In addition to another raft of great records, more motley and sage advice, and countless well-timed gags, this week’s episode of Bob Dylan’s “Theme Time Radio Hour” on XM Satellite Radio was notable for Bob’s pointed tribute to Charlton Heston. See below.

Playlist and selected quotes:

Helen Fleming — Eve’s Ten Commandments
( Bob talks about Charlton Heston receiving the Ten Commandments as Moses in Cecil B. DeMille’s film, plays a clip, and then goes on: “Charlton gets a bad rap for his strong conservative beliefs and involvement with the NRA, but truth to tell, he was a strong advocate for civil rights, many years before it became fashionable. He was also the recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, and the Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award. Never mind the fact that he’s in a couple of our favorite movies, including ‘Touch of Evil,’ ‘The Big Country,’ ‘Planet of the Apes’ and of-course ‘Soylent Green.’” )
Sun Ra — Rocket Number 9 (clip) (Bob talks about Mr. Ra’s curious ancestry while the record plays.)
The Carlisles — Nine Have Tried
The Andrews Sisters — Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar
Jacqueline Taieb — 7 Heures du Matin ( “Another great example of French rock & roll.” )
Desmond Dekker and His Aces — 007 Shanty Town
( Bob talks about James Bond, and mentions how his creator, Ian Fleming, only got to see the first two or three movies, because he died in a car crash in August of 1964. )
Dave Dudley — Six Days On The Road
( Bob talks about the origin of the phrase, “a busman’s holiday.” )
Duke Ellington with Ivy Anderson — Five O’Clock Whistle
( “Phone call” from “Jerry Plank”?, asking if Bob has “Five O’Clock Shadow” by Dick Richard and the Nixons. Bob accuses him of pulling his leg. The caller says he’s a long time listener “and might even get XM.” ) [Yet another Nixon reference, wow. -ed.]
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies — Four, Five or Six Times
( Bob talks about four famous people who died while playing cards. )
( Another clip of Sid Nathan, of King Records, speaking. )
Roy Drusky — Three Hearts In A Tangle (clip)
James Brown — Three Hearts In A Tangle
Spike Jones & His City Slickers — Cocktails for Two
( Bob points out that everything on the preceding record was recorded live in the studio, and then goes on to say, “What we just heard was ridiculous — delightfully so — and now we’ll move on to something sublime: the Rev. Utah Smith.” )
Reverend Utah Smith — I Want Two Wings
The Honey Bears — One Bad Stud
Charlie Feathers — One Hand Loose
( Elvis Costello tells the story of how he wrote two versions of the following song. )
Elvis Costello — Less Than Zero (live Dallas version)
( “Stay well, stay safe, and I’ll see you on the flip-side.” )

Next week an encore presentation of CHRISTMAS will be aired.

The next original show theme will be: NUMBER ONE

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