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Chris Hawkins

Chris Hawkins starts your day with a mix of the best new music, forgotten classics and session tracks from the BBC archive seven days a week.

Programmes:
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coming up (8)
Previous programmes:
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    Good Morning Sunshine.

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    Available since today with 6 days left.

    The Hawk delivers early morning music and chat to the early risers of the world (unite).

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    1. Sunshine Songs!

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      Available since yesterday with 5 days left.

      The sun is shining outside, so there's a sunshine-themed 5-Fiftheme request.

    2. The Name Game. The End.

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      Available since Tuesday with 4 days left.

      The end of our favourite feature The Name Game and a turn it up loud 5 Fiftheme request.

    3. Y

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      The Name Game reaches its penultimate letter as we near the end of our favourite feature.

    4. 20/05/2012

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      Available since Sunday with 2 days left.

      A great mix of music for the weekend including a featured album from Unkle.

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Featured

The Name Game

Join the Hawk on an excellent new adventure.

Welcome to the Name Game where our mission is very simple; to find female and males names in song, beginning with every letter of the alphabet.

You can check out where we're at so far and where we're heading next below.

Get your thinking caps on and if you want to get in touch with suggestions you can, day or night!

The only rule to make note of is that the name must be mentioned in the song you pick.

Email Hawk your Name Game suggestions

The Name Game List

BOYS EDITION
A: Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
B: Come Home Billy Bird - Divine Comedy
C: Charlie Darwin - Low Anthem
D: Daniel - Bat For Lashes
E: Ebeneezer Goode - The Shamen
F: Right Said Fred - Bernard Cribbins
G: Jilted John - Jilted John [Gordon]
H: Hurry Up Harry - Sham 69
I: The Monster Mash - Bobby 'Boris' Pickett/The Crypt Kickers [Igor]
J: Jackie - Scott Walker
K: My Perfect Cousin - Undertones [Kevin]
L: Lloyd, I'm Ready To Be Heartbroken - Camera Obscura
M: Michael - Madness
N: Making Plans For Nigel - XTC
O: Oliver's Army - Elvis Costello
P: Gigantic - Pixies [Paul]
Q: The Mighty Quinn - Manfred Mann
R: Roscoe - Midlake
S: Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet [Steve]
T: Ashes To Ashes - David Bowie [Tom]
U: Ulysses - Franz Ferdinand
V: Is Vic There? - Department S
W: William, It Was Really Nothing - The Smiths
X: Xavier – Dead Can Dance
Y: Whiteboy - James [Yul]
Z: Zak And Sara - Ben Folds

GIRLS EDITION
A: Alison’s starting To Happen - Lemonheads
B: Bernadette - Four Tops
C: Christine - Siouxsie & the Banshees
D: Delilah - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
E: Eloise - The Damned
F: Felicity - Wedding Present
G: Geraldine - Glasvegas
H: Walk On The Wild Side - Lous Reed [Holly]
I: Poison Ivy - The Lambrettas
J: Jolene - Dolly Parton
K: Kate - Ben Folds Five
L: I Am The Walrus - The Beatles (Lucy)
M: Thunder Road - Bruce Sprngsteen (Mary)
N: Nellie The Elephant - Toy Dolls
O: Ophelia - The Band
P: Priscilla – Bat for Lashes
Q: Little Queenie – Chuck Berry
R: Rama Lama Ding Dong – Rocky Sharpe
S: Sally Cinnamon – Stone Roses
T: Justified and Ancient – KLF [Tammy]
U: Pat Carroll – Poor Unfortunate Souls [Ursula]
V: Veronica - Elvis Costello
W: Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen [Wendy]
X: Housemartins – I Can't Put My Finger On It [Xanthe]
Y: The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
Z: The Bonzo Dog Band - Beautiful Zelda

Coming up

Tomorrow, 05:00 on BBC Radio 6 Music

The Hawk chats to... Ladyhawke

The Hawk chats to... Ladyhawke.

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