Archive On 4 - What’s Going On Now?

ARCHIVE ON 4 - WHAT’S GOING ON NOW? (320kbs-m4a/129mb/57mins)
Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 9th May 2021

In 1971, Motown legend Marvin Gaye released What's Going On - a landmark album that forever changed the sound and subject matter of popular music.

Emeli Sande explains why the album still has relevance and resonance in the 21st century, both musically and politically - an enduring art form that continues to make a statement on behalf of a disenfranchised generation.

The programme combines archive interviews with Motown legends who worked with Marvin Gaye, including Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Lamont Dozier and Mary Wilson, with contributions from artists inspired by his masterpiece, such as Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, Lionel Richie, Nitin Sawhney, Seal and Corinne Bailey Rae.

There's no contemporary piece of music or art which does more to reflect the emotions and situation of a generation with as much clarity and power as What's Going On and, five decades after its release, Marvin Gaye's opus remains one of the most acclaimed and influential albums recorded.

A Zinc Media production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2021.

Great Lives - Marvin Gaye

GREAT LIVES - MARVIN GAYE (320kbs-m4a/64mb/27mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 8th June 2023

Art historian and broadcaster Tim Marlow chooses innovative soul singer Marvin Gaye.

Outstanding American soul singer Marvin Gaye met an untimely death at the hands of his own father in 1984.

Presenter Humphrey Carpenter is also joined by DJ Norman Jay to shed light on the musician who broke the Motown mould with such classics as 'I Heard it Through the Grapevine'.

Producer: Mark Smalley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2004.

Stubborn Kind Of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye - 6. Got To Give It Up

STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA: REMEMBERING MARVIN GAYE - 6. GOT TO GIVE IT UP (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)

BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 7th September 2016

Smokey Robinson explores Marvin Gaye's musical legacy and the way in which his death led to a critical re-examination of his work, with "What's Going On" cited as a landmark album in popular music history.

Stubborn Kind Of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye - 5. Trouble Man

STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA: REMEMBERING MARVIN GAYE - 5. TROUBLEMAN (320kbs-m4a/66mb/27mins)

BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 6th September 2016

Smokey Robinson looks at the darker side of Marvin Gaye, including his drug addiction.

Stubborn Kind Of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye - 4. Let's Get It On

STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA: REMEMBERING MARVIN GAYE - 4. LET'SGET IT ON (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)

BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 2nd September 2016

Smokey Robinson explores Marvin Gaye's image as a sex symbol, his two troubled marriages and his love life.

Marvin Gaye - Funk Me [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - You Sure Love To Ball [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On [Universal]
Marvin Gaye - Just To Keep You Satisfied [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - I Want You [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - After The Dance [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - Here My Dear [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - When Did You Stop Loving Me [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - Heavy Love Affair [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing [EMI]
Marvin Gaye - Ego Tripping Out [Motown]

Stubborn Kind Of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye - 3. Mercy, Mercy Me

STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA: REMEMBERING MARVIN GAYE - 3. MERCY, MERCY ME (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)

BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 1st September 2016

Smokey Robinson explores Marvin Gaye's spiritual side, from his strict religious upbringing to his embrace of new age spirituality displayed in the "What's Going On" album.

Marvin Gaye - God Is Love [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - Can I Get A Witness [Connoisseur Collection]
Marvin Gaye - Life Is A Gamble [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - The Lord's Prayer [Tamla Motown]
Marvin Gaye - His Eye Is On The Sparrow [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - Abraham Martin & John [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - Wholly, Holly [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - That's The Way Love Is [Tamla Motown]
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On [Universal]
Marvin Gaye - Ego Tripping Out [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me [Universal]
Marvin Gaye - What's Happening Brother [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - Joy [The Right Stuff]
Marvin Gaye - Life Is For Learning [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - You Sure Love To Ball [Motown]

Stubborn Kind Of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye - 2. Episode 2

STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA: REMEMBERING MARVIN GAYE - 2. EPISODE 2 (320kbs-m4a/62mb/27mins)

BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 31st August 2016

Smokey Robinson looks at Marvin's early relationships with women, both on a personal and a professional level.

Marvin Gaye And Mary Wells - After The Lights Go Down [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - Wherever I Lay My Hat [Motown]
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - It's Got To Be A Miracle (This Thing Called Love) [Tamla Motown]
Marvin Gaye - Too Busy Thinkin' 'Bout My Baby [Motown]
Marvin Gaye And Mary Wells - I Want You Round [Motown]
Marvin Gaye And Tammi Terrell - Aint No Mountain High Enough [Motown]
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Your Precious Love
Marvin Gaye And Diana Ross - You Are Everything [Motown]
Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye - Stop! Look, Listen (To Your Heart) [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - His Eye Is On The Sparrow [Umvd Special Markets]
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Come On And See Me [Tamla Motown]

Stubborn Kind Of Fella: Remembering Marvin Gaye - 1. Episode 1

STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA: REMEMBERING MARVIN GAYE - 1. EPISODE 1 (320kbs-m4a/63mb/27mins)

BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 30th August 2016

Smokey Robinson looks back at Marvin Gaye's arrival at Motown in the early 1960s and recalls how he refused to sing pop because he wanted to be the black Sinatra. Marvin's stubbornness would continue throughout his career with positive and negative effects.

Marvin Gaye - Poor Abbey Walsh [Motown]
Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston - It Takes Two [Spectrum]
Marvin Gaye - Main Theme From Trouble Man [Motown]
The Funk Brothers - You Keep Me Hangin' On [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide [Tamla Motown]
Marvin Gaye - One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) [Motown]
Marvin Gaye - Ain't That Peculiar [Tamla Motown]
Marvin Gaye - How Sweet It Is [Telstar]
Marvin Gaye - Heard It Through The Grapevine [Universal]
Marvin Gaye - Stubborn Kind Of Fellow [Universal]
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Dancing In The Street [Columbia]
Marvin Gaye - You're A Wonderful One [Motown]
Marvin Gaye And Mary Wells - Once Upon A Time [Motown]