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Beth brightens up your Saturday with a healthy dose of tunes, laughs and caffeine!

Beth brightens up your Saturday with a healthy dose of tunes, laughs and caffeine! The spirit of Dolly Parton runs throughout the show, with music from her gospel singer mother Avie Lee, tracks about Tennessee, and some classic country selections. Elsewhere in the show, Beth brings you music from Thelma Houston, Tina Turner, Sade and Mazzy Star. Her Matter of Life and Beth comes from an artist famed for playing his guitar with only one string, and her Caffeine Kick comes big and bold with tracks by Rihanna, Zapp and Dazz Band. If you have any requests for the Caffeine Kick, or you’d like to get in touch with the show, send an email to bethditto@bbc.co.uk.

Produced by We Are Grape for BBC Radio 6 Music.

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Sat 12 Sep 2026 10:00
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Music Played

  • Dolly Parton

    Don't Drop Out

    • Monument.

  • Thelma Houston

    Don't Leave Me This Way

    • Any Way You Like It (Expanded Edition).
    • SoulMusic Records.

  • The Dead Weather

    I Can't Hear You

    • Third Man Records.

  • The Chicks

    Wide Open Spaces

    • 1999 Grammy Nominees (Various Artist.
    • Elektra.

  • Shygirl

    Alyse

    • Because Music.

  • The Pointer Sisters

    Slow Hand

    • Greatest Hits.
    • BBR.
    • 006.

  • Arrested Development

    Tennessee

    • Cool Tempo.

  • Dottie West

    A Lesson in Leavin'

    • Captiol Records.

  • Water Machine

    Tiffany

    • FatCat Records.

  • bis

    Shopaholic

    • Wiiija Records.

  • Brushy One String

    Chicken In The Corn

    • RiseUp Entertainment.

  • JGrrey

    bedbug (feat. Erick the Architect)

    • Ditto.

  • Jimmie Rodgers

    In The Jailhouse Now

    • Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns.
    • Legacy.
    • 9.

  • Charley Pride

    Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'

    • NPL.

  • Curió Curió

    A Cor do Meu Sonho

    • Mr Bongo.

  • Jimmy C. Newman

    Louisiana Saturday Night

    • Sun Label Group.

  • The Gories

    There But for the Grace of God Go I

    • Crypt Records.

  • Rihanna

    Don't Stop The Music

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 7.

  • Zapp

    More Bounce To The Ounce

    • Warner Bros..

  • Dazz Band

    Let It Whip

    • UMG Recordings.

  • Turnstile

    SEEIN' STARS

    • Roadrunner Records.

  • Avie Lee Parton

    Wayfaring Stranger

    • Owepar Records.

  • John Anderson

    Swingin'

    • BMG Entertainment.

  • Tina Turner

    Private Dancer

    • Tina Turner - Simply The Best.
    • Capitol.

  • Iggy Pop

    I'm Bored

    • Songs.
    • Arista.
    • 7.

  • The Jamaicans

    Baba Boom

    • Treasure Isle.

  • SOFIA ISELLA

    Everybody Supports Women

    • SOFIA ISELLA.

  • Sade

    The Sweetest Taboo

    • All Woman 2 (Various Artists).
    • Quality Television.

  • Alewya

    Cairo FM

    • LDN Records.

  • Mazzy Star

    Halah

    • Capitol Records.

  • Preservation Hall Jazz Band

    Keep Your Head Up

    • Naht Jona.

  • Tim Curry

    Anyone Who Had a Heart

    • UMG Recordings.

  • The Wailers

    I Idolize You

    • White Station.

  • Elizabeth Cotten

    I'm Going Away

    • Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

  • Ray Charles

    Your Cheatin' Heart

    • Ray Charles - The Collection.
    • Castle Communications.

  • David Bowie

    Moonage Daydream (Arnold Corns Version) (2024 Remaster)

    • Parlophone.

  • Charli xcx

    Camera

    • Atlantic.

  • Diane Cluck

    Easy to Be Around

    • Important Records.

  • Juice Newton

    Queen of Hearts

    • Capitol Records.

  • Patti LaBelle & George Howard

    Kiss Away the Pain

    • Universal.

  • Frankie Smith

    Double Dutch Bus

    • Unidisc Music.

  • Mavis Staples

    I Like the Things About Me

    • Anti Inc..

  • Blaze Foley

    Clay Pigeons

    • Sittin' By The Road.
    • Lost Art Records.

  • twisted teens

    Florida Water Blues

    • Going Underground.

  • Wool

    If They Left Us Alone Now

    • self release.

  • Beyoncé & Dolly Parton

    TYRANT

    • Sony.

  • Lijadu Sisters

    Bayi L'ense

    • Africa Seven.

Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Sep 2026 10:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music