JP's Golden Years - Edition 284 - Saturday, 14 Feb 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 14 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 1985
  
  

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.

Samantha Fox

Nothing's gonna stop me now

Number 8 in May 1987

2.

Colonel Abrahams

Trapped

Number 3 in Aug 1985

3.

Kool and the Gang

Cherish

Number 4 in May 1985

4.

Frank Farian feat Yanina (his daughter)

Cherish (The Life)

2024

5.

Whitney Houston

One Moment in Time

Number 1 in Sep 1988

The official theme for the 1988 Olympic Games held in Seoul, South Korea.

6.

Exile

Kiss you all over

Number 6 in Aug 1978

7

No Mercy 

Kiss you all over (Cover of Exile 1978)

Number 16 in Sep 1997 

8.

James Last

Happy Music

1967

Theme Tune / Instrumentnal of the week

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Feb 1985 

9.

Amii Stewart

Friends

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 12 in Dec 1984

10.

James Ingram and Michael McDonald

Yah Mo Be There

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 12 in Jan 1985

11.

Dear or Alive

You spin me round (Like a record)

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 1 for 2 weeks in Mar 1985

Number 23 in May 2003 (remix)

Number 5 in Feb 2006 (re-issue)

12.

Madonna

Like a Virgin

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 3 in Nov 1984

13.

The Colourfield

Thinking of you

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 12 in Jan 1985

14.

The Commodores

Nightshift

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 3 in Jan 1985

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Feb 1985 (ctd)

1.

Billy Ocean

Loverboy

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 15 in Jan 1985

2.

Phil Collins

Sussudio

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 12 in Jan 1985

3.

Howard Jones

Things can only get better

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 6 in Feb 1985

4.

Strawberry Switchblade

Since Yesterday

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 5 in Nov 1984

5.

Bryan Adams

Run to you

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 11 in Jan 1985

6.

Kirsty MacColl

A New England

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 7 in Jan 1985

7.

Art of Noise

Close (To the Edit)

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 8 in Nov 1984

8.

Tears for Fears 

Shout

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 4 in Dec 1984

9.

Russ Abbot

Atmosphere

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 7 in Dec 1984

10.

Ashford and Simpson

Solid

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 3 in Jan 1985

11.

Prince

1999 / Little Red Corvette

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 2 in Jan 1985

Number 25 in Jan 1983 (1999)

Number 10 in Jan 1999 (re-issue)

Number 40 in Jan 2000 (re-issue)(re-entry)

12.

Foreigner

I want to know what love is

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Jan 1985

13.

King

Love and Pride

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 2 in Jan 1985

14.

Elaine Paige and Barbara Dickson

I know him so well

The UK's Bestselling Single of Feb 1985

Number 1 for 4 weeks in Feb - Mar 1985