JP's Golden Years - Edition 281 - Saturday, 24 Jan 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 24 Jan 2026 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 Jan 1975
  
  

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.

Level 42 

Lessons in Love 

Number 3 in Apr 1986

2.

Duran Duran

Rio

Number 9 in Nov 1982

3.

Hothouse Flowers

Don't go

Number 11 in May 1988

4.

Hothouse Flowers

I Can See Clearly Now 

Number 23 in Jul 1990

5.

Johnny Nash

I Can See Clearly Now 

Number 5 in Jun 1972

6.

Eternal featuring BeBe Winans 

I wanna be the only one

Number 1 in May 1997

7.

The Weekend

Save your tears

2021

8.

Bert Kämpfert and his Orchestra

April in Portugal

1958
Theme Tune / Instrumental of the Week

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Jan 1975

9.

The Faces and Rod Stewart

You can make me dance, sing or anything

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 12 in Dec 1974

The longest title of any Top 40 single:

You Can Make Me Dance Sing Or Anything (Even Take The Dog For A Walk, Mend A Fuse, Fold Away The Ironing Board, Or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)

10.

Ken Boothe

Crying over you

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 11 in Dec 1974

11.

Bachmann-Turner Overdrive

You ain't seen nothing yet

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 2 in Nov 1974

12.

The Goodies

The in Betweenies / Father Christmas do not touch me

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 7 in Dec 1974

13.

David Essex

Stardust

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 7 in Dec 1974

14.

Wizzard

Are you ready to rock

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 8 in Dec 1974

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Jan 1975 (ctd)

1.

Elvis Presley

My Boy

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 5 in Nov 1974

2.

Donny and Marie Osmond

Morning side of the mountain

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 5 in Dec 1974

3.

Disco Tex and the Sex-o-Lettes

Get Dancing

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 8 in Nov 1974

4.

The Rubettes

Juke Box Jive

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 3 in Nov 1974

5.

John Holt

Help me make it through the night

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 6 in Dec 1974

6.

Billy Swan

I can help

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 6 in Dec 1974

7.

Pilot

January

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Feb 1975

8.

Wombles

Wombling Merry Christmas

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 2 in Dec 1974

9.

Gloria Gaynor

Never can say goodbye

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 2 in Dec 1974

Number 4 in Nov 1987 (Communards)

10.

Kenny

The Bump

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 3 in Dec 1974

11.

MUD

Lonely this Christmas

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 1 for 4 weeks in Dec 1974 - Jan 1975

12.

The Tymes

Ms Grace

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 1 for 1 week in Jan 1975

13.

Status Quo

Down Down

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 1 for 1 week in Jan 1975

14.

Ralph McTell

Streets of London

The UK's Bestselling Single of Jan 1975

Number 2 in Dec 1974