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Ian Rankin

Bestselling author and music fan Ian Rankin joins Steve plus your chance to help soundtrack a classic news story in The National Anthem.

Bestselling author and music fan Ian Rankin joins Steve after the release of his latest novel 'A Song For The Dark Times', the latest John Rebus crime thriller. Ian is also the frontman of the band Best Picture and a huge music fan.

Plus there's your chance to help soundtrack a classic news story in The National Anthem. And Steve brings the best new music, classic tracks, archive sessions and forgotten treasures.

3 hours

Last on

Thu 8 Oct 2020 16:00

Music Played

  • The Darling Buds

    Hit The Ground

    • POP SAID.
    • Epic.
  • The Flaming Lips

    Will You Return/When You Come Down

    • Bella Union.
  • Dr. Alimantado

    Born For A Purpose

    • Born For A Purpose.
    • Keyman Record.
  • Tricky

    I'm In The Doorway

    • False Idols.
  • Test Icicles

    Circle Square Triangle

    • For Screening Purposes Only.
    • Domino Recording Co Ltd.
    • 5.
  • Khruangbin

    So We Won't Forget

    • Dead Oceans.
  • X鈥怰ay Spex

    Germ-Free Adolescents

  • Veruca Salt

    Seether

    • Scared Hitless.
  • Janelle Mon谩e

    Turntables

    • Atlantic Records.
  • King Khan & The Shrines

    Welfare Bread

    • What Is?!.
    • 3.
  • James Brown

    Funky President (People It's Bad)

    • Polydor.
  • Johnny Lloyd

    Real Thing

    • Cheap Medication.
    • Xtra Mile.
  • Inky Nite

    Bad Machines

    • Bad Machines.
    • none.
  • The Jam

    Tales From The Riverbank

    • EXTRAS.
    • Polydor.
  • The Doors

    Break On Through

    • Elektra.
  • Gorillaz

    Strange Timez (feat. Robert Smith)

    • Gorillaz Productions/Parlophone.
  • Van Halen

    Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love

    • The Best Of Both Worlds CD1.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.
    • 5.
  • Goat Girl

    Sad Cowboy

  • Daft Punk

    Da Funk

    • (CD Single).
    • VIRGIN.
    • 3.
  • The Cribs

    Running Into You

    • Sonic Blew.
  • 闯贸苍蝉颈 & Elizabeth Fraser

    Cannibal

    • Shiver.
    • Krunk.
  • XTC

    Generals and Majors

    • Virgin.
  • Arlo Parks

    Hurt

    • Transgressive Records.
  • Kurran and the Wolfnotes

    Your Four Limbs

    • CD SINGLE.
    • CHESS CLUB.
    • 1.
  • Ela Minus

    Megapunk

    • acts of rebellion.
    • Domino.
  • Wu-Tang Clan

    Gravel Pit

    • LOUD.
  • Laura Marling

    Alexandra

    • PARTISAN RECORDS.
  • Fontaines D.C.

    A Lucid Dream

    • PARTISAN RECORDS.
  • A Certain Ratio

    Always In Love

    • ACR Loco.
    • Mute Records.
  • Haiku Salut

    Pattern Thinker

  • Andrew Wasylyk

    Last Sunbeams of Childhood

    • Fugitive Light And Themes Of Consolation.
    • Athens Of The North.
  • Gossip

    Jealous Girls

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Backyard.
  • Sufjan Stevens

    Video Game

    • Ascension.
    • Asthamtic Kitty Records.
  • Ezra Collective

    Dark Side Riddim

    • Enter The Jungle Records.
  • Frigid Vinegar

    Dogmonaut 2000 (Is There Anyone Out There?)

    • Dogmonaut 2000 (Is There Anyone Out There?).
    • 1.
  • Working Men鈥檚 Club

    Valleys

  • Actress

    Walking Flames (feat. Sampha)

  • Big Youth

    Whole Lot Of Fire

    • Reggae Anthology: Niney The Observer - Roots With Quality.
    • VP Music Group.
  • Bob Mould

    Password To My Soul

    • Blue Hearts.
    • Merge Records.

Broadcast

  • Thu 8 Oct 2020 16:00