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| Jake Thackray and Songs |
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 This was a series of six shows recorded in 1980 at various venues in Britain. Each show has special guests who perform a couple of tunes in the middle of the programme. It has now been confirmed that these six shows still exist in the BBC archives.Programme 1 Family Tree, The Hair of the Widow of Bridlington, The Brigadier and On Again! On Again!. Guest stars: Richard & Linda Thompson Programme 2 Country Bus, Sister Josephine, To Do With You, The Blacksmith and the Toffee Maker, The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray, The Poor Sod. Guest star: Ralph McTell Programme 3 Lah Di Dah, The Remembrance, Personal Column, Fine Bay Pony, Ulysses and Old Molly Metcalfe. Guest stars: The Maddy Prior Band Programme 4 The Statues, The Jolly Captain, The Castleford Ladies Magical Circle and One of Them. Guest star: Alex Glasgow Progamme 5 Little Coal Black Foal, It Was Only a Gypsy, The Ballad of Billy Kershaw, Bantam Cock and Joseph. Guest star: Susha Programme 6 The Lodger, Scallywag, The Bull and Leopold Alcocks. Guest star: Pete Scott Also plenty of chat etc. including a story about two of Jake's sons who are in the audience and appear briefly on screen. |