JP's Golden Years - Edition 265 - Saturday, 04 Oct 2025 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 04 Oct 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 Oct 1955
  
  

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.

Julian Lennon

Too late for goodbyes

Number 6 in Oct 1984

2.

Talking Heads

And she was

Number 17 in Feb 1986

3.

Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine

Rhythm is gonna get you

Number 16 in Dec 1988

4.

Chris de Burgh

High on Emotion 

1983

Number 5 in Ireland and Switzerland

Number 12 in Germany

Number 27 in Canada

Number 44 in UK and US

Number 91 in Australia

5.

Belle Stars

The Clapping Song

Number 11 in Jul 1982

6.

Black

The Sweetest Smile

Number 8 in Jun 1987

7.

Marillion

Lavender

Number 5 in Sep 1985

8.

Scorpions

Still loving you

1984

Number 3 in Belgium, France, Switzerland

Number 4 in Argentina

Number 5 in The Netherlands

Number 14 in Germany

Number 64 in the USA

9.

Ronan Keating and Yusuf (Cat Stevens)

Father and Son

Number 2 in Dec 2004

10.

Ben Liebrand

Move to the Bigband

Radio Theme of the Week

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Oct 1955 

1.

Sammy Davis Jr

Love me or leave me

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 8 in Sep 1955

Number 18 in Nov 1955 (re-entry)

2.

Malcolm Vaughan

Every day of my life

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 5 in Jul 1955

3.

Alma Cogan

Go on by

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 16 in Oct 1955

4.

Slim Whitman

Indian Love Call

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 7 in Jul 1955

5.

Bill Haley and his Comets

Rock Around the Clock

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 1 for 5 weeks in Nov - Dec 1955 - Jan 1956

(Check Chart DB for more details)

6.

Ruby Murray

I'll come when you call

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 6 in Oct 1955

7.

Ruby Murray

Evermore

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 3 in Jul 1955

8.

Johnnie Ray

Hey There

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 5 in Oct 1955

9.

Johnnie Ray

Hernando's Hideaway

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 11 in Oct 1955

10.

Rosemary Clooney

Hey There

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 4 in Sep 1955

11.

The Stargazers

Close the Door

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of  Oct 1955

Number 6 in Sep 1955

12.

Frank Sinatra with Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra

Learnin'the Blues

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 2 in Aug 1955

13.

Caterina Valente

The breeze and I

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 5 in Aug 1955

14.

Johnston Brothers

Hernando's Hideaway

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 1 for 2 weeks in Nov 1955

15.

David Whitfield

Ev'rywhere

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 3 in Jul 1955

16.

Mitch Miller

The Yellow Rose of Texas

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 2 in Oct 1955

17.

Frankie Laine with the Mellomen

Cool Water

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 2 in Jun 1955

18.

Cyril Stapleton Orchestra with Julie Dawn

Blue Star (The Medic  Theme)

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 2 in Sep 1955

Number 20 in Sep 1955 for Charlie Applewhite

Number 20 in Oct 1955 for Ron Goodwin Orchestra

19.

Slim Witman

Rose Marie

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 1 for 11 weeks in Jul - Oct 1955

20.

Jimmy Young

The Man from Laramie

The UK's Bestselling Single of Oct 1955

Number 1 for 4 weeks in Oct - Nov 1955