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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
ERAS: STING - 5. SYNCHRONICITY SPECIAL (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 11th August 2024
In December 1982, The Police entered the studio to record their fifth album, 'Synchronicity'. Little did they know, it would be their last.
Taking its title from Carl Jung's theory of finding "meaning in coincidence", 'Synchronicity' found the band reunited after working on solo projects and acting careers. Stewart Copeland (drums), Andy Summers (guitar), and Gordon Sumner AKA Sting (bass and vocals) had only formed five short years before, and every album was bigger than the one before. The creative tensions at the core of the group - all incredible musicians with strong personalities - had often resulted in the best songs. But during 'Synchronicity', that internal conflict would all but destroy the band.
Creatively, they were at the top of their game, as Sting's compositions moved them further away from their Punk and Reggae roots, but as sessions progressed, so did the arguments. Two weeks in, an emergency meeting was called to see if the band could even carry on. They recorded their parts in separate rooms. Each designed their own section for the album cover so they didn't have to have a conversation about it.
Eventually, in June 1983, 'Synchronicity' was unleashed upon the world. It found Sting in a more introspective and sombre mood, uncertain of his place in the world. His songs of murder, paranoia, and his recent divorce occupied his headspace. The first track released was the sinister and seductive 'Every Breath You Take', which became one of the biggest songs in music history, and the most played song on the radio… ever. Typically, the band fought over its inclusion.
'Synchronicity' became The Police's biggest record, dethroning Michael Jackson's "Thriller" from the top spot in the U.S. and propelled the band to mega-stardom, now having sold 20 million copies worldwide. But just as their success had hit the summit, they found themselves with nowhere else to go, nothing left to achieve. Sting's mind was made up; the allure of a career without compromise was just too appealing. The Police were no more.
This is the story of an album made under a mountain of frustration, irritation, and compromise, an unrepeatable and remarkable feat that resulted in one of the finest albums ever produced.
A Cup and Nuzzle Production. Written and produced by Ashley Clivery.
ERAS: STING - 4. LEGACY (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 25th August 2024
When you've been in the game for as long as Sting has, it's tempting to just keep giving the people what they want. But that's just not him, is it?
In Episode Four, Vernon Kay finds Sting in a place in which inspiration is everything. Whether it's a lute album, a turn on Broadway, traditional folk or Reggae, Sting refuses to be pinned down.
That's the attitude that's won him millions of fans, the respect of his peers, and a musical legacy that only a handful of stars can match. And in his eighth decade, he's showing no signs of slowing down.
Through the BBC Archive and brand new interviews, you'll understand what makes Sting truly unique.
A Cup and Nuzzle Production. Written and produced by Joe Foley.
ERAS: STING - 3. CONSIDER ME GONE (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 25th August 2024
The Police are no more. But Sting never rests on his laurels.
In Episode Three, Vernon Kay follows the first stages in a solo career spanning four decades. Embracing his origins in Jazz, and his magpie instinct for melody, Sting joins the ranks of the great British soloists. At the same time, he'll help to forge the bond between pop music and philanthropy that still exists today.
Through the BBC archive and brand new interviews, you'll hear how Sting embraced the new, honed his craft, and fought for a better world.
A Cup and Nuzzle Production. Written and produced by Joe Foley.
ERAS: STING - 2. NEW YORK, NEWCASTLE (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 25th August 2024
When Sting, Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers formed the Police, none of them could have predicted the phenomenon that they would become.
In Episode Two, we follow the band from the start of that journey to their world-dominating peak. In 5 years, they'll go from grubby bars to the home of arena rock - Shea Stadium.
Along the way, they'll produce some of the defining hits of a generation. But as Sting asserts himself as a songwriter, tensions brew… and something has to give.
Featuring rare BBC archive, expert interviews and iconic tunes, this is your window into the blend of genius and hard work that propelled Sting and the Police to the top of the charts around the globe.
A Cup and Nuzzle Production. Written and produced by Joe Foley.
ERAS: STING - 1. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN FAMOUS (320kbs-m4a/65mb/28mins)
BBC Radio 2 broadcast: 24th August 2024
Storyteller. Activist. Superstar. This is the story of Sting.
Vernon Kay is your guide to one of British music's most individual artists.
In Episode One, you'll hear the stories, and the music, that shaped Sting's early life. From the terraces of Wallsend to Punk-era London, where a single phone call changed his destiny forever.
Told in Sting's own words through the BBC archive, and featuring brand new interviews with friends, fans and collaborators, you'll get to know the man behind the name.
A Cup and Nuzzle Production. Written and produced by Joe Foley.