Tonight we featured some of those who were recognised in the New Year’s Honours. We also had a number of request for tracks for a relaxing Friday evening. We heard about Sir Ray Davies, Sir Ken Dodd, Naomi Harris OBE, Victoria Breckham OBE. Dame Patricia Routledge, Sir Bryn Terfel, Baroness Shirley Williams, Angel Rippon CBE and James Jones KBE. We also remembered M*A*S*H actor William Christopher, who played priest Father Mulcahy in 111 episodes of the long running show. There was also the heart-warming story about Edinburgh homeless man Jimm Fraser. He was begging on the streets when Swedish tourists Annis Lindkvist and her sister Emma asked for directions. They struck up a friendship and they paid for him to fly to Sweden to spend a week with their family over the festive period. We also remembered the life of Bletchly Park cryptographer Rolf Noskwith.
Tonight’s playlist.
Booker T & MGs – Crazy – show theme
Beatles – Sargent Pepper’s Hearts Club Band.
Joe Stilgoe – What’s on
Buddy Holly – Everyday – requested hy Phyl
Phil Collins – Another day ion paradise
Abba – Does your mother know?
Patricia Routledge – In the still of the night
The Kinks – Sunny afternoon
The Kinks – You really got me
Twiggy – Waterloo sunset
Ken Dodd – Tears
Adele – Skyfall
Victoria Beckham – Mind of its own
Alexander Desplat – Imitation game
Luther van Dross – for Sarah and Lee on their second wedding anniversary. They had this track at the reception. Requested by Chris.
Bryn Terfel – Homeward bound
Paul Simon – Call me Al – for Patrick, remembering listening to favourite tracks with Michael.
Beatles – Hey Jude – for Karen & Avril enjoying the show in Ontario, Canada. John in Ingatestone told us it was five hours earlier.
Ward Thomas – Carry me home – loved by Chris, who had not heard it before.
Otis Redding – Dock of the bay -requested by Rene for me.
M*A*S*H – instrumental theme
Men at Work – Down Under – Jonty was amazed. He had never heard the track before, but had learnt it from a book with his brother.
Diana Ross – Theme from Mahogany – Rene remembered this being played at her last school assembly in South Africa in 1989.
Mona LisaTwins – God only knows
Dolly Parton, Linda Rhondstadt & Emmylou Harris – After the goldrush – loved by Adrian.
Sting – Fragile – for all West Ham fans
George Martin – Theme One.

Join me for the next Friday Night Extra on 27th of January. And don’t forget there are hundreds of recordings of shows accessed through my showbogs.

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