JP's Golden Years - Edition 254 - Saturday, 19 Jul 2025 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

  

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 19 Jul 2025 from 1700 - 1900 hours CET (1600 - 1800 hours UKT) via South Norfolk Radio in the United Kingdom - click here to listen.  The show airs also on other stations. The detailed schedule is below.  But also a copy of the show will also be available on this website and uploaded to the the Radio International PODCAST server.

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Programme Segments are:

• The Mad Half Hour to get you into the mood for the music of our life
• The Best of Europop
• A TV Theme Tune or Radio Theme Tune to remember
• The UK Top 20 Best-Selling Singles of July 1978
  
  

The Show is available at:

• South Norfolk Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
• Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Saturdays 0700 - 0900 hours CET)
• Venture Radio, United Kingdom (Wednesdays 1700 - 1900 hours CET)
  
• Go Go Radio Gibraltar (Wednesdays from 2200 - 2359 hours CET)
  
• Bradley Stoke Radio FM103.4 (Mondays from 2300 - 0100 hours CET)
• Malta's Sunshine Radio Malta's Sunshine Radio
  (Monday to Friday from 1000 - 1200 hours CET and repeated from 1600 - 1800 hours CET)
• on the website of www.radiointernational.tv
• Mixcloud Channel of Radio International
• ILR (Indenpendent Local Radio Network), UK and Tenerife (Sundays 0100 - 0300 hours CET)
  
• PODBEAN, Itunes, Spotify and various PODCAST Channel (see above players)
  

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THE PLAY LIST

Hour 1

1.

Danny Wilson

The second summer of love

Number 3 in Apr 1988

2.

Freddie Mercury

The Great Pretender

Number 4 in Mar 1987

3.

Tony Carey

Room with a view

1988 (From the Soundtrack of Wild West Inclusive)

4.

Art Garfunkel Jr

Der Boxer

2021

5.

Art Garfunkel Jr

Cecilia

2023

6.

Imperials

Who's Gonna Love Me

Number 17 in Dec 1977

7.

The Hollywoods Martins

Cold Case

TV Theme of the Week

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

8.

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Davy's on the road again

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 6 in May 1978

9.

Goldie

Making up again

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 7 in May 1978

10.

Blue Oyster Cult

(Don't fear) The Reaper

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 16 in May 1978

11.

Heatwave

Mind Blowing Decisions

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 12 in Jun 1978

12.

Sex Pistols

No-one is innocent / My Way

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 7 in Jul 1978

13.

Lindisfarne

Run for Home

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 10 in Jun 1978

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Jul 1978

1.

O'Jays

Used ta be my girl

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 12 in Jun 1978

2.

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)

Wild West Hero

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 6 in Jun 1978

3.

Boney M

Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 1 for 5 weeks in May - Jun 1978

4.

Rolling Stones

Miss you / Far away eyes

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 3 in Jun 1978

5.

Kate Bush

Man with the child in his eyes

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 6 in Jun 1978

6.

A Taste of Honey

Boogie Oogie Oogie

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 3 in Jun 1978

7.

Showaddywaddy

A little bit of soap

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 5 in Jun 1978

8.

Boomtown Rats

Like Clockwork

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 6 in Jun 1978

9.

James Galway

Annie's Song

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 3 in May 1978

Number 1 in Aug 1974 for John Denver

10.

The Motors

Airport

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 4 in Jun 1978

11.

Clout

Substitute

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 2 in Jun 1978

12.

Marshall Hain

Dancin'in the city

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 3 in Jun 1978

13.

Father Abraham and the Smurfs

The Smurf Song

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 2 in Jun 1978

14.

John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

You're the one that I want

The UK's Bestselling Single of Jul 1978

Number 1 for 9 weeks in Jun - Aug 1978