Icons - National Album Day
Looking ahead to National Album Day by celebrating the icons that have shaped pop music.
1. Wannabes—Eras, Spice Girls
Rosie Ramsey follows the Spice Girls as they take their first steps toward superstardom.
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Glastonbury Tickets, Celebrity Traitors and Tinashe Gets Her Flowers—Sidetracked with Annie and Nick
Who will headline Glastonbury 2027?
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An 80s Icons Special for National Album Day—Sounds of the 80s with Gary Davies
It's LEGENDS ONLY, celebrating the artists that defined the 80s, for National Album Day.
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The Icons Unwinds Mix with Whitney Houston, Taylor Swift and Prince—Radio 2 Unwinds with Angela Griffin
Angela Griffin’s Icons Unwinds Mix.
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Icons: Radio 2 Presenter Picks—Emma Willis
To celebrate National Album Day Emma discovers music icons picked by the Radio 2 line-up.
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Alternative 90s Icons—Alternative Sounds of the 90s with Dermot O'Leary
Dermot celebrates alternative 90s icons like Mani, Jim Bob & Fruit Bat, and Shaun and Bez.
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1. Don't Call Me Legend—Legend, The Miles Davis Story
Clarke Peters on how the teenage Miles Davis discovered his radical new sound in New York.
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1. Soon Come—Eras, Bob Marley
Trevor Nelson explores the origins of Reggae’s first and greatest superstar, Bob Marley
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Icons: 1960-1969—Sounds of the 60s with Tony Blackburn
The fabulous sound of the 1960s with Tony Blackburn.
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Episode 1: In the Beginning…—Eras, Phil Collins
…There was Genesis. Zoe Ball meets Phil as he lands the gig that will seal his destiny.
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1. Urge for Going—Legend, The Joni Mitchell Story
Joni's story begins in a small prairie town in Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Sade - Diamond Life—Long Player with Steven Rainey
With 1984's Diamond Life, Sade creates a sophisti-pop classic.
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Madonna - Hung Up—Song Exploder
Madonna breaks down her song "Hung Up," along with co-writer and co-producer Stuart Price
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1. My Hometown—Legend, The Bruce Springsteen Story
Bruce's story begins in the small factory town of Freehold, New Jersey.
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Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols—Sounds of the 70s with Shaun Keaveny
All about 70s Icons for National Album Day plus Sex Pistol Steve Jones guests on 'My 70s'!
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Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand—Classic Scottish Albums
Suave, catchy and confident, 'Franz Ferdinand' was not your average Scottish debut album.
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Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way—Song Exploder
Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac breaks down "Go Your Own Way."
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Jay-Z—1Xtra Salutes...
1Xtra celebrates the one and only Jay-Z!
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