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Craig Charles sits in with Alastair Cook

Craig is joined by one of England's best ever cricketers Alastair Cook, he'll be talking about his autobiography and what he's been doing since retiring from International cricket.

Former international cricketer Alastair Cook joins Craig to talk about his new autobiography: Alastair Cook The Autobiography. He'll be discussing his retirement from the England team but how he remains playing for Essex. There'll also be the cheese course, a listener in charge of the playlist with the Radio 2 Takeover, Hip-Hop Galore at five to four and finishing of the week in style with Craig Charles 'Serious Funkin' (no G)!

2 hours, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • Lionel Richie

    Dancing on the Ceiling

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • 尝脡翱狈

    Falling

    • 尝脡翱狈.
    • 尝脡翱狈 Recordings.
  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Shine A Little Love

    • ELO's Greatest Hits Vol.2.
    • Epic.
  • Calvin Harris & Rag鈥檔鈥橞one Man

    Giant

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Simply Red

    Thinking Of You

    • Blue Eyed Soul.
    • BMG Rights Management (UK).
  • Mary J. Blige

    Only Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic Records.
  • Shocking Blue

    Venus

    • Dance Hits Of The '60's & '70's.
    • Old Gold.
  • Donna Summer

    MacArthur Park

    • The Dance Collection.
    • Casablanca.
    • 4.
  • Loverboy

    Working For The Weekend

    • Big Ones.
    • CBS.
    • 1.
  • Scatman John

    Scatman

    • Scatmans World.
    • Iceberg Music.
  • S Club

    Reach

    • Huge Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
  • The Flying Pickets

    Only You

    • Christmas Love Songs (Various Artists.
    • Arcade Records.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    The Chain

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 010.
  • The Who

    Who Are You

    • CSI: O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Hip-O-Records.
    • 9.
  • Jeff Wayne

    The Eve Of The War

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Queen

    Fat Bottomed Girls

    • Queen - Greatest Hits.
    • Parlophone.
  • Bobby 鈥淏oris鈥 Pickett & The Crypt Kickers

    The Monster Mash

    • Haloween Hits.
    • Rhino.
  • Rod Stewart

    Maggie May

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Keane

    Love Too Much

    • Cause & Effect.
    • Island.
  • Johnny Cash

    I've Been Everywhere

    • The Legend: Johnny Cash.
    • UMTV.
    • 200.
  • Maxi Priest

    I'm Alright (feat. Shaggy)

    • It All Comes Back To Love.
    • S-Curve Records.
  • Michael Sembello

    Maniac

    • Flashdance O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • VIRGIN.
  • Sam Fender

    Will We Talk?

    • Hypersonic Missiles.
    • Polydor.
  • Train

    Hey, Soul Sister

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • James Brown

    Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine Part 1 & 2

    • And They Danced All Night.
    • Debutante.
  • Madcon

    Beggin'

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 71 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 5.
  • Daft Punk

    Around The World

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 213.
  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Proud Mary

    • What You See Is What You Get.
    • Start.
  • Beverley Knight

    Made It Back '99 (Good Times 7" Mix)

    • Voice: The Best Of Beverley Knight.
    • 6.
  • Funkadelic

    One Nation Under A Groove

    • Soul Weekender (Various Artists).
    • Crimson.
  • The Notorious B.I.G.

    Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Diddy & Mase)

    • Mo Money Mo Problems (Featuring Puff Daddy & Mase).
    • Arista.
  • Stevie Wonder

    Sir Duke (The Reflex Revision)

    • Revision Collection.
    • Bandcamp.
  • Hifi Sean

    Testify (feat. Crystal Waters)

    • Ft..
    • Plastique Recordings.
    • 001.

Broadcast

  • Fri 6 Sep 2019 14:00

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