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Robert Arthur makes a one-hour appearance to celebrate 3MDR’s Radiothon and 40th year, starting off with a rarity from John Lennon - Life Begins at 40

Co-presenter of The Feast (and 3MDR President) Ben Langdon sings Mama, recorded for The Dotted Line in 2019

Featured as a  music bed throughout the show is Scans, from the new Keep Moving album by Xani Kolac, another co-presenter of The Feast, Tuesdays at 3pm.

Come Alive from the new album Abreast by The Maes.

Another Aussie duo, Charlie Needs Braces, present This Land, from their new album Nyaa Wa

Melbourne Ska Orchestra also have a new album The Ballad of Monte Loco.  Two tracks from it: Spring In My Step and Bom Bom Bom

Back to our theme Life Begins at 40 from Dave & The Dynamos, recorded 40 years ago

Peace and Understanding Is Hard To Find, the Junior Walker & The All Stars tune, from Renée Geyer Live At The Basement in 1986.

8 Ball Aitken builds on this with Peace Love & Understanding, from his 2021 album Ice Cream Man, a song with a message from a dozen world leaders.

Jimmy Little goes one further with What’s So Funny About Peace, Love & Understanding, from  his 2007 album Life’s What You Make It, first recorded by Brinsley Schwartz and then Nick Lowe

To finish a song about dementia from Colin Buchanan’s 2025 Memory Town Blues album, Remember For Me.

 

Robert Arthur makes a one-hour appearance to celebrate 3MDR&rsquo;s Radiothon and 40th&nbsp;year, starting off with a rarity from John Lennon - Life Begins at 40
Co-presenter of The Feast (and 3MDR President)&nbsp;Ben Langdon&nbsp;sings Mama, recorded for The Dotted Line in 2019
Featured as a &nbsp;music bed throughout the show is Scans, from the new Keep Moving album by&nbsp;Xani Kolac, another co-presenter of The Feast, Tuesdays at 3pm.
Come Alive from the new album Abreast by&nbsp;The Maes.
Another Aussie duo,&nbsp;Charlie Needs Braces, present This Land, from their new album Nyaa Wa
Melbourne Ska Orchestra&nbsp;also have a new album The Ballad of Monte Loco.&nbsp; Two tracks from it: Spring In My Step and Bom Bom Bom
Back to our theme Life Begins at 40 from&nbsp;Dave &amp; The Dynamos, recorded 40 years ago
Peace and Understanding Is Hard To Find, the Junior Walker &amp; The All Stars tune, from&nbsp;Ren&eacute;e Geyer&nbsp;Live At The Basement in 1986.
8 Ball Aitken&nbsp;builds on this with Peace Love &amp; Understanding, from his 2021 album Ice Cream Man, a song with a message from a dozen world leaders.
Jimmy Little&nbsp;goes one further with What&rsquo;s So Funny About Peace, Love &amp; Understanding, from&nbsp; his 2007 album Life&rsquo;s What You Make It, first recorded by Brinsley Schwartz and then Nick Lowe
To finish a song about dementia from&nbsp;Colin Buchanan&rsquo;s 2025 Memory Town Blues album, Remember For Me.
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Random Acts Radiothon Special with Robert Arthur - 2025-9-17

Robert Arthur returns for another hour during 3MDR’s Radiothon.

More songs about dementia: Adam Harvey’s Remember Me (from Let The Song Take Me Home 2024) and Ben Walker’s I Won’t Forget (from A Place I Like To Go To 2024).

See You At The Bottom from Andrew Swift’s new album Lucky Stars 2025

Ghosts and Heroes, the title track of Ben Walker’s new 2025 album.

Another Shot, the brand new 2025 single by Adrian Payne

My Old Guitar, the brand new 2025 single from Cec Peterson

Bob Dylan at the Palais Theatre by The Hornets from the 2000 Can’t Live Without You album is followed by a swag of Dylan tunes interpreted by Aussie performers:

You’re A Big Girl Now by Clint Wilson (single 2021)

She Belongs To Me by Neil Finn with Pajama Club (Chimes of Freedom 2012)

If You See Her Say Hello by Ross Wilson (The Woodstock Sessions 2000)

Knocking On Heaven’s Door by Chris Wilson (The Woodstock Sessions 2000)

I Contain Multitudes by Emma Swift (Blonde On The Tracks 2020)

 

Robert Arthur returns for another hour during 3MDR&rsquo;s Radiothon.
More songs about dementia:&nbsp;Adam Harvey&rsquo;s Remember Me (from Let The Song Take Me Home 2024) and&nbsp;Ben Walker&rsquo;s I Won&rsquo;t Forget (from A Place I Like To Go To 2024).
See You At The Bottom from&nbsp;Andrew Swift&rsquo;s new album Lucky Stars 2025
Ghosts and Heroes, the title track of&nbsp;Ben Walker&rsquo;s new 2025 album.
Another Shot, the brand new 2025 single by&nbsp;Adrian Payne
My Old Guitar, the brand new 2025 single from&nbsp;Cec Peterson
Bob Dylan at the Palais Theatre by&nbsp;The Hornets&nbsp;from the 2000 Can&rsquo;t Live Without You album is followed by a swag of Dylan tunes interpreted by Aussie performers:
You&rsquo;re A Big Girl Now by&nbsp;Clint Wilson&nbsp;(single 2021)
She Belongs To Me by&nbsp;Neil Finn with Pajama Club (Chimes of Freedom 2012)
If You See Her Say Hello by Ross Wilson (The Woodstock Sessions 2000)
Knocking On Heaven&rsquo;s Door by Chris Wilson (The Woodstock Sessions 2000)
I Contain Multitudes by Emma Swift (Blonde On The Tracks 2020)
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Random Acts Radiothon Special with Robert Arthur - 2025-9-24

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