Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards on flying high at the Winter Olympics 40 years ago
This week Anna chats to British ski jumper Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards who made Olympic history & Scottish singer-songwriter Dougie MacLean on his timeless anthem "Caledonia".
Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards is the ski jumper who jumped into hearts and minds with his fearless endeavours at the Winter Olympics in Calgary 38 years ago. He didn't win, in fact he came last, but that didn't daunt him, or his countless fans! He even had a movie made about him.
"Caledonia" by Scottish singer songwriter Dougie MacLean is a classic. It has been covered countless times by other musicians including Paolo Nutini and Dolores Keane.
Dougie talks about his 50 year career, his huge back catalogue of music and how one of his songs was used in the soundtrack to Oscar winning film 'Last of the Mohicans'.
Also on the show, pioneer of Irish female comedy, Anne Gildea, says she's been making a show of herself since 1989!
Anne found fame with trio 'The Nualas'. Now she's taking audiences on 'Further Adventures in Womaning'. Her new solo show is a take on the women our mothers were, the women we were told to be, and the women we became.
All that plus tracks from the Sunday Songbook, the perfect soundtrack to your day.
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Music Played
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Bagatelle
Second Violin
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Deacon Blue
Real Gone Kid
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Elton John
Rocket Man
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Learning To Fly
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Petula Clark
Downtown
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Matt Monro
Yesterday
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REO Speedwagon
Can't Fight This Feeling
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Helen Reddy
I am Woman
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Aretha Franklin
Respect
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Stevie Wonder
Sir Duke
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The Contours
Do You Love Me
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Fairground Attraction
Perfect
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Dougie MacLean
Caledonia
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Smokie
Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll To Me
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Cher
The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)
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Billy Joel
River of Dreams
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Steely Dan
Reelin' In The Years
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ABBA
Chiquitita
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Electric Light Orchestra
Mr.Blue Sky
Broadcast
- Sun 8 Feb 202611:03BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle

