Adrian Chiles (BBC Radio 5 Live) interviewing STAN BOWLES at around the time of 2001/2. Gerry Francis had left QPR for a second time and a new manager of England had been appointed, if not an Englishman! I recorded this from the radio before I had a DAB set, sorry! Copied from tape to magical digital form 2012. A perfectly decent chat is wrecked by Wrighty and Brighty who had a programme lined up in the next studio.

Stan Bowles Interview    2001 - 2

Fourth (and final) update: I'm still greatly saddened and in a touch of shock at the death of Dave Greenfield, it seemed to come so out of the blue. This is a very brief 63 minutes appreciation of his playing, his singing, and his overall, dynamic and thrilling talent in the band he joined in 1975. The BBC played their part in some way in saying farewell and THANK YOU, and here we have a selection of music and of presenters speaking for many thousands of fans and admirers of his extraordinary output, including also contributions from JJ Burnel, Rick Wakeman and Clint Boon. 	12/5/20

Dave Greenfield: 29/3/49 to 3/5/20 [RIP]

First broadcast in 2002, repeated more recently in light of the sad passing of Dave, this is an excellent documentary, incorporating each band member, and each of their own recollections of the career and ups and downs in the fascinating story of The Stranglers. Please enjoy and recommend that others too listen, particularly those who know next-to-nothing about this extraordinary collection of people and, vitally, their musical output.  Recording copyright of the BBC.

MenInBlack: The Story of THE STRANGLERS

A brief overview of the life and times of Nico, one of THE faces of the sixties, and for one album only, chanteuse for the Velvet Underground, before setting off on a solo recording career.

The Story Of Nico (BBC R4Extra)

BBC Radio documentary commemorating the life and work of one of the UK's finest guitarists, John McGeoch, former member of Magazine, The Banshees, and PIL, amongst others, but who died before he was fifty.

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