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AIRPLAY If you can’t stop rocking, then tune into some great music from performers such as The Chemical Brothers and The Pussycat Dolls. These tracks may no longer be in the charts but they’re still classics. AMBIENT DANCE Relax with this session of chilled-out music, offering the very best of international electronica and atmospheric club [...]
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AIRPLAY
If you can’t stop rocking, then
tune into some great music from
performers such as The Chemical
Brothers and The Pussycat Dolls. These tracks
may no longer be in the charts
but they’re still classics.
AMBIENT DANCE
Relax with this session of
chilled-out music, offering
the very best of international
electronica and atmospheric
club grooves from Xfm
Flo-Motion host and DJ
Nick Luscombe
ARABIC POP
Fatima Al Ali presents a
collection of the latest songs
from some popular Arabic
singers, such as Nancy Ajram
, Hussain Al Jasmey,
Najwa Karam and many other
well-known stars.
BOOKED UP
BBC Radio 2 presenter Tim
Smith introduces excerpts from
the latest audiobooks titles,
including Ian McEwan’s On
Chesil Beach, Wicked by
Jilly Cooper and
Truckers by Terry Prachett.
BRAND NEW BAG
Settle down and relax with
some of the best music from
the new wave of jazz artists.
Enjoy a selection of tracks
from Norah Jones, Josh
Groban, Joss Stone,
and many other jazz greats.
BRAND NEW BAG
CLASSIC COMEDY
Laugh along with top BBC radio
shows including The Mark Steel
Lectures and I’m Sorry
I Haven’t A Clue. Plus some
great comic sketches and
stand-up from the likes of Bill
Bailey and the Bonzo Dog Band.
CLOUD 9
A selection of melodic tracks,
both contemporary and
classical, with your host Lynn
Parsons. Music includes tracks
from artists such as Eddi Reader
, Ry Cooder, Tracey
Thorn and Elton John.
LIGHT CLASSICS
Cellist Julian Lloyd Webber
introduces a selection of
classical favourites, including
music from his father, composer
William Lloyd Webber, and
a rousing 150th anniversary
tribute to Sir Edward Elgar.
POP
Chart maestro Mark Goodier
brings you a fantastic
line-up that includes current
music, upfront pre-releases
and breaking new bands,
in two hours of the most
happening sounds around.
ROCK
Are you ready to rock? This
two-hour session of classic hits
includes tracks by guitar riff
supremos Led Zeppelin and ZZ Top, as well as Bruce
Springsteen, The Clash, Doves
and Snow Patrol.
SHOWTIME
Get the best seat in town for
the return of The Sound Of
Music to the stage, plus
selections of hit Broadway and
West End musicals, including
Sunday In The Park With
George and A Chorus Line.
TALK TALK
Join host Phil Gayle and his
celebrity guests for some
interesting chat and fantastic
music. Guests include Eddie
Jordan, author Joseph
O’Connor, plus DJ and
journalist Andrew Collins.
THE CLASSICS
The velvet-voiced Penny Gore
hosts a personal
selection of top-flight classical
music. Relax with some
beautiful works from composers
including Purcell, Dvorák,
Haydn, Handel and Vivaldi.
THE MONTEREY EXPERIENCE
Award-winning UK record
producer Steve Levine looks
back 40 years to revisit the
1967 Monterey International
Pop Festival, the event that
launched the careers of
Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix.
THE RELAXATION CHANNEL
Charles Nove is your host for
this bmi exclusive: a mixture of
soothing music with a gentle
series of yoga exercises to try.
The programme was written
specifically for inflight use by
relaxation expert Andrea Fox.
URBAN
Get rocking with the Sony
award-winning urban music
specialists Firin’ Squad as they
take to the decks to bring you
some of the best of garage,
hip-hop and R&B tunes in two
hours of exclusive mixes.
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS
On the 40th anniversary of the
release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely
Hearts Club Band, enjoy some of
The Beatles’ classic songs covered
by a wide range of artists, from
Joe Cocker to Nick Cave, Emmylou
Harris to Kristin Hersh.
BOARDING MUSIC
Ever wondered what you
were listening to when you
boarded the aircraft? Well
now’s the time to find out!
Below is our current playlist,
which as well as including
a range of favourite tracks,
also includes some lessknown
future classics
- America (2006)
Razorlight (Vertigo)
A hit track from the band’s second album.
- Brilliant Disguise (1987)
Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
The first single from The Boss’s brilliant
Tunnel of Love album. - Because Of You (2005)
Kelly Clarkson (RCA)
Title track from CD that helped American
Idol winner become the biggest selling
female artist of 2005. - Last Request (2006)
Paolo Nutini (Atlantic)
First single from the hit CD These Streets.
- Wishful Thinking (1984)
China Crisis (Virgin)
Hit single from the Kirby band celebrating
their 25th anniversary this year. - Pretty In Pink (1981)
The Psychedelic Furs (CBS)
This original Steve Lillywhite-produced classic
provided the title for John Hughes’ film. - Guilty (2003)
Blue (Innocent/Virgin)
Eighth UK Top 5 single in a row for the boys. - Rock The Boat (2002)
Aaliyah (Blackground Records)
Posthumous hit from the American R&B
star from her chart-topping third album. - The Sidewinder Sleeps
Tonite (1993)
R.E.M. (Warner Bros)
From the Automatic For The People CD with
the famously hard-to-decipher chorus. - Nobody Knows (2006)
Pink (La Face/Zomba)
Fourth single from I’m Not Dead CD by the
American star also known as Alecia Moore. - After The Love Has Gone(1979)
Earth Wind & Fire (Columbia)
Classic disco/soul track off the supergroup’s
double platinum album I Am. - Always Come Back To Your Love (2001)
Samantha Mumba (Wild Card/Polydor)
Hit track from the Dublin songstress’s
debut album Gotta Tell You. - How To Save A Life (2006)
The Fray (Epic)
Title track from their album originally
released in 2005. - Justified & Ancient (1991)
The KLF (KLF Communications)
Pop doesn’t come much more subversive
(and fun) than this. - Murder On The Dancefloor (2001)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor (Polydor)
From the exquisitely chiselled star’s debut
CD Read My Lips.
