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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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8699. The Nice – The Diamond Hard Blue Apples Of The Moon

The Nice

Suggested by Tim in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire

LINK: ^A Moon link: From Moondog to the title of this track …

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8698. Moondog – Bird’s Lament

Moondog

Suggested by Keira in Nottingham

^A bird link: From Blue Jay Way to Bird’s Lament …

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8697. The Beatles – Blue Jay Way

The Beatles

Suggested by Nick in Doncaster

^A colour/blue link: From The Blue Nile’ to ‘Blue Jay Way’ …

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8696. The Blue Nile – Happiness

The Blue Nile

Suggested by Chris in Austin, Texas

^A happy link: From ‘Are You Happy’ to ‘Happiness’ … 

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8695. Microdisney – Are You Happy?

Microdisney

Suggested by Richard in North Surrey

^A question link: From ‘What Do I Do Now?’ to ‘Are You Happy?’

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8694. Sleeper – What Do I Do Now?

Sleeper

Suggested by John in Ystrad Mynach

^ A sleeping link: From Golden Slumbers to Sleeper

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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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