Robert Elms
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It's Friday...
Which means it's actually
#FunkyFriday
!
We're still on a mission to
#GetLondonDancing
💃🕺
If you're self-isolating with a loved one, take a moment to have a dance together for us.
If you're alone, let us be your dancing partner!
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Arthur Darvill
@RattyBurvil
@OnceMusicalLDN
sang live on the show today. catch it here
http://t.co/djWplGZ3ek
http://t.co/wtdMOTeMAN
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One of our listeners came across a photo from 1953 of my nan and aunty!
#coronationstreet
#party
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🎉To celebrate 30 years of the Robert Elms Show we put together a selection of some of the most memorable interviews from the past 30 years. How many of these do you remember? 🤔
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Today marks 25 years of the Robert Elms Show. “I wanted to present a show that’s not just about London, but that celebrates London”. Bravo!
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#London
#LoveLondon
#Soho
#Londoner
#Londonist
#roundyourmanor
#RobertElms
#RobertElmsShow
#RobertElmsShow
…
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If money was not an issue, where in London would you like to live? 🏠
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Not quite sure how to get funky for us on a Friday?
Here's Robert and Christina to show you how ✨💃🕺
#GetLondonDancing
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If you're in isolation together hold your loved ones close and have a dance for us today - like Robert here with his late mother 💕
If you're alone - don't let it stop you! We can be your dance partner 💃🕺
#GetLondonDancing
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A sad Fourfer tomorrow 💔 but uplifting, inspiring and celebratory too 🎶
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The bar has been set very high by these midwives in Croydon...
A special shout out to all the key workers out there 👏
We would LOVE you to help us
#GetLondonDancing
💃🕺
Share your videos with us and join in with
#FunkyFriday
from 1pm!
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Steve Harley, the singer-songwriter, best known for his song 'Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)', died on Sunday. The Cockney Rebel was, of course, a Listed Londoner, so here we revisit his interview from 2013.
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Robert have been searching for these sandals his whole adult life and finally found a pair in Madrid. He wore similar ones as a child. But socks and sandals? What are your views?
#socksandsandals
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This faint graffiti at the junction of Penpol Road and Wilton Way in Hackney says “Small Faces” and “Marriott”
#notes
&queries
Does it date from 1965 - 69? Or is it from the mod revival of the late 70s / early 80s? Is it the oldest surviving music related graffiti in London??
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Today's
#FunkyFriday
collaborator...
@Incognito_world
!
Join Bluey & Robert from 1pm and help us
#GetLondonDancing
🕺💃
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When Robert met Keith: here's the photograph of Elms and Moon at the Vortex, London, circa 1976
#whenRobertmetKeith
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On yesterday’s Cover To Cover we invited listeners to pick their favourite version of ‘Love Is A Many Splendored Thing’, by either The Four Aces or
#MattMonro
. Tom from East Ham phoned up with his choice.
#thepowerofmusic
🎵
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Gareth Southgate wasn't the only one to be honoured on the tube map today. Here's a small selection of what you came up with. Can you think of any more?
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Over the weekend, we heard the sad news that photographer
@Terry_ONeill
had passed away.
In his memory, we've been reflecting on the last time Terry was on the show. He shared some career highlights and took us back to where it all began
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Does anyone know anything about these brilliant
#buskers
or what they're singing? 🧐🎙️
#london
#singers
#Harlesden
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Meet today's Unsung Londoner, Michelle Clark. 💫 Michelle founded
@dotslondon
🐶 in 2016 and has been helping street dogs and their owners, ever since. 🎧
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We need your help...
It's time to get off your feet and join us this Funky Friday 💃🕺
Lockdown can't stop us - we want to see your best moves from the safety of your home 🏠✨
Share your videos with us using
#GetLondonDancing
!
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Back in the 70's there seems to have been a slightly unconventional route from London to Calcutta 🚌
Mercedes in Colliers Wood thinks that the journey took 49 days. Does anyone know anything about the bus or this route? Or perhaps you were you were a passenger? 🇮🇳🧳
#query
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What things always make you smile in London? For me, the giraffes of Regents Park and the Hare Krishnas of Oxford Street. No matter how often I see them.
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Scaphoid fracture of the wrist, road rash in multiple places, permanent damage to my pride. Schoolboy error but brilliant care at UCH.
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This might be the worst football match I have ever seen. And i have watched QPR for 48 years.
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The Hollywood star
@officialDannyT
has opened a restaurant on the Portobello Road. He told me why his Mexican cuisine deserves a place in West London.
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Think I can add a cracked rib to shattered pride, definitely getting the bus to work. Expect to hear me moaning a bit, but not about the NHS
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What’s your favourite room? Could be a public space, private room or even a toilet! We’ve had a few suggestions for this gem at Eltham Palace 🏰
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We know the legendary Nick Lowe and his wife Peta have got 𝙖𝙡𝙡 the moves - and impeccable taste in music!
But what about their 15-year-old son Roy?
