JP's Golden Years - Edition 276 - Saturday, 20 Dec 2025 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 20 Dec 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 Dec 1984
  
  

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.

Genesis

Invisible Touch

Number 15 in May 1986

Number 7 in Nov 1992 (live version)

2.

Scritti Politti featuring Ranking Ann

The Word Girl

Number 6 in May 1985

3.

Moti Special

Cold Days Hot Nights

1985

Best of Europop

4.

Sandra

(I'll never be Maria Magdalena)

1985, Number 1 and Top 3 in many European countries 

Best of Europop 

5.

Rod Stewart

Young Turks

Number 11 in Dec 1981

6.

Eartha Kitt

Nothing for Christmas

Number 19 in 1956 in Australia

7.

Raymond Lefevre

Wig Wam

1970

Radio Theme used by RTL

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Dec 1984 

8.

Human League

Louise

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 13 in Nov 1984

9.

Chaka Khan

I feel for you

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Nov - Dec 1984

10.

Tear for Fears

Shout

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 4 in Dec 1984

11.

Ray Parker Jr

Ghostbusters

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 2 in Aug 1984

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Dec 1984

1.

Garry Glitter

Another Rock and Roll Christmas

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 7 in Dec 1984

2.

Paul Young

Everything must change

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 9 in Dec 1984

3.

Alvin Stardust

I won't run away

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 7 in Oct 1984

4.

Murray Head

One Night in Bangkok

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 12 in Nov 1984

5.

Black Lace

Do the Conga

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 10 in Nov 1984

6.

Kool and the Gang

Fresh

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 11 in Nov 1984

7.

The Toy Dolls

Nellie the Elephant

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 4 in Dec 1984

8.

Jim Dianond

I should have known better

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 1 for 1 week in Dec 1984

9.

Eurythmics

Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 4 in Nov 1984

11.

Shakin' Stevens

Teardrops

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 5 in Nov 1984

12.

Nik Kershaw

The Riddle

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 3 in Nov 1984

13.

Madonna

Like a Virgin

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 3 in Nov 1984

14.

Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus

We all stand together

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 3 in Nov 1984

Number 32 in Dec 1985 (Paul McCartney)

15.

Wham

Last Christmas / Everything she wants

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 2 in Dec 1984

Number 6 in Dec 1985 (re-issue)

Number 14 in Dec 2007 (re-emergence)

Number 26 in Dec 2008 (re-emergence)

Number 39 in Dec 2009 (re-emergence)

Number 34 in Jan 2010 (re-emergence)

16.

Frankie goes to Hollywood

The Power of Love

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 1 for 1 week in Dec 1984

17.

Band Aid

Do they know it's Christmas

The UK's Bestselling Single of Dec 1984

Number 1 in Dec 1984 - Jan 1985

Number 3 in Dec 1985 (re-entry)

Number 1 in Dec 1989 (Band Aid II)

Number 1 in Dec 2004 (Band Aid 20)

Number 24 in Dec 2007 (re-emergence)