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Thank God We Didn't Bring Peter!

Liza celebrates language in all its evolutionary beauty, as listeners share phrases that are particular to their social group, or locale.

Liza celebrates language in all its evolutionary beauty, as listeners share phrases that are particular to their social group, or locale. From niche conversational exit lines, to the idiosyncratic review of a play that has become shorthand for more general disappointment.

There are further tales of lettuces being deployed as missiles, but pigeons are swooping in on the action, and a buzzard is riding shotgun in the Cotswolds.

And the playlist is dancing through the decades, from the dreamy pairing of Ella and Louis, to a Betty Wright tune composed by Sam Cooke, a 70s hit that gets scaffolders singing, as well as Shannon, Mark Morrison and Spanky Wilson.

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Sat 15 Jun 2024 18:00

Music Played

  • AndrĂ© Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Seventy-Six Trombones

    • New York Memories.
    • Universal Music Division Decca Records France.
    • 9.
  • Edison Lighthouse

    Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)

    • Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Hits 70's.
    • Fuel Records.
    • 1.
  • The Temptations

    Get Ready

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Suede

    Beautiful Ones

    • Now 35 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • Mark Morrison

    Return Of The Mack

    • (CD Single).
    • WEA.
  • Shannon

    Let The Music Play

    • The Greatest 80's Soul W/Ender (Va).
    • Warner Strategic Market.
  • Louie RamĂ­rez

    It's Not What You Say

    • Ali Baba.
    • Fania.
  • The Hollies

    Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)

    • Distant Light (Expanded Edition).
    • Rhino.
    • 7.
  • The Spiders

    I Didn't Want To Do It

    • Doo Wop Classics.
    • Master Classics Records.
  • Betty Wright

    I'm Thankful

    • My First Time Around.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 10.
  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    Yes I Can

    • If I Ruled The World.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
  • The London Ensemble

    Fawlty Towers Theme

    • Great British TV Themes.
    • Silva Screen Records.
  • The Monkees

    Last Train To Clarksville

    • The Monkees (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
    • 7.
  • Bobby Byrd

    I Know You Got Soul

    • Trevor Nelson's Soul Nation (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
  • Spanky Wilson & The Quantic Soul Orchestra

    A Woman Like Me

    • I'm Thankful.
    • Tru Thoughts.
    • 2.
  • Soul Brothers Six

    Thank You Baby For Loving Me

    • After Hours The Collection: Northern Soul Masters.
    • WM UK.
    • 13.
  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

    • The Best Of Ian Dury.
    • Repertoire.
  • Julie Andrews & The Children Of The Sound Of Music

    The Lonely Goatherd

    • The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording / Super Deluxe Edition).
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 18.
  • Willie Mitchell

    Poppin

    • On Top.
    • Fat Possum.
    • 2.
  • Gladys Knight & the Pips

    No One Could Love You More

    • Standing Ovation.
    • UNI/MOTOWN.
    • 10.
  • Ruby Andrews

    I Got A Bone To Pick With You

    • Northern Soul Connoisseurs Vol 2.
    • Spectrum.
    • 8.
  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Dream A Little Dream Of Me

    • Jazz Moods 2 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Tony Clarke

    Landslide

    • Wigan Casino 40th Anniversary Album.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 7.
  • Leon Bibb & Ronnie Gilbert

    It Could Be A Wonderful World

    • It Could Be A Wonderful World.
    • Motivation Records.

Broadcast

  • Sat 15 Jun 2024 18:00