JP's Golden Years - Edition 272 - Saturday, 22 Nov 2025 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

  

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 22 Nov 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 Nov 1959
  
  

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.

Will Smith

Men in Black

Number 1 in Aug 1997

2.

Style Council

Shout to the Top

Number 7 in Oct 1984

3.

Sheena Easton

Modern Girl

Number 8 in Aug 1980

4.

Boney M

I'm born again

Number 35 in Dec 1979

5.

Eartha Kitt

Just an old fashioned girl

Number 41 in 1963 in Australia

6.

Eartha Kitt

Where is my man

Number 32 in Dec 1983

Number 5 in Sweden

Number 6 in Belgium

Number 7 in USA

Number 22 in the Netherlands

Number 28 in New Zealand

Number 31 in Germany

Number 70 in Australia

7.

Dhar Braxton

Jump Back (Set Me Free)

Number 32 in May 1986

8.

Patti LaBelle

Oh People

Number 26 in Aug 1986

9.

James Last Orchestra

Happy Luxembourg

TV Theme of the Week

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Nov 1959

10.

Cliff Richard and the Drifters

Living Doll

The UK's 20fh Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 1 for 6 weeks from Aug - Sep 1959

11.

Russ Conway

Snow Coach

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 7 in Nov 1959

12.

Avons

Seven little girls sitting in the back seat

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 3 in Nov 1959

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Nov 1959 (ctd)

1.

The Coasters

Poison Ivy

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 15 in Oct 1959

2.

Mike Preston

Mr. Blue

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 12 in Oct 1959

3.

Dickie Valentine

One more sunrise (Morgen)

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 14 in Oct 1959 (his final Top 40 Hit)

4.

Sandy Nelson

Teen Beat

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 9 in Nov 1959

Number 25 in Feb 1960 (re-entry)

5.

The Browns

The Three Bells

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 6 in Sep 1959

6.

Floyd Robinson

Makin' Love

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 9 in Oct 1959

7.

Sarah Vaughan

Broken Hearted Melody

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 7 in Sep 1959

8.

Neil Sedaka

Oh Carol

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 3 in Nov 1959

Number 19 in Oct 1972 (re-issue) as EP with 

"Breaking up is hard to do" and "Little Devil")

9.

Adam Faith

What do you want

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Dec 1959

10.

Frank Sinatra

High Hopes

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 28 in Aug 1959

Number 6 in Sep 1959 (re-entry)

11.

Paul Anka

Put your head on my shoulder

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 7 in Oct 1959

12.

Marty Wilde

Sea of Love

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 3 in Sep 1959

13.

The Everly Brothers

('til) I kissed you

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 2 in Sep 1959

14.

Johnny and the Hurricanes

Red River Rock

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 3 in Oct 1959

15.

Emilie Ford and the Checkmates

What do you want to make those eyes at me for

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 1 for 6 weeks Dec 1959 - Jan 1960

16.

Bobby Darin

Mack the Knife

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 1 for two weeks in Oct 1959

17.

Cliff Richard and the Shadows

Trevellin'Light

The UK's Bestselling Single of Nov 1959

Number 1 for 5 weeks in Oct - Dec 1959

18.

The Adventures

Broken Land

Number 20 in Apr 1988

19.

Dream Academy

Life in a Northern Town

Number 15 in Mar 1985