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Tonight on the Tom Dunne Show

Coming up on the show tonight, Sue Murphy will be back in studio to bring us through the best on ...
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20.24 16 May 2016


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Tonight on the Tom Dunne Show

Tonight on the Tom Dunne Show

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20.24 16 May 2016


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Coming up on the show tonight, Sue Murphy will be back in studio to bring us through the best on the box for the week ahead. Loads of great TV to look forward to, including 'Love, Nina' - a brand new series on BBC 1, The Truth about Dementia with Angela Rippon, and David Attenborough's 1954 Zoo Quest adventures in colour - as never seen before.

Throughout the programme, we will also be celebrating the 50th anniversary of not one but two classic albums from the vaults.

Released on May 16th 1966, Bob Dylan's 'Blonde on Blonde' is said to be Dylan at his most Dylan, a break-up album that defined the time, blending love, heartbreak, blues and poetry. 

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And of course The Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' - easily one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time - released on the very same day. There's absolutely loads of fun facts to be heard about this album - for example - did you know that God Only Knows was written in 45 minutes, and originally had a sax solo that was dropped?

Tom will be playing a selection of songs from each album throughout the show, as well as some cover versions by the likes of Sean Ono-Lennon, Cathy Davey and St. Etienne.

After 11pm, Tom will be speaking to Charles ‘Chuck’ L Granata - author of “Wouldn't It Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds”. There's absolutel

 

The Tom Dunne Show on Newstalk - tonight from 10pm


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