Don Black on Radio 2

[Sandra]

Update of his official biography 'Wrestling With Elephants' from 2003 ?

[Christine Hampshire]

Yes agree with you Robert and Maureen of This Way Mary and Didn't We Matt's is the best.
And yes a great final show.

[ROBERT M.]

Just found out Dons show has been on Radio 2 for the past week or two...………...but I know last weeks was a repeat from 2019 so I assume tonight's will also be a repeat too...………….his new series should be due in early July but with Don being laid low by the virus it may be delayed

[Sandra]

Oh sorry Robert they have been on a few weeks now.Just thought that because they were repeats you weren't
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[ROBERT M.]

I didn't know he was on Sandra......I only check the Radio 2 listings when Don is due to come back for a new series...……..I wonder why they are repeating old programmes from Don as his new series wasn't due until early to middle of July...…..maybe the show they had on at 11.0 pm was a load of rubbish so brought some Don Black repeats programmes in it's place

[Christine Hampshire]

Robert it's been on since his last series ended it used to be Jools Holland that came on when Don finished his series.
Iv'e popped in on I player some weeks, but only to hear Matt.

[ROBERT M.]

Thanks for the info Christine...…...seems a bit odd of Radio 2 to continue with Dons programme straight after his last series ended...... and not have anything lined up to replace it

[Christine Hampshire]

That was the last one of Don's repeats last night.

[ROBERT M.]

Yes that was the last repeat...…...Dons new series starts next Sunday

[maureen & harry]

Thanks for the info Robert and we look forward to listening to Don's new show and fingers crossed, he will play something from the new CD

[ROBERT M.]

Sad news.........this is Dons final series............Don spent nine days in hospital with coronavirus even though he had been self isolating..............tonight's show was really entertaining.............he played the lovely Jerry Vale song You Don't Know Me ............Don played this song from his "favourite singer matchless Matt" I Get Along Without You Very Well which is one of Matts greatest recordings........but, Don went straight back to the very often used Hoagy Carmichael album.........I'm sure that is the only album he has of Matts !! .............so no more of Dons shows to look forward to after this series and no more Matts songs to look forward to hearing too ...........I record all of Dons shows so I'm going to keep them all this series instead of deleting them

[Christine Hampshire]

Such a shame it's Don's last series no more Matt songs...it's the only show you can rely on for a Matt song.

[karl]

Such a shame it's Don's last series no more Matt songs...it's the only show you can rely on for a Matt song.

Robert should take over the show and prove to Don that Matt has more albums than the Hoagy Carmichael one.

[ROBERT M.]

They would take me off air after a couple of weeks Karl, because I would be playing mainly Matt songs for the full hour

[karl]

They would take me off air after a couple of weeks Karl, because I would be playing mainly Matt songs for the full hour

Ah but you could mix it with Meatloaf as you like him and also a little Dusty!