Well we'll find out...because he's our
#FunkyFriday
guest this afternoon! 🎶🕺
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A morning spent
@The_RHS
Chelsea Flower Show in some fine company.
@FloellaBenjamin
|
@BillBailey
|
@Manoj_Malde
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What an honour to have had this conversation with the iconic Tony Bennett in 2012 📻
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Thanks to everybody who helped share today's show. Our city just lost its finest son and it was a beautiful sad privilege to talk about him.
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This is what
#GetLondonDancing
is all about ☺️
82-year-old Esmie is self-isolating in Brockley.
Her family lives just down the road in Lewisham, but as they can't see each other in person they FaceTime her every single day to have a little dance 💕💃
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Tune in tomorrow to hear live from Modfather Paul Weller on latest single 'English Rose' from upcoming album “An Orchestrated Songbook”.🎶
He tells Robert about recording with the BBC Symphony Orchestra & award-winning arranger Jules Buckley.
@paulwellerHQ2
@BBCSO
@julesbuckley
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6-0 at home is almost a religious experience: suffering penitence, shame guilt. This is like having your faith tested. God give me strength.
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So sad to hear of the passing of the marvellous Peter Vaughan, one of the most charming, engaging and life affirming Listed Londoners ever.
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Here's the pic
Queen singer Freddie Mercury and David Bowie talking backstage at the Live Aid concert, Wembley Stadium, London, 13th July 1985.
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It's
#IndependentVenueWeek
🎶 we'll be speaking to the founder of
@IVW_UK
@SybilBell
as well as the
@100clubLondon
's Ruby Horton and Photographer
@Alexamorosvives
📻 But we also want to know what's your favourite
#MusicVenue
in
#London
?
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We're adding to today's
#NotesandQueries
🔍
Whilst on-line, Roger in Mill Hill came across this old map of 1676 London. Standing out to him was the area headlined as 'The Trinobanjes', its got us stumped. Have you heard of 'The Trinobanjes'?
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Donald Hunter served as a Radio Officer on a landing ship on D Day. In 2004 he was awarded the Légion d’Honneur for his participation in the Normandy landings. He told me “It was really a terrifying experience, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.”
#HMSBelfast8
…
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Just heard about Steve Strange. For Billys and the Blitz alone the single most important club runner London has ever known. Imperious. Sad.
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The whole show today comes live from on board the HMS Belfast ⚓️
She’s celebrating her 80th birthday and we’ll be telling her story with those in the know from 10am on
@BBCRadioLondon
#HMSBelfast80
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Finally, Chris has heard rumour of a long lost club underneath
#Soho
square. He knows there are tunnels and there was a bomb shelter in the area during the war but was it also the site of a
#subterranean
#nightclub
? 🤔
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Reading is something many of us have come to treasure during lockdown. It keeps the mind active and can take us to another world ✨
Every day we've been getting some brilliant recommendations from listeners, so if you need some inspiration here are this week's choices 📚🤓
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And finally, I asked whether it was only Selfridges that had a monkey in the store at Christmas posing for photos, back in the '70s? Well, you sent in your memories from the Post Office Tower, Gamages and even up in Liverpool, so I can confirm it was a widespread phenomenon.
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It's a Lovely Day for a dance 💃🕺
We dedicate this week's
#GetLondonDancing
to the legendary Bill Withers ✨
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Bangers on the grill and bangers on the radio 😜🌭📻🎶
Thanks to the one & only
@DJTrevorNelson
for getting us in the mood to boogie this afternoon.
Remember, you can listen back to the whole of
#FunkyFriday
via
@BBCSounds
👉
#GetLondonDancing
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We've received a clearer image of the photo of the first
@DofE
expedition just before they set off from
@WoodrowHH
in 1957. Are you in the photo or do you recognise one of the boys who took part? Let us know 0800 731 2000📞 And come on air
@BBCRadioLondon
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We are celebrating
@suggsgmcpherson
's birthday with a
@MadnessNews
Fourfer 💿💿💿💿.
What is your favourite
#Madness
track ? 👖🏘️ 👧🎺
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The last Listed Londoner of 2018 is the fantastic Elsie Lewis born in Limehouse in 1921, with a lifetime of London stories.
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Just watched La La Land and rarely been less moved. Friends the musical, trite, white, slight and uptight. Ryan Gosling like cardboard. Ugh.
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Notes and Queries today. Why is there a sign showing the distance to Chantilly (392km) on the one-way system in Epsom?
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This week's
#FunkyFriday
curator is already dancing!
That's right...
@swingoutsister
's Corinne Drewery is joining us from 1pm tomorrow with some tunes to get you on your feet 💃🕺
#GetLondonDancing
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In the next hour:
@TVSanjeev
and Nicola Walker talk to
@JasonCritic
about reprising their roles in 'Unforgotten'
@ITV
#Saturday
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There's been a recent uptick in my ornithological interest, partly because I'm now woken up by peregrine falcons every morning since moving house. My interest has stretched to other birds though, and I'd like to know what kind of bird this is. Help! Call on 08007312000
🦆🐦⬛🦢🪿
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You know what time it is...
