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Welcome to the online home of the Soul Prescription. The show is very simple - 2 hours of superb soul music, handpicked every week. The idea is you'll hear some things you know and some things you don't - but I guarantee it's all fantastic.

Our most recent guest was Terry Callier, who talked about his days growing up in Chicago alongside Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler, his early days at Chess, and the chance phone call that brought him back into the music business after 10 years working as a computer programmer:

And here's another chance to hear from some of the other stars we've met on the show:

If there's something you'd like to hear on the show, you can get in touch via e-mail - soul@bbc.co.uk, or by using the message box below.

Here’s the playlist for the show broadcast on 29th November:

Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up
The Isley Brothers – This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)
Erma Franklin – Son of a Preacher Man
Vivian Reed – Tired of Being Alone
Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours (live)
Bobby Womack – Across 110th Street
Aretha Franklin – Respect
The Supremes & the Four Tops – I Had a Dream
The Formations – At the Top of the Stairs
Marvin Smith – Hold On
Don & Bob – Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
Curby Goggins – Leave Me If You Want To
The Velvelettes – Needle In a Haystack
Marvin Gaye – How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You
The Staple Singers – This World
James Brown – It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World (live)
Jr Walker & the All Stars – (I’m a) Road Runner
The Miracles – Mickey’s Monkey (live)
Wilson Pickett – That’s a Man’s Way
The Soul Survivors – Mama Soul
Funkadelic – Whatever Makes My Baby Feel Good
Brook Benton – Let Me Fix It

Soul Train – Laura Lee – It Ain’t What You Do (But How You Do It)

Classic Album – Tammi Terrell - Irresistible
Come On and See Me
I Can’t Believe You Love Me
What a Good Man He Is

Join me for more great soul music, Sundays at 5pm on BBC Oxford 95.2FM