Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20150105 | 20150106 (R4) | Jazz, pop and word games, along with various family and friends influence Wyatt's early years, before he starts to drum and sing for 1960's group - The Soft Machine. Marcus O'Dair's biography of Robert Wyatt, a musical cult cum national treasure. A happy childhood surrounded by influential family, plus a love of jazz and a sense of the absurd. Then the young Wyatt starts to play drums... Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams: First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015. The story of Robert Wyatt, celebrated as a cultish national treasure in the music world. |
| 02 | 20150106 | 20150107 (R4) | Wyatt perfects his drumming style, even practicing at the Mallorca home of poet Robert Graves. Then he gets married and afterwards it's the emergence of The Soft Machine, playing psychedelic pop 'happenings' and 'freak outs' - often at an underground club called UFO. Marcus O'Dair's biography of Robert Wyatt, a musical cult cum national treasure, Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams: First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015. The story of Robert Wyatt, celebrated as a cultish national treasure in the music world. |
| 03 | 20150107 | 20150108 (R4) | In 1970, Wyatt splits with Soft Machine and goes on to play with Matching Mole. Three years later, at a party in London, comes the moment that will change his life forever... Marcus O'Dair's biography of Robert Wyatt, a musical cult cum national treasure, Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams: First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015. The story of Robert Wyatt, celebrated as a cultish national treasure in the music world |
| 04 | 20150108 | 20150109 (R4) | Wyatt records the sublime song Shipbuilding, with Elvis Costello and Clive Langer. After that, some great records follow, penned and arranged at his home in Louth, Lincolnshire. Marcus O'Dair's biography of Robert Wyatt, a musical cult cum national treasure, Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams: First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015. The story of Robert Wyatt, celebrated as a cultish national treasure in the music world. |
| 05 LAST | 20150109 | 20150110 (R4) | Wyatt curates a very successful Meltdown Festival in London. Plus an insight into 'le trac' - his particular form of stage fright - and meet some of his famous collaborators who continue to hold him in high esteem. Marcus O'Dair's biography of Robert Wyatt, a musical cult cum national treasure, Concluded by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams: First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2015. The story of Robert Wyatt, celebrated as a cultish national treasure in the music world |