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Tony Blackburn, Irvine Welsh and Lawrence Chaney

Irvine Welsh on the documentary 'Choose Irvine Welsh'. DJ Tony Blackburn on his Sound of the Sixties tour and guitarist & singer Brooks Williams on Rab Noakes' final album

Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio 2 legendary DJ, Tony Blackburn tells Michelle about his tour, An evening of 60s classics performed by the Sounds Of The 60s All Star Band & Singers

Irvine Welsh will also join Michelle with director Ian Jeffries to talk about CHOOSE IRVINE WELSH – a documentary from his early days in Leith to his times in London, San Francisco and Miami.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK winner Lawrence Chaney chats about his Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Overweight and OVER IT!’ about the trials and tribulations of being plus size.

Singer and songwriter Brooks Williams on ‘Should We Tell Him’ the new album of Don Everly songs from the late Rab Noakes and Brooks Williams.

In our Spotlight feature, the creator of Concerned Others, Alex Bird tells Michelle about this live puppet performance that challenges the stigma of drug addiction in Scotland using the recorded voices of those with lived experience of addiction.

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Pretenders

    Talk Of The Town

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.
  • Pet Shop Boys

    Go West

    • Pet Shop Boys - Very.
    • Parlophone.
  • Diana Ross

    I'm Still Waiting

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • The Proclaimers

    Sunshine on Leith

    • The Best Of The Proclaimers.
    • Chrysalis.
  • David Bowie

    Ashes to Ashes

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Lou Reed

    Perfect Day

    • Lou Reed - NYC Man.
    • BMG.
  • Black Eyed Peas

    Pump It

    • Pop Hits.
    • UMOD.
    • 5.
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Electricity

    • The Best Of OMD.
    • Virgin.
    • 2.
  • Cher

    It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song)

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • Future Islands

    Seasons (Waiting On You)

    • 4AD.
  • Stealers Wheel

    Stuck In The Middle With You

    • (Single).
    • A&M.
  • Blur

    Country House

    • The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va).
    • Virgin.
  • The Beatles

    Please Please Me

    • 1962-1966.
    • Apple.
    • 7.
  • Taylor Swift

    invisible string

    • folklore: the long pond studio sessions (from the Disney+ special).
    • Taylor Swift.
    • 11.
  • The Blue Nile

    Tinseltown in the Rain

    • Magic Of The Eighties.
    • Universal Music, a division of Universal International Music BV.
    • 16.
  • Madonna

    Vogue

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Go Your Own Way

    • Rumours.
    • Warner Music Limited UK.
    • 001.

Broadcast

  • Wed 23 Aug 2023 13:30