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19/06/2013

Up All Night News from around the world with Rhod Sharp.

News and features from around the world

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  • The Up All Night Virtual Bookshelf

    1. The Oxford English Dictionary. (Chosen by Anita Sethi, 27/04/09).
    2. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. (By popular demand, 11/05/09).
    3. Borstal Boy by Brendan Behan. (Coreena in Essex, 25/05/09).
    4. The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. (John in Gravesend, 1/06/09).
    5. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. (Oriel in Bristol, 15/06/09).
    6. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell. (David in Ironbridge, 22/06/09).
    7. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. (Paula in Lewisham, 29/06/09).
    8. Animal Farm by George Orwell. (Steve in Ormskirk, 6/07/09).
    9. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Juster (Casper in Tooting 3/10/11)
    10. Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee, 20/07/09.
    11. The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien, 27/07/09.
    12. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson. (Matthew in Edinburgh, 3/08/09).
    13. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson, 10/08/09.
    14. Geoffrey Chaucer's, "The Canterbury Tales".
    15. Oxford Advanced Atlas by John Bartholomew. (Irene Coleford, Gloucester).
    16. Catch 22 by Joseph Heller. (Pat in Newcastle, 28/09/09).
    17. The Nation's Favourite Poems, foreword by Griff Rhys Jones.
    (Steve in Ormskirk, 5/10/09).
    18. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner (suggested by Claire in Elgin)
    19. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
    20. Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 2/11/09.
    21. The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley, 9/11/09.
    22. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. (Tony, Aberdare, 16/11/09).
    23. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
    24. Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Illustrated Short Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. (30/11/09).
    25. Cannery Row by John Steinbeck.
    26. His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman. (Ellen in Leeds, 14/12/09).
    27. On the Road by Jack Kerouac.
    28. The Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson (Careena, 18/01/10).
    29. The Shipping News by Annie Proulx. (25/01/10).
    30. Kes: a Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines. (Gavin in Portsmouth and Simon in Brighouse).
    31. The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall.
    32. Dune by Frank Herbert. (Tom in Harwich).
    33. Jude The Obscure by Thomas Hardy. (Paula in Lewisham).
    34. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable.
    35. Bram Stoker's Dracula.
    36. The Shooting of Dan McGrew by Robert W. Service. (Dan in Deptford).
    37. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. (5/04/10).
    38. The Further Letters of Henry Root by Henry Root (aka William Donaldson). (18/04/10).
    39. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (Andrew in Blackheath, 26/04/10).
    40. Spitfire Women of World War II by Giles Whittell. (3/05/10).
    41. Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett. (10/05/10).
    42. The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.(17/05/10).
    43. The Asterix books by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo (Liz in Highbury, 24/05/10).
    44. The Iliad by Homer.
    45. Eragon by Christopher Paolini. (28/06/10).
    46. Shogun by James Clavell. (5/07/10).
    47. Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas. (19/07/10).
    48. Papillon by Henri Charrière. (26/07/10).
    49. The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway. (2/08/10).
    50. The Magus by John Fowles. (9/08/10).
    51. A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. (23/08/10).
    52. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. (Jane in Buckinghamshire, 30/08/10).
    53. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown. (6/09/10).
    54. Wilt by Tom Sharpe. (13/09/10).
    55. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (20/09/2010).
    56. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (27/09/2010)
    57. No 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander MCall Smith (04/10/2010).
    58. No Mean City by Alexander Mcarthur (11/10/2010).
    59. Harry Potter (as one whole book) by J.K. Rowling (18/10/2010).
    60. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (25/10/2010).
    61. Persuasion by Jane Austen (01/11/2010).
    62. Birdsong by Sebastian Faulkes
    63. A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear (22/11/2010).
    64. In the Sewers of Lvov by Robert Marshall (29/11/2010).
    65. Rings of Saturn by W G Sebald (suggested by Stephanie Cross 3/10/11)
    66. Scoop by Evelyn Waugh (13/12/2010)
    67. The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
    68. The Third Policeman by Flann O'Brien (03/01/2011)
    69. Para Handy by Neil Munro
    70. The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy (17/01/2010)
    71. Rendezvous With Rama, by Arthur C Clarke (30/01/2010)
    72. Pillars of the Earth, by Ken Follett
    73. A Tale of Two Cities, by Charles Dickens
    74. The Pursuit of Love, by Nancy Mitford (chosen by critic Alex Clark on 26/9/11 to replace The Godfather by Mario Puzo)
    75. An Evil Cradling, by Brian Keenan
    76. Notes from a Small Island, by Bill Bryson
    77. Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes
    78. The Civil War: A Narrative, by Shelby Foote
    79. The Compleat Angler, by Izzak Walton
    80. Wuthering Heights, by Emily Bronte
    81. Goodbye To All That, by Robert Graves
    82. Coming Back To Me, by Marcus Trescothick
    83. The Good Soldier Svek, by Jaroslav Hasek
    84. The Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers
    85. Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis
    86. Seven Pillars of Wisdom, by T E Lawrence
    87. 1984, by George Orwell
    88. Middlemarch, by George Eliot
    89. The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck
    90. Chastened, by Hephzibah Anderson
    91. Red Dragon, by Thomas Harris
    92. The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov
    93. Children of the Flames: Dr Mengele and the Untold Story of the Children of Auschwitz, by Lucette Matalon Lagnado and Sheila Cohn Dekel
    94. When The Wind Blows, by Raymond Briggs
    95. The Odyssey, by Homer
    96. Fever Pitch, by Nick Hornby
    97. Gormenghast, by Mervyn Peake
    98. Shantaram, by Gregory David Roberts
    99. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
    100. Jamaica Inn, by Daphne du Maurier