Get on those dancing shoes and get funky with us!
@realshanerichie
is going to take some beating 😂🕺
Join us now via
@BBCSounds
|
#GetLondonDancing
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Stan Bowles was the most beautiful footballer, most splendid man, most beguiling spirit. He Is the soul of our club and now needs our help.
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#WhoseLondon
is celebrating
@LGBTHM
today 🏳️🌈Featuring
#London
's oldest
#LGBT
bookshop
@gaystheword
to
@WiseThoughts
and
@ukblackpride
. How should London mark LGBTQ+ History Month?
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Me with friends at Le Kilt in my Vivienne Westwood. What are your 3 favourite nightclubs of all time?
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We're trying to find someone who remembers an old 70s shoe shop called Kickself. Apparently, the staff rode on roller skates and had flashing lights on heads! Is this true? 🔍☎️Call us this morning if you can tell us more 0800 731 2000📻
#Notesandqueries
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We're giving the power back to the people today 💃☀️
This afternoon's
#FunkyFriday
co-curator is the fabulous Kathy 💫✨
The weather is SO glorious you've got no excuse but to get up off your feet and dance!
Don't forget to watch along live on Insta too 🙌
#GetLondonDancing
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If you missed Roberts chat with Rod Stewart on the show today, you can listen back on BBC iPlayer!
"Things have levelled out for me...which makes me think about how wonderful my life has been".
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1953 and my family were celebrating the
#coronation
in Norland Gardens
One of our listeners came across a photo from 1953 of my nan and aunty!
#coronationstreet
#party
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Punk escapades, mesmeric gigs, and boozy interviews. On the day of Shane MacGowan's funeral, listen to Robert's memories of the late Pogues frontman.
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A country the size of Chalk Farm V the vainest, preening permatanned prima-donna the world has ever scene. Come on Iceland.
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Another lockdown walk discovery is this object found by Archangelo on the eastern slopes of Alexandra Palace.
Could it be an anchor point of some kind? Or is it linked to the rumour that there is a secret nuclear bunker located somewhere around Ally Pally?
#notesandqueries
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Now the great Victoria Wood. Is the grim reaper working overtime this year or is it just my generation coming to its natural end ? Truly sad
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Thank you for helping us to make it a very, very, 𝑽𝑬𝑹𝒀
#FunkyFriday
💃🕺
We just love seeing your moves!
#GetLondonDancing
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Things that you just don't get - you like them but however hard you try you just don't get. For me it's F1, Eric Clapton, GOT, opera and casinos
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He's normally our Rock'n'Roll Routemaster...
Today he's our boogie master! 🤘🕺
Follow
@Rocktour
's lead and help us
#GetLondonDancing
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This month is
#Reggaemonth
so to mark it
#WhoseLondon
is celebrating
#reggaemusic
and it's history . What's your favourite Reggae track? What is your favourite place to buy Reggae records? 💿Let us know on 0800 731 2000 📞or join us on
@BBCRadioLondon
🇯🇲
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Watching Porridge Xmas special on BBC2 and wondering why there isn't a contemporary comedy show which comes even close to its brilliance.
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Last year, Grant rang up with a sad tale of his favourite Christmas present 🎁
Having received a parachuting Red Devil Action Man, he took his brothers' misguided advice and launched it off the top of a tower block. You can imagine what happened next...😱
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This is your 10 min warning! 🕺💃 Time for a stretch and put your dancing shoes on, it's
#FunkyFriday
with Amanda from California!
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One makes radio and the other makes food, but many find it tricky to tell them apart 🧐
Robert's doppelganger
@NigelSlater
dropped by with some top tips for a hearty,
#plantbased
winter diet from his new recipe book 'Green Feast: autumn, winter' 🥔🥕🥒
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We can't believe it's been a week since we celebrated Robert's
#25years
of broadcasting on
@BBCRadioLondon
📻👏🏽
Listen back to all the excitement here:
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We've got the perfect cure for January Blues!
Tune in tomorrow for a live interview with Elvis Costello on his 32nd (!) album ‘The Boy Named If’.🎶
@ElvisCostello
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Today’s Fourfer will mark the death of Aretha Franklin, as well as celebrating her life, her inimitable talent and her soul.
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🚨 Mods assemble🚨
@paulwellerhq
will be performing live on the show today, treating us to TWO tracks from his new album. Tune in from 10am 📻 link in bio👆
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Saw Stanley Bowles in a pub in W12 today. Never have I seen a prince so beloved of his people. Stan you remain our chosen one. Love that man
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Once got sent home from school on friday for dressing like Brian Ferry. Straight to Tottenham Court Road tube and into the queue at crackers
Odd to think that I wouldn’t know you
@RobertElms
for another 2 years when we’d meet just down the road at Billy’s, but there we were, both dancing in our school uniforms a few feet away from each other.
#Crackers
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