Decades [Martin Freeman]

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Station

6 Music

Duration

180 minutes

Genre

Music

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
01	1960s	20191226	Martin guides us through his favourite music from the 1960s in the first of a new series. With tracks from Nina Simone, Small Faces, Prince Buster and James Brown. Martin returns to 6 Music to present a series of six three hour-long programmes between Christmas and New Year. As we head towards 2020, Martin will spend each day focussing on a different decade from the 1960's to now, playing you some of the music that he loves from each era. From 1pm each afternoon, he begins with the Sixties (26th December), with the Seventies (27th Dec), the Eighties (28th Dec), the Nineties (29th Dec), Noughties (30th Dec) and finally the Tens on New Year's Eve. A self-confessed music obsessive, Martin has dug deep into his record collection to bring listeners the tracks that mean something to him. He'll also be taking a look back at the stories and cultural moments from each decade, picking a soundtrack from one of his favourite films each day, and selecting an album from each decade that he thinks deserves an extra bit of light. There'll also be some interview and session highlights from the BBC archive to enjoy as he moves through the years. Martin guides us through his favourite music from the 1960s. Martin Freeman brings you two hours of the music he loves.
02	1970s	20191227	Martin guides us through his favourite music from the 1970s. With tracks from Nick Lowe, The Specials, Minnie Ripperton and Blondie. He returns to 6 Music to present a series of six three hour-long programmes between Christmas and New Year. As we head towards 2020, Martin will spend each day focussing on a different decade from the 1960's to now, playing you some of the music that he loves from each era. From 1pm each afternoon, he begins with the Sixties (26th December), with the Seventies (27th Dec), the Eighties (28th Dec), the Nineties (29th Dec), Noughties (30th Dec) and finally the Tens on New Year's Eve. A self-confessed music obsessive, Martin has dug deep into his record collection to bring listeners the tracks that mean something to him. He'll also be taking a look back at the stories and cultural moments from each decade, picking a soundtrack from one of his favourite films each day, and selecting an album from each decade that he thinks deserves an extra bit of light. There'll also be some interview and session highlights from the BBC archive to enjoy as he moves through the years. Martin Freeman brings you two hours of the music he loves.
03	1980s	20191228	Martin guides us through his favourite music from the 1980s. With tracks from Stevie Wonder, The Waitresses, Cocteau Twins and Jungle Brothers. He returns to 6 Music to present a series of six three hour-long programmes between Christmas and New Year. As we head towards 2020, Martin will spend each day focussing on a different decade from the 1960's to now, playing you some of the music that he loves from each era. From 1pm each afternoon, he begins with the Sixties (26th December), with the Seventies (27th Dec), the Eighties (28th Dec), the Nineties (29th Dec), Noughties (30th Dec) and finally the Tens on New Year's Eve. A self-confessed music obsessive, Martin has dug deep into his record collection to bring listeners the tracks that mean something to him. He'll also be taking a look back at the stories and cultural moments from each decade, picking a soundtrack from one of his favourite films each day, and selecting an album from each decade that he thinks deserves an extra bit of light. There'll also be some interview and session highlights from the BBC archive to enjoy as he moves through the years. Martin Freeman brings you two hours of the music he loves.
04	1990s	20191229	Martin guides us through his favourite music from the 1990s. With tracks from Blur, Fugees, James Taylor Quartet and Beck. He returns to 6 Music to present a series of six three hour-long programmes between Christmas and New Year. As we head towards 2020, Martin will spend each day focussing on a different decade from the 1960's to now, playing you some of the music that he loves from each era. From 1pm each afternoon, he begins with the Sixties (26th December), with the Seventies (27th Dec), the Eighties (28th Dec), the Nineties (29th Dec), Noughties (30th Dec) and finally the Tens on New Year's Eve. A self-confessed music obsessive, Martin has dug deep into his record collection to bring listeners the tracks that mean something to him. He'll also be taking a look back at the stories and cultural moments from each decade, picking a soundtrack from one of his favourite films each day, and selecting an album from each decade that he thinks deserves an extra bit of light. There'll also be some interview and session highlights from the BBC archive to enjoy as he moves through the years. Martin Freeman brings you two hours of the music he loves.