  • Dotun Adebayo in Ghana and Nigeria

    Dotun Adebayo in Ghana and Nigeria

    Dotun meets the people of Ghana and Nigeria to get a taste of how they are celebrating the appearance of their teams in the 2010 World Cup.

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  • The Up All Night Virtual Jukebox

    Sunday mornings on Up All Night.

    Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World
    Luciano Pavarotti - Nessun Dorma
    The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
    Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy
    Led Zeppelin - When The Levee Breaks
    Leonard Cohen - Suzanne
    Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone
    Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher
    Bob Dylan - All Along the Watchtower
    Yes - And You and I
    Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence
    James Brown - I Feel Good
    The Tallis Scholars - Gregorio Allegri's Miserere Mei Deus
    Bob Marley and the Wailers - Jammin'
    Abba - The Day Before You Came
    The Doors - Light My Fire
    Otis Redding - These Arms of Mine
    Motorhead - Ace of Spades
    Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Hit Me with your Rhythm Stick
    Thin Lizzy - Whiskey in the Jar
    Lightening Hopkins - Smokestack Lightning
    Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good
    Mott the Hoople - Golden Age of Rock and Roll
    The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
    Golden Earring - Radar Love
    The Stranglers - Golden Brown
    Rainbow - Stargazer
    Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
    U2 - Pride (In The Name of Love)
    Petula Clark - Downtown
    Johnny Kidd and the Pirates - Shakin' All Over
    Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
    Randy Crawford - One Day I'll Fly Away
    The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
    Susan Cadogan - It Hurts So Good
    Nat King Cole - Stardust
    The Clash - (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais
    The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
    Pulp - Common People
    Amy Winehouse and Tony Bennett - Body and Soul
    The Beatles - We Can Work It Out
    Patti Smith - Because The Night
    Stevie Wonder - Superstition
    Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop
    The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
    Prince - Sign o'the Times
    Smokey Robinson - Tracks Of My Tears
    Fela Kuti - Shakara
    The Cranberries - Zombie
    Kirsty MacColl - Days
    Joan Armatrading - Love and Affection
    The White Stripes - Jolene
    Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
    Lou Reed - Walk On The Wild Side
    Robert Wyatt - Shipbuilding
    Bob Marley - Redemption Song
    Squeeze - Tempted
    The Sugarcubes - Birthday
    Pogues and Kirsty McColl - Fairytale of New York
    Johnny Cash - Hurt
    Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove
    Ray Charles - What'd I Say
    Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind
    The Fatback Band - I Found Lovin'
    Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
    Etta James - I'd Rather Go Blind
    Grandmaster and the Furious Five - The Adventures of the Wheels of Steel
    Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone
    The Who - Baba O'Riley
    Sam Cooke - A Change Is Gonna Come
    Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers To Cross
    U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
    The Specials - Ghostown
    The Eagles - Desperado
    Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely
    Ella Fitzgerald - Summertime
    Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - Don't Leave Me This Way
    Gerry and the Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone
    Donna Summer - I Feel Love
    Jethro Tull - Living In The Past
    Young Tiger - I Was There (At the Coronation)
    Desmond Dekker - The Israelites
    Fleetwood Mac - Need Your Love So Bad
    Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz
    Peggy Lee - Fever
    Neil Diamond - I Am I Said
    The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black
    Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water
    David Bowie- Heroes
    Jerry butler- Only The Strong Survive
    The Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting For The Man
    Rose Murphy - Busy Line
    Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
    St Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
    The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
    Val Doonican - Elusive Butterfly
    Leonard Cohen - Tower of Song
    Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary
    Miles Davis - So What
    John Martyn - Solid Air
    Don McLean - American Pie
    Queen - Love of My Life
    Glenn Miller & His Orchestra - In The Mood
    Slade - Merry Christmas Everybody
    Crowded House - Into Temptation
    PiL - Public Image Ltd
    Laura Nyro - Eli's Coming
    Gil Scott Heron - Winter in America
    Pink Floyd - See Emily Play
    Aretha Franklin - Say A Little Prayer
    Billy Joel - New York State of Mind
    Noel Harrison - Windmills of Your Mind
    Faithless - Insomnia
    Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
    Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You
    John Lennon - Woman
    Al Green - Tired of Being Alone
    David Bowie and Niles Rodgers - Let's Dance
    Michael Jackson - Billy Jean
    Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris - Love Hurts
    Maria Muldaur - Midnight at the Oasis
    George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today
    Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
    George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
    Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
    Bonnie Raitt - You Can't Make You Love Me
    Joe Brown - I'll See You In My Dreams
    Ray Charles - What'd I Say

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