JP's Golden Years - Edition 298 - Saturday, 23 May 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 23 May 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 May 1961
  
  

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.

Baltimora

Tarzan Boy

Number 3 in Aug 1985

2.

Stan Ridgeway

Camouflage

Number 4 in Jul 1986

3.

Paul Hardcastle

19

Number 1 for 5 weeks in May - Jun 1985

4.

Kids from Fame

Hi-Fidelity

Number 5 in Aug 1982

5.

Kids from Fame

Friday Night

Number 13 in Apr 1983

6.

Oliver Onions

Santa Maria

1980

Number 1 in Austria

Number 4 in Germany

Number 8 in Italy

7.

Roland Kaiser

Santa Maria

1980

Number 1 in Germany

Number 3 in Austria

Number 5 in Switzerland

8.

Percy Faith

Tico-Tico

Instrumental of the Week

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of May 1961 

8.

Connie Francis

Where the boys are / Baby Roo

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 5 in Mar 1961

9.

Jerry Lee Lewis

What'd I say

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 10 on May 1961

10.

Ferrante & Teicher

Theme from "Exodus"

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 6 in Mar 1961

11.

Allisons

Are you sure

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 2 in Feb 1961

Eurovision 1961, United Kingdom, Number 2

12.

Johnny Burnette

Little Boy Sad

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 12 in Apr 1961

13.

Elvis Presley 

Surrender

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 1 for 4 weeks in Jun 1961

Number 2 in Feb 2005 (re-issue)

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of May 1961

1.

Adam Faith

Easy going me

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 12 in Apr 1861

2.

Johnny Dankworth

African Waltz

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 9 in Feb 1961

3.

Craig Douglas

A Hundred Pounds of Clay

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 9 in Apr 1961

4.

Cliff Richard

Gee Whiz it's you

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 4 in Mar 1961

5.

The Shadows

Frightened City

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 3 in May 1961

6.

The Brook Brothers

Warpaint

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 5 in Mar 1961

7.

Duane Eddy

Theme from Dixie

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 7 in Apr 1961

8.

Del Shannon

Runaway

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Jul 1961

9.

Helen Shapiro

Don't treat me like a child

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 3 in Mar 1961

10.

Bobby Vee

More than I can say / Staying in

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 4 in Apr 1961

11.

Elvis Presley

Wooden Heart

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 1 for 6 weeks in Mar - May 1961

Number 2 in Feb 2005 (re-issue)

From the soundtrack to the film G.I. Blues.

Adapted from the German folk song 'Muss I Denn Zum Stadtele Naus'.

With this track Elvis becomes the first act to have 7 number ones. 

12.

Floyd Cramer

On the Rebound

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 1 for 1 week in May 1961

13.

The Temperance Seven

You're driving me crazy

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 1 for 1 week in May 1961

14.

The Marcels

Blue Moon

The UK's Bestselling Single of May 1961

Number 1 for 2 weeks in May 1961

15.

Stars On 45 Proudly Presents The Star Sisters 

Andrew Sisters 50s Medley

1983

16.

Masquerade

Guardian Angel

1983 / 1984

Number 1 in Austria and Denmark 

Number 2 in Germany and Switzerland

Number 4 in Sweden

Number 5 in The Netherlands

Number 7 in Italy and New Zealand

Number 27 in Australia

17.

Nino de Angelo

Jenseits von Eden

Number 57 in 1984 (UK)

Number 1 in Austria, Switzerland and Germany

Number 11 in Belgium

Number 13 in The Netherlands

Number 19 in New Zealand

Number 27 in Australia