JP's Golden Years - Edition 266 - Saturday, 11 Oct 2025 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 11 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 1971
  
  

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.

Ronan Keating

Life is a Rollercoaster

Number 1 for 1 week in Jul 2000

2.

Billy Joel

Tell her about it

Number 4 in Dec 1983

3.

Frida

I know there's something going on

Number 43 in 1982

4.

ABBA

The Piper

1980

ALBUM:  Super Trouper

5.

A La Carte

In the Summer Sun of Greece

1982

7.

Paul Young

Everything must change

Number 9 in Dec 1984

8.

Brian Fahey and his Orchestra

Family Favourites (Launch on Radio 1 in 1967)

Theme Tune of the Week

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Oct 1971 

8.

Daniel Boone

Daddy don't you walk so fast

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 17 in Aug 1971

9.

Mungo Jerry

You don't have to be in the army to fight in the war

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 13 in Sep 1971

10.

Bay City Rollers

Keep on dancing

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 9 in Sep 1971

11.

Engelbert Humperdinck

Another Time, Another Place

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 13 in Sep 1971

12.

Hot Chocolate

I believe (in love)

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 8 in Aug 1971

13.

The Supremes

Nathan Jones

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 5 in Aug 1971

Number 15 in Nov 1988 (Bananarama)

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Oct 1971 (ctd)

1.

Danyel Gerard

Butterfly

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 11 in Sep 1971

2.

Jethro Tull

Life is a long song / Up the pool

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 11 in Sep 1971

3.

Titanic

Sultana

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 5 in Sep 1971

4.

Marmalade

Cousin Norman

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 6 in Sep 1971

5.

The Four Tops

Simple Game

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 3 in Sep 1971

6.

The Fortunes

Freedome come, Freedom go

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 6 in Sep 1971

7.

Shirley Bassey

For all we know

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 6 in Aug 1971

8.

CCS

Tap turns on the water

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 5 in Sep 1971

9.

James Taylor

You've got a friend

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 4 in Aug 1971

10.

Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood

Did you ever

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 2 in Aug 1971

11.

Redbone

The Witch Queen of New Orleanes

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 2 in Sep 1971

12.

The Tams

Hey girl don't bother me

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Sep - Oct 1971

13.

Middle of the Road

Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 2 in Sep 1971

14.

Rod Stewart

Maggie May / Reason to believe

The UK's Bestselling Single of Oct 1971

Number 1 for 5 weeks in Oct - Nov 1971