JP's Golden Years - Edition 256 - Saturday, 02 Aug 2025 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

  

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 02 Aug 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 Aug 1998
  
  

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.

Wham

Freedom

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Oct 1984

2.

S'Express

Superfly Guy

Number 5 in Jul 1988

3.

Eurythmics

When tomorrow comes

Number 30 in Jun 1986

4.

Nana Mouskouri

Only Love

Number 2 in Jan 1986

5.

Debbie Reynolds

Tammy

Number 2 in Aug 1957

6.

David Whitfield with Cyril Stapleton & His Orchestra

On the Street Where You Live

Number 16 in May 1958

7.

James Last

Happy Luxembourg

Theme Tune of the Week

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Aug 1998 

8.

Manic Street Preachers

If you tolerate this your children will be next

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 1 for 1 week in Sep 1998

9.

Aqua

My oh My

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 6 in Aug 1998

10.

Lucid

I can't help myself

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 7 in Aug 1998

11.

Billie

Because we want to

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 1 for 1 week in Jul 1998

12.

Sweetbox

Everything's gonna be alright

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

 Number 5 in Aug 1998

13.

B*Witched

C'est la vie

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 1 for 2 weeks in Jun 1998

14.

Brandy and Monica

The Boy is mine

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 2 in Jun 1998

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Aug 1998 (ctd)

1.

Savage Garden

To the Moon and back

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 3 in Aug 1998

2.

Jamiroquai

Deeper Underground

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 1 for 1 week in Jul 1998

3.

Eagle-Eyes Cherry

Save tonight

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 6 in Jul 1998

4.

Apollo 440

Lost in Space

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 4 in Aug 1998

5.

Ace of Base

Life is a Flower

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 5 in Jul 1998

6.

Another Level

Freak me

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 1 for 1 week in Jul 1998

7.

Will Smith

Just the two of us

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 2 in Aug 1998

8.

Puff Daddy feat Jimmy Page

Come with me

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 2 in Aug 1998

NOTE: Based on Led Zeppelin's Kashmir (1975)

From the soundtrack to the 1998 version of the film Godzilla. 

9.

Sash! feat Tina Cousins

Mysterious Times

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 2 in Aug 1998

10.

Stardust

Music sounds better with you

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 2 in Aug 1998

11.

Pras Michel feat ODB & Mya

Ghetto Supastar (That's what you are)

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 2 in Jun 1998

12.

Spice Girls

Viva Forever

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 1 for 2 weeks in Aug 1998

13.

Boyzone

No matter what

The UK's Bestselling Single of Aug 1998

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Aug - Sep 1998