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The Totally Wired World of The Fall

Mark E Smith in conversation with Elizabeth Alker about life in the 'Wonderful and Frightening' world of The Fall.

With contributions from the Bard of Salford, poet John Cooper Clarke, who first performed with The Fall in 1977, John Leckie, who produced three of their key 1980s albums, writer Mick Middles, who wrote a biography of The Fall with Mark E Smith, Clint Boon of the Inspiral Carpets, and Lias Saoudi from Fat White Family. Mark talks about his love of avant garde classical music, science fiction writer Philip K Dick and how Danny Baker helped to get the group their first record deal.

1 hour

Last on

Thu 3 Oct 2024 01:00

Music Played

  • The Fall

    Totally Wired

    • Beggars Banquet.
  • The Fall

    Lost In Music

    • Artful.
  • Vangelis

    Blade Runner (End Titles)

  • The Fall

    Before The Moon Falls

  • Karlheinz Stockhausen

    Kontakte

  • Sex Pistols

    Anarchy In The U.K.

  • Sex Pistols

    Anarchy In The U.K.

    • 1977 - The Spirit Of Punk (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 6.
  • The Fall

    Bingo-Master

    • Step-Forward.
  • The Fall

    Bingo Masters Breakout

  • The Fall

    Repetition

  • The Fall

    Hip Priest

  • The Fall

    2 By 4

  • The Fall

    Spoilt Victorian Child (Radio 1 John Peel Session, 14 May 1985)

  • The Fall

    Mr. Pharmacist

    • Dark Side Of The 80's (Various).
    • Telstar.
  • The Fall

    Touch Sensitive

    • Artful Records.
  • LCD Soundsystem

    North American Scum

    • NORTH AMERICAN SCUM.
    • DFA.
  • The Fall

    Bill Is Dead

    • Universal.
  • The Fall

    Victoria

    • BEGGARS BANQUET.
  • The Inspiral Carpets feat. Mark E Smith

    I Want You

  • Inspiral Carpets

    I Want You (feat. Mark E. Smith)

    • Mute Records.
  • The Fall

    Theme From Sparta FC

  • The Fall

    I Am Damo Suzuki

  • Fat White Family

    I Am Mark E Smith

  • The Fall

    Jerusalem

  • Bob Dylan

    Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

    • Columbia.
  • The Fall

    Sir William Wray

  • The Fall

    Sir William Wray

    • CHERRY RED.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 15 Feb 2015 13:00
  • Thu 25 Jun 2015 01:00
  • Sun 3 Dec 2017 01:00
  • Sun 31 Dec 2017 01:00
  • Sun 28 Jan 2018 13:00
  • Wed 9 Mar 2022 02:00
  • Thu 23 Mar 2023 02:00
  • Thu 5 Oct 2023 02:00
  • Thu 3 Oct 2024 01:00

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