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A searchable database for BBC Radio 6 Music – Radcliffe and Maconie's The Chain, officially the longest listener-generated thematically linked sequence of musically based items on the radio.

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8733. David Bowie – Eight Line Poem

David Bowie

Suggested by John in Exeter

^A poetry link: From a limerick to a poem in the title of this track … 

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8732. Alison Limerick – Where Love Lives

Alison Limerick

Suggested by Sophie in Wolverhampton

^An Alison link: From Young Marble Giants’ singer Alison Statton to this track by Alison Limerick … 

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8731. Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth

Young Marble Giants

Suggested by Geraint in Cardiff

^A (titular) youth link: From Blind Youth to the title of this track … 

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8730. The Human League – Blind Youth

The Human League

Suggested by Clare on the Isle Of Wight

^An artists from Sheffield link: From Jarvis Cocker to this track by The Human League … 

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8729. Jarvis Cocker – Baby’s Coming Back to Me

Jarvis Cocker, Pulp

Suggested by Chris in Farnham

^ An Education link: Both Sade and Jarvis went to St Martin’s college (She studied fashion design, he, fine art and film)

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8728. Sade – Your Love is King

Sade

Suggested by Paul in Guildford

^ A Royal link: From Level 42, featuring bassist Mark KING to Your love is KING by Sade

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Elsewhere on t'web

  • 'I've been on The Chain on Radios 2 or 6' Facebook group
  • Most popular bands on The Chain – data visualisation

Official R&M links

  • Official Chain archive on BBC.co.uk (1 to 3155)
  • Radcliffe and Maconie on BBC 6 Music
  • The Chain submission info

Other shows with Mark or Stuart

  • Mark Radcliffe's Music Club
  • Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone
  • Stuart Maconie's Freakier Zone
  • The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe
  • The People's Songs – the story of modern Britain in 50 records

The Chain on Spotify

  • Part 1: 1–1000
  • Part 2: 1001–2000
  • Part 3: 2001–3000
  • Part 4: 3001–4000
  • Part 5: 4001–5000
  • Part 6: 5001–6000
  • Part 7: 6001–7000
  • Part 8: 7001–8000
  • Part 9: 8001–

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