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ERAS: BOB MARLEY - 5. INTERVIEW WITH CEDELLA & SKIP MARLEY (320kbs-m4a/69mb/30mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 3rd February 2025
Rock Star. Poet. Visionary. Peacemaker.
He's sold tens of millions of records - but his influence goes far beyond music. He's one of the most recognisable faces on Earth - but how much do you know the man behind the smile?
As the world celebrates 80 years of Bob Marley, Trevor Nelson sits down with Cedella and Skip Marley to hear their personal takes on the enduring legend of Reggae's first and greatest superstar.
ERAS: BOB MARLEY - 4. LEGEND (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 20th January 2025
Trevor Nelson tells the story of Reggae's first and greatest superstar.
In the final chapter of Eras: Bob Marley, Bob's incredible life comes to end. But his Legend is immortal.
Friends, fans and collaborators celebrate his legacy of activism, his potent spirituality and his undeniable musical accomplishments, which left the world so much richer than he found it.
A Cup and Nuzzle Production. Series Producer: Joe Foley
ERAS: BOB MARLEY - 3. WAR (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 20th January 2025
Trevor Nelson tells the story of Reggae's first and greatest superstar.
In Episode 3 of Eras: Bob Marley, it's an election year - and Jamaica is rocked by political turmoil. Bob is living peacefully at his home in Kingston, but when violence comes to 56 Hope Road, his days in the city are numbered.
The next chapter of his story will cement his legacy as the King of Reggae - an icon whose impact goes far beyond music alone.
Featuring brand new interviews with friends, fans and collaborators, plus rare BBC archive.
A Cup and Nuzzle Production. Series Producer: Joe Foley
ERAS: BOB MARLEY - 2. CATCH A FIRE (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 20th January 2025
Trevor Nelson tells the story of Reggae's first and greatest superstar.
In the second episode of Eras: Bob Marley, it's 1972, and The Wailers find themselves in London. When a strange twist of fate puts them in front of Island Records' Chris Blackwell, a new chapter begins for Bob, Peter and Bunny.
But under the pressure of life on the road, tensions grow between the old friends - and something has to give.
As the eyes of the world turn to Bob Marley, a golden age of Reggae begins.
Featuring brand new interviews with friends, fans and collaborators, plus rare BBC archive.
A Cup and Nuzzle Production. Series Producer: Joe Foley
ERAS: BOB MARLEY - 1. SOON COME (320kbs-m4a/66mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 20th January 2025
Rock Star. Poet. Visionary. Peacemaker.
Trevor Nelson tells the story of Reggae's first and greatest superstar, Bob Marley.
In the years since his death in 1981, Bob Marley has become an icon unlike any other.
In Episode One of Eras: Bob Marley, you'll discover where his story began.
From the rural village of Nine Mile to the yards of Kingston, follow Bob's first steps into the music industry, and his earliest encounters with the band that would make him famous - The Wailers.
Featuring brand new interviews with friends, fans and collaborators, plus rare BBC archive, you'll get to know the man behind the music.
A Cup and Nuzzle Production. Series Producer: Joe Foley
CELEBRATING BOB MARLEY - 3. BOB MARLEY IN EXILE (320kbs-m4a/129mb/56mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 30th July 2022
Another chance to hear Marcia Griffiths look at Bob Marley's creative period of exile in London, when he recorded the unforgettable Exodus album.
Having made her name with the international 1970 hit Young Gifted and Black, Marcia went on to join the I-Threes, backing the Wailers on tour and on countless classic records. She brings a unique insight to the reggae star's relationship with the UK, which started with Marley's early 1970s visits to record and perform with the Wailers.
The documentary then focuses on 1977, when Marley responded to the shock of an attempt on his life by leaving Jamaica and making London his home for the whole of that memorable year.
In this richly creative, culturally crucial period for Marley, he lived at various London addresses, hanging out with fellow musicians and kindred spirits. He played his beloved football in Hyde Park and other green spaces across the capital; stood as a healing shaman in a city reeling from the 1976 Notting Hill Carnival riots; helped forge the lifelong bond between reggae and punk; and recorded the unforgettable Exodus album, predominantly at Island Records' Basing Street Studios in west London.
The programme features all-new interviews with the musicians, DJs, print and photo journalists and label people who knew, worked and played with Bob during those days; soundtracked by the great music he made and performed as an honorary Brit.
Contributors include reggae DJ David Rodigan; filmmaker, musician and 6 Music presenter Don Letts; former Island staffer John Knowles and music journalist John Shearlaw who share vivid memories of playing 5-a-side football with Bob.
Levi Roots speaks of the Bob he knew in London. And Vivien Goldman - Bob's press officer and confidante - explains why he came to the UK and how his stay influenced the sound of Exodus.
