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SOUL MUSIC: SERIES 30 - 23. RUNNING UP THAT HILL (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 3rd January 2025
"And if I only could,
I'd make a deal with God,
And I'd get him to swap our places..."
True stories of what Kate Bush's song Running Up That Hill means to people around the world, from its original release in 1985 to its return to the charts in 2022.
Long distance runner Lee Perry takes himself on a marathon the morning after his mum dies, with Kate Bush in his headphones for all 26 miles of his run.
Musician and record producer Georgia Barnes talks through the making of her synth-pop cover of the song, from the opening drone to the iconic synth line.
Graeme Thomson, author of 'Under the Ivy: The Life and Music of Kate Bush', shares insights into Bush's studio set-up during her making of the Hounds of Love album, and reflects on why Running Up That Hill continues to resonate down the generations.
Songwriter and trans activist Órla Bligh sees the song as an anthem of empathy, and a call-to-action for people to try to understand the experiences of others.
And finally, Astrid Jorgensen, conductor and founder of 'Pub Choir', gets 1600 people under one roof to sing Running Up That Hill together.
Producer: Becky Ripley
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2022.
KATE BUSH: THE POWER OF STRANGE THINGS (320kbs-m4a/129mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 1st October 2022
To celebrate Kate Bush's sudden and enormous popularity with a whole new generation as well as the 40th anniversary of her revolutionary album The Dreaming, (which Kate called her "I've gone mad" album) Ann Powers, NPR music critic and lifelong Kate Bush fan, tells the story of the rise of the ultimate outsider who inspired a generation of creatives - from writer Jeanette Winterson to Netflix Directors the Duffer Brothers, and Ann herself.
In 1978, a 19 year old Kate Bush became the youngest woman to have a self written number one in the UK with Wuthering Heights. In 2022, now 64, she made musical history again - this time as the oldest female chart topper too, with 1985's Running up that Hill shooting to the top of the charts after capturing the hearts and ears of Generations Z when it was used in Netflix's Stranger Things.
In that series, the song comes to the rescue of leading girl Max - but in this edition of Archive on 4, Ann Powers reveals how Kate Bush's music has been saving and inspiring people for five decades.
Ann charts Kate's remarkable creative odyssey, her incredible ability to distil epic fantastical stories and romances into four-minute pop songs, and her invented new synth sounds.
Punctuated by the songs, including beautiful demo recordings and early BBC Radio and TV appearances, we also hear from the latest generation of singers inspired by Kate Bush, including jazz sensation Cécile McLorin Salvant
Presented by Ann Powers
Produced by Clem Hitchcock
A Just Radio production for BBC Radio 4
CELEBRATING KATE BUSH - HOUNDS OF LOVE AT 35: A KATE BUSH SPECIAL (320kbs-m4a/273mb/2hrs)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 20th June 2022
Guy Garvey celebrates the wonder that is Kate Bush with some of his pals.
Beth Orton, Anna Calvi, Gerogia, Nigel Godrich, Rufus Wainwright and Ex Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett all sharing what Kate means to them and how she's influenced and shaped their musical careers.
Interwoven with archive from Kate herself and of course we play the tunes off the Hounds of Love album.
A show full of love for an amazing musician.
The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love
Kate Bush - Army Dreamers
Beth Orton - Moon
Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes [EMI]
Kate Bush - Waking The Witch
Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
Kate Bush - The Big Sky
Rufus Wainwright - Damsel In Distress
Kate Bush - King Of The Mountain
Georgia - Til I Own It
Kate Bush - Babooshka [EMI]
Kate Bush - Watching You Without Me
Genesis - Horizons
Kate Bush - Under Ice
Kate Bush - Hello Earth
Steve Hackett - Spectral Mornings
Anna Calvi - As A Man
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
Kate Bush - Mother Stands For Comfort
Here We Go Magic - Over The Ocean
Kate Bush - The Morning Fog
Kate Bush - Suspended In Gaffa [EMI]
Kate Bush - The Jig Of Life
Kate Bush - And Dream Of Sheep [EMI]
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 30th March 2016
Kate Bush discusses the classic Hounds of Love, her fifth studio album, which was released in 1985. Programme first broadcast in 1992.
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill [EMI]
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love [EMI]
Kate Bush - Big Sky [EMI]
Kate Bush - Mother Stands For Comfort [EMI]
Kate Bush - Cloudbusting [EMI]
Kate Bush - And Dream of Sheep [EMI]
Kate Bush - Under Ice [EMI]
Kate Bush - Waking The Witch [EMI]
Kate Bush - Watching You Without Me [EMI]
Kate Bush - Jig Of Life [EMI]
Kate Bush - Hello Earth [EMI]
Kate Bush - The Morning Fog [EMI]
KATE BUSH IN CONVERSATION (320kbs-m4a/125mb/55mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 24th December 2016
In a world exclusive hour-long interview, the singer speaks to BBC Radio 6 Music presenter Matt Everitt about the pressures of creating such an ambitious project as her live shows, the inspiration behind some of her work, her relationship with Prince and life away from the spotlight.
This is Kate's first broadcast interview since 2011.
Matt Everitt says: "Kate Bush is without doubt one of the most original and gifted musicians and producers of all time. Having loved her music my whole life and been lucky enough to witness her live comeback, it was incredible to have an opportunity to find out her reasons behind performing again, how she brought a hugely demanding and ambitious conceptual vision to the stage, and of course, just to meet the person behind so many wonderful songs.".
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love [EMI]
Kate Bush - King Of The Mountain [EMI]
Kate Bush - And Dream Of Sheep [EMI]
Kate Bush - Prelude [EMI]
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) [EMI]
Kate Bush - Prologue [EMI]
Kate Bush - This Woman's Work [EMI]
Kate Bush - Why Should I Love You? [EMI]
Kate Bush - Cloudbusting [EMI]