JP's Golden Years - Edition 283 - Saturday, 07 Feb 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 07 Feb 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 Feb 1963
  
  

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.

Tina Turner

Simply the Best

Number 5 in Sep 1989

2.

Sydney Youngblood

If only I could

Number 3 in Aug 1989

3.

Kaoma

Dancando Lambada

Number 62 in 1989

4.

Tears for Fears

Sowing the seeds of love

Number 5 in Sep 1989

5.

Birthe Kjaer

Vi maler byen roed

Eurovision 1989, Denmark, Number 3

6.

Birthe Kjaer

Pas På Den Knaldrøde Gummibåd

1971, Denmark

Best of Europop

7.

ABBA

Angel Eyes

Number 3 in Jul 1979

8.

Rolling Stones

Far Away Eyes (Double A-Side) with "Miss you"

Number 3 in Jun 1978

9.

Afrikana

Radio Theme of the week

BFBS Gold 

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Feb 1963 

10.

The Crickets

My little girl

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 17 in Jan 1963

11.

The Rooftop Singers

Walk right in

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 10 in Jan 1963

12.

Elvis Presley

Return to Sender

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Nov 1962 - Jan 1963

Number 5 in Apr 2005 (re-issue)

13.

Mr. Acker Bilk

A taste of honey

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 16 in Jan 1963

14.

Bobby Vee

The night has a thousand eyes

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 3 in Feb 1963

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Feb 1963  (ctd)

1.

Chis Montez

Some kinda fun

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 10 in Jan 1963

2.

The Four Seasons

Big girls don't cry

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 13 in Jan 1963

3.

Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen

Sukiyaki

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 10 in Jan 1963

Number 6 in Jun 1963

4.

The Springfields

Island of Dreams

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 5 in Dec 1962

5.

Frankie Vaughan

Loop-de-loop

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 5 in Jan 1963

6.

Brenda Lee

All alone am I

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 7 in Jan 1963

7.

The Shadows

Dance On

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 1 for 1 week in Jan 1963

8.

The Tornados

Globetrotter

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 5 in Jan 1963

9.

Mike Berry and the Outlaws

Don't you think it's time

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 6 in Jan 1963

10.

Maureen Evans

Like I do

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 3 in Nov 1962

11.

Del Shannon

Little Town Flirt

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 4 in Jan 1963

12.

The Beatles

Please please me

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 2 in Jan 1963

Number 29 in Jan 1983 (re-entry)

13.

Cliff Richard

The Next Time / Bachelor Boy

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 1  for 3 weeks in Jan 1963

14.

Frank Ifield

Wayward Wind

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Feb - Mar 1963

15.

Jet Harris and Tony Meehan

Diomonds

The UK's Bestselling Single of Feb 1963

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Feb 1963

16.

Jet Harris and Tony Meehan

Scarlett of O'Hara

Number 2 in Apr 1963

17.

Black 

Paradise

Number 38 in Jan 1988

18.

Elton John 

Are you ready for love

Number 1 for 1 week in Sep 2003