Word In Your Ear

Enthralling 200-year musical history of London in 39 minutes!


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In which Paul Du Noyer talks about his new book ‘In The City: A Celebration of London Music’ – the music hall roots of the Kinks, Small Faces, Dury, Squeeze and Madness, Broadside Ballads and how Champagne Charlie, Marie Lloyd, skiffle, rock and roll, the Stones, stage school brats like Lily Allen and the stars of grime are all linked to a common story-telling tradition.

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Word In Your EarBy Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold