Rising Son.

We also meet New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller Matt Parker, a man fascinated by maths. He's bringing his new stage show, Getting Triggy With It: Matt Parker Does the Maths, our way later this year.

And another round of Magic Music, radio's most unique quiz, where we strip a song down to just one instrument.

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Music Played

  • ABBA

    Dancing Queen

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polar Music International.
    • 20.

  • Billy Joel

    Tell Her About It

    • The Complete Albums Collection (Remastered).
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 01.

  • Sam Fender

    People Watching

    • Polydor Records.

  • Dolly Parton

    9 to 5

    • Very Best Of Dolly Parton.
    • SONY.
    • 01.

  • Robbie Williams

    Angels

    • Life Thru A Lens.
    • CHRYSALIS.
    • 04.

  • Ravyn Lenae

    Love Me Not

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Alexander O’Neal

    Criticize

    • SCHOOL REUNION: THE PARTY.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 10.

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Baker Street

    • Baker Street.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 16.

  • Bee Gees

    You Should Be Dancing

    • Bee Gees: Timeless The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • Bee Gees Catalog.
    • 01.

  • Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes

    (I've Had) The Time Of My Life

    • It Takes Two.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 01.

  • Alex Warren

    Ordinary

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Eddy Grant

    I Don't Wanna Dance

    • Best Reggae Album In The World... Ever.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 20.

  • Lighthouse Family

    Ocean Drive

    • Ocean Drive.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 01.

  • Meat Loaf

    I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)

    • Best Of Meat Loaf.
    • Geffen.
    • 19.

  • Bryan Adams

    Never Ever Let You Go

    • Bad Records.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers Band

    Is This Love

    • Legend - Bob Marley.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 11.

  • Phil Collins

    Two Hearts

    • Phil Collins: The Singles (2016 Remaster).
    • Rhino.
    • 01.

  • Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

    Blinded By The Light

    • THE BEST PUP ALBUM.
    • GUT MUSIC.
    • 18.

  • Alicia Keys

    Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down

    • Alicia Keys - The Element Of Freedom.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 01.

  • Eurythmics

    There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)

    • Now That's What I Call 40 Years.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • The Weather Girls

    It's Raining Men

    • Now 80s Dancefloor.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Ella Henderson

    Me And You

    • Atlantic.

  • The Beatles

    Penny Lane

    • Blue Album (2023 Edition).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 15.

  • Take That

    Greatest Day

    • Take That - Greatest Day.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 01.

  • Rihanna

    Only Girl (In The World)

    • School Of Pop.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 01.

  • ABC

    All Of My Heart

    • Absolutely ABC.
    • EMI.
    • 01.

  • Donna Summer

    Hot Stuff

    • Funky Divas 2.
    • GLOBAL TELEVISION.
    • 01.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Azizam

    • Atlantic.

  • Terence Trent D’Arby

    If You Let Me Stay

    • Massive Hits! Eighties.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 05.

  • Carly Simon

    You're So Vain

    • You're So Vain (2023 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 08.

  • Joe Jonas

    Heart By Heart

    • Republic Records.

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Walking On Sunshine

    • Pub Classics.
    • UME (Global Clearing House).
    • 20.

Broadcast

  • Tuesday 14:00
    BBC Radio Kent