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Nadia Shireen

Steve speaks to author and illustrator Nadia Shireen in the latest of a series of interviews with people who don't work in music but love it.

Steve speaks to author and illustrator Nadia Shireen in the latest of a series of interviews with people who don't work in music but love it. Before she became a full-time writer Nadia worked at Smash Hits magazine and regularly makes playlists of music to accompany her books. Her children's books include Good Little Wolf, The Bumblebear and a new book, Barbara Throws A Wobbler, released in 2021.

Plus your chance to help soundtrack a classic news story in The National Anthem and Steve brings the best new music, classic tracks, archive sessions and forgotten treasures.

3 hours

Last on

Thu 3 Dec 2020 16:00

Music Played

  • The Afghan Whigs

    Debonair

    • Debonair.
  • Disclosure

    Watch Your Step (feat. Kelis)

    • ENERGY.
    • Island Records.
  • The Chameleons

    Up The Down Escalator

    • Static Records.
  • Chubby and the Gang

    All Along The Uxbridge Road

    • Partisan/Liberator.
  • The Notorious B.I.G.

    Mo Money Mo Problems (feat. Diddy & Mase)

  • Moonchild Sanelly

    Thunda Thighs

    • Transgressive Records.
  • Ronnie Lane鈥檚 Slim Chance

    Ooh La La

  • Groove Armada

    I See You Baby

    • Pepper.
  • Doves

    Broken Eyes

    • EMI.
  • Billy Grammer

    Bonaparte's Retreat

    • Sassy Sugar: The Pure Essence of Nashville Rock & Roll.
    • Fantastic Voyage.
  • Josey Wales

    It A Fi Burn

    • The Outlaw Josey Wales.
    • Arrival.
  • Elvis Costello

    Newspaper Pane

  • Rampton Prom

    Too Baby

    • Too Baby.
  • Arrested Development

    Tennessee

    • Cool Tempo.
  • Madness

    Embarrassment

    • Virgin.
  • Bicep

    Apricots

    • Ninja Tune.
  • Suicidal Tendencies

    You Can't Bring Me Down

    • You Can't Bring Me Down.
    • No Label / White Label.
    • A1.
  • Pa Salieu

    B***k

    • Warner Bros.
  • Sugar Pie DeSanto

    Soulful Dress

    • Chess.
  • Courting

    Popshop!

    • Grand National.
  • Julianna Barwick

    Nod (feat. Nosaj Thing)

    • Healing Is A Miracle.
    • Ninja Tune.
  • Sonic Youth

    Dirty Boots

    • Geffen.
  • Shygirl

    Slime

    • Because Music.
  • The Future Sound of London

    Papua New Guinea

  • Rills

    Stardog

    • Stardog.
  • Frank Wilson

    Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)

    • Motown.
  • Max茂mo Park

    Baby, Sleep

    • Prolifica Inc / [PIAS].
  • Arab Strap

    Compersion Pt. 1

    • As Days Get Dark.
    • Rock Action.
  • Electronic

    Getting Away With It

    • Factory.
  • Working Men鈥檚 Club

    John Cooper Clarke

    • Heavenly 路.
  • Charlotte Hatherley & T.J. Allen

    Traveller

    • Traveller.
    • KPM Music.
  • Skids

    Masquerade

    • The Greatest Hits Of Big Country And The Skids.
  • The Anchoress

    Show Your Face

    • Kscope.
  • The Verlaines

    Death And The Maiden

    • Death And The Maiden.
    • Flying Nun Records.
  • The Cribs

    Never Thought I'd Feel Again

    • Sonic Blew/[PIAS].
  • Wasuremono

    Big Big Smiles

    • Big Big Smiles.
    • The Wilderness Records.
  • Yvonne Baker

    You Didn't Say A Word

    • 20 Original Mod Classics.
  • King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

    Automation

    • KGLW.

Broadcast

  • Thu 3 Dec 2020 16:00