The documentary also examines why Marley eventually quit London to return to Jamaica, the legacy he left behind and what happened on subsequent visits to the UK, as his global status grew to that of a prophet.
CELEBRATING BOB MARLEY - 2. KNOWING BOB MARLEY (320kbs-m4a/128mb/56mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 8th August 2022
Originally broadcast to mark the anniversary of Bob Marley's death, five of his closest friends and colleagues share their personal experiences of the man they knew.
Knowing Bob Marley features intimate and revealing interviews that provide a revealing insight into the experiences that shaped the man who became the third world's first superstar.
Recorded exclusively for this programme Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, former girlfriend Esther Anderson, lawyer Diane Jobson, backing singer Marcia Griffith and Wailers guitarist Junior Marvin - all tell their story of the Bob Marley they knew best.
The programme reveals how the Jamaica he grew up in, with high unemployment, plus race and class divides, shaped him. We chart his musical rise from follower of trends such as the Rude Boy movement, to a reluctant leader of fellow musicians as he spread his reggae rhythm and message across the world.
Those close to Bob also reveal the circumstances of his death, which started with a toe injury during a game of football and resulted in his passing at the age of 36, just four years later.
Bob Marley was born in 1945 to a white father and black mother, at a time of racial division in Jamaica. Bob lacked parental guidance as he grew up in Nine Mile, a rural part of St Ann's before moving to the Trench Town suburb of Kingston in his early teens. In the 60s, he found music during a decade where opportunities were limited. With his friends Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston, Bob created hype around Jamaica as The Wailers, and in 1973 were signed to Island Records as Bob Marley & The Wailers. Over the next eight years Bob became an international superstar before his untimely death on 11th May 1981.
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - LIVE PARIS THEATRE LONDON 1973 (320kbs-m4a/125mb/55mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 25th August 2018
As part of the Trojan Records 50th anniversary celebrations, a chance to hear a concert by Bob Marley & the Wailers, some of whose records were released on the Trojan label, before they signed to Island Records. Recorded at the BBC's Paris Theatre in London in 1973.
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rastafarian Chant
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Slave Driver
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Stop The Train
Bob Marley & The Wailers - No More Trouble
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 400 Years
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Midnight Raver
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Stir It Up
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Concrete Jungle
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Kinky Reggae
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Can't Blame The Youth (Radio 1 Top Gear Session, 26 Nov 1973)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rasta Man (Radio 1 Session, 01 May 1973)
SOUL MUSIC: SERIES 25 - 2. REDEMPTION SONG (320kbs-m4a/64mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 4 broadcast: 27th December 2017
"If you've never heard of Bob Marley then you must be living under a rock" - Neville Garrick, Bob Marley's Art Director and friend.
At the time he wrote 'Redemption Song', circa 1979, Bob Marley had been diagnosed with the cancer in his toe that later took his life. It is considered one of his greatest works and continues to inspire generations of Marley fans across the world.
For Grammy Award Winning artist John Legend, it's become an anthem for addressing the criminal justice system of America whilst in Palestine, for 'Musicians without Borders' practitioner Ahmed al 'Azzeh it's a song that inspires him to work towards a better life. For Jamaican Poet Laureate Lorna Goodison, it is a reminder to continue Marley's call to 'sing these songs of freedom' and for Bob Scott, it will forever be heard in memory of his nephew Dominick who lost his life during the 2004 Tsunami.
Featuring interviews with Neville Garrick and Wailers Guitarist Don Kinsley.
Produced by Nicola Humphries.
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 26th November 2016
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Kinky Reggae
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Can't Blame The Youth
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 13th May 2016
Brinsley Forde peels back the layers of myth, spin and downright lies to find the truth about Bob Marley, one of the most recognised and celebrated musicians of all time.
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 12th May 2016
Brinsley Forde peels back the layers of myth, spin and downright lies to find the truth about Bob Marley, one of the most recognised and celebrated musicians of all time.
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 11th May 2016
Brinsley Forde peels back the layers of myth, spin and downright lies to find the truth about Bob Marley, one of the most recognised and celebrated musicians of all time.
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 10th May 2016
Brinsley Forde peels back the layers of myth, spin and downright lies to find the truth about Bob Marley, one of the most recognised and celebrated musicians of all time.
Bob Marley - Sun Is Shining [Trojan]
U-Roy - Stick Together
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Satisfy My Soul [Island]
U-Roy - Kingston 12 Shuffle
Bob Marley - Judge Not [Blue Note]
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Trouble On The Road Again
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Simmer Down [HeartBeat]
Bob Marley - One Love / People Get Ready [Island]
Peter Tosh - Stepping Razor [Virgin]
Bob Marley - Mellow Mood
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Black Progress [Universal]
Bob Marley - Nice Time [Universal]
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Play Play
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Screw Face
Bob Marley & The Wailers - I'm Gonna Put It On