05	2000s	20191230	Martin guides us through his favourite music from the 2000s. With tracks from Feist, Queens of the Stone Age, CSS and Fleet Foxes. He returns to 6 Music to present a series of six three hour-long programmes between Christmas and New Year. As we head towards 2020, Martin will spend each day focussing on a different decade from the 1960's to now, playing you some of the music that he loves from each era. From 1pm each afternoon, he begins with the Sixties (26th December), with the Seventies (27th Dec), the Eighties (28th Dec), the Nineties (29th Dec), Noughties (30th Dec) and finally the Tens on New Year's Eve. A self-confessed music obsessive, Martin has dug deep into his record collection to bring listeners the tracks that mean something to him. He'll also be taking a look back at the stories and cultural moments from each decade, picking a soundtrack from one of his favourite films each day, and selecting an album from each decade that he thinks deserves an extra bit of light. There'll also be some interview and session highlights from the BBC archive to enjoy as he moves through the years. Martin Freeman brings you two hours of the music he loves.
06	2010s	20191231	Martin guides us through his favourite music from the 2010s. With tracks from Childish Gambino, Fleet Foxes and Nadine Shah. He returns to 6 Music to present a series of six three hour-long programmes between Christmas and New Year. As we head towards 2020, Martin will spend each day focussing on a different decade from the 1960's to now, playing you some of the music that he loves from each era. From 1pm each afternoon, he begins with the Sixties (26th December), with the Seventies (27th Dec), the Eighties (28th Dec), the Nineties (29th Dec), Noughties (30th Dec) and finally the Tens on New Year's Eve. A self-confessed music obsessive, Martin has dug deep into his record collection to bring listeners the tracks that mean something to him. He'll also be taking a look back at the stories and cultural moments from each decade, picking a soundtrack from one of his favourite films each day, and selecting an album from each decade that he thinks deserves an extra bit of light. There'll also be some interview and session highlights from the BBC archive to enjoy as he moves through the years. Martin Freeman brings you two hours of the music he loves.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Comments
01	1960s	20191226	Martin guides us through his favourite music from the 1960s in the first of a new series. With tracks from Nina Simone, Small Faces, Prince Buster and James Brown. Martin returns to 6 Music to present a series of six three hour-long programmes between Christmas and New Year. As we head towards 2020, Martin will spend each day focussing on a different decade from the 1960's to now, playing you some of the music that he loves from each era. From 1pm each afternoon, he begins with the Sixties (26th December), with the Seventies (27th Dec), the Eighties (28th Dec), the Nineties (29th Dec), Noughties (30th Dec) and finally the Tens on New Year's Eve. A self-confessed music obsessive, Martin has dug deep into his record collection to bring listeners the tracks that mean something to him. He'll also be taking a look back at the stories and cultural moments from each decade, picking a soundtrack from one of his favourite films each day, and selecting an album from each decade that he thinks deserves an extra bit of light. There'll also be some interview and session highlights from the BBC archive to enjoy as he moves through the years. Martin guides us through his favourite music from the 1960s. Martin Freeman brings you two hours of the music he loves.
02	1970s	20191227	Martin guides us through his favourite music from the 1970s. With tracks from Nick Lowe, The Specials, Minnie Ripperton and Blondie. He returns to 6 Music to present a series of six three hour-long programmes between Christmas and New Year. As we head towards 2020, Martin will spend each day focussing on a different decade from the 1960's to now, playing you some of the music that he loves from each era. From 1pm each afternoon, he begins with the Sixties (26th December), with the Seventies (27th Dec), the Eighties (28th Dec), the Nineties (29th Dec), Noughties (30th Dec) and finally the Tens on New Year's Eve. A self-confessed music obsessive, Martin has dug deep into his record collection to bring listeners the tracks that mean something to him. He'll also be taking a look back at the stories and cultural moments from each decade, picking a soundtrack from one of his favourite films each day, and selecting an album from each decade that he thinks deserves an extra bit of light. There'll also be some interview and session highlights from the BBC archive to enjoy as he moves through the years. Martin Freeman brings you two hours of the music he loves.
