JP's Golden Years - Edition 303 - Saturday, 27 Jun 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

  

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 27 Jun 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 Jun 1953
  
  

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.

Hollywood Beyond

What's the colour of money

Number 7 in Jul 1986

2.

Midge Ure

If I was

Number 1 for 1 week in Oct 1985

3.

Mike Oldfield feat Maggie Reilly

To France

Number 48 in 1984

Number 23 in France

Number 19 in Canada

Number 9 in Austria

Number 7 in Switzerland

Number 6 in Germany

Number 4 in the Netherlands

Number 2 in Belgium

4.

Style Council

Long Hot Summer (extended mix)

Number 3 in Aug 1983

5.

Duran Duran

Rio

Number 9 in Nov 1982

6.

Alan Parsons Project

Time

ALBUM:  The Turn of a friendly Card (1980)
Number 30 in Canada

Number 15 in USA

7.

Al Bano & Romina Power 

Sempre, Sempre