03	1980s	20191228	Martin guides us through his favourite music from the 1980s. With tracks from Stevie Wonder, The Waitresses, Cocteau Twins and Jungle Brothers. He returns to 6 Music to present a series of six three hour-long programmes between Christmas and New Year. As we head towards 2020, Martin will spend each day focussing on a different decade from the 1960's to now, playing you some of the music that he loves from each era. From 1pm each afternoon, he begins with the Sixties (26th December), with the Seventies (27th Dec), the Eighties (28th Dec), the Nineties (29th Dec), Noughties (30th Dec) and finally the Tens on New Year's Eve. A self-confessed music obsessive, Martin has dug deep into his record collection to bring listeners the tracks that mean something to him. He'll also be taking a look back at the stories and cultural moments from each decade, picking a soundtrack from one of his favourite films each day, and selecting an album from each decade that he thinks deserves an extra bit of light. There'll also be some interview and session highlights from the BBC archive to enjoy as he moves through the years. Martin Freeman brings you two hours of the music he loves.
04	1990s	20191229	Martin guides us through his favourite music from the 1990s. With tracks from Blur, Fugees, James Taylor Quartet and Beck. He returns to 6 Music to present a series of six three hour-long programmes between Christmas and New Year. As we head towards 2020, Martin will spend each day focussing on a different decade from the 1960's to now, playing you some of the music that he loves from each era. From 1pm each afternoon, he begins with the Sixties (26th December), with the Seventies (27th Dec), the Eighties (28th Dec), the Nineties (29th Dec), Noughties (30th Dec) and finally the Tens on New Year's Eve. A self-confessed music obsessive, Martin has dug deep into his record collection to bring listeners the tracks that mean something to him. He'll also be taking a look back at the stories and cultural moments from each decade, picking a soundtrack from one of his favourite films each day, and selecting an album from each decade that he thinks deserves an extra bit of light. There'll also be some interview and session highlights from the BBC archive to enjoy as he moves through the years. Martin Freeman brings you two hours of the music he loves.
05	2000s	20191230	Martin guides us through his favourite music from the 2000s. With tracks from Feist, Queens of the Stone Age, CSS and Fleet Foxes. He returns to 6 Music to present a series of six three hour-long programmes between Christmas and New Year. As we head towards 2020, Martin will spend each day focussing on a different decade from the 1960's to now, playing you some of the music that he loves from each era. From 1pm each afternoon, he begins with the Sixties (26th December), with the Seventies (27th Dec), the Eighties (28th Dec), the Nineties (29th Dec), Noughties (30th Dec) and finally the Tens on New Year's Eve. A self-confessed music obsessive, Martin has dug deep into his record collection to bring listeners the tracks that mean something to him. He'll also be taking a look back at the stories and cultural moments from each decade, picking a soundtrack from one of his favourite films each day, and selecting an album from each decade that he thinks deserves an extra bit of light. There'll also be some interview and session highlights from the BBC archive to enjoy as he moves through the years. Martin Freeman brings you two hours of the music he loves.
06	2010s	20191231	Martin guides us through his favourite music from the 2010s. With tracks from Childish Gambino, Fleet Foxes and Nadine Shah. He returns to 6 Music to present a series of six three hour-long programmes between Christmas and New Year. As we head towards 2020, Martin will spend each day focussing on a different decade from the 1960's to now, playing you some of the music that he loves from each era. From 1pm each afternoon, he begins with the Sixties (26th December), with the Seventies (27th Dec), the Eighties (28th Dec), the Nineties (29th Dec), Noughties (30th Dec) and finally the Tens on New Year's Eve. A self-confessed music obsessive, Martin has dug deep into his record collection to bring listeners the tracks that mean something to him. He'll also be taking a look back at the stories and cultural moments from each decade, picking a soundtrack from one of his favourite films each day, and selecting an album from each decade that he thinks deserves an extra bit of light. There'll also be some interview and session highlights from the BBC archive to enjoy as he moves through the years. Martin Freeman brings you two hours of the music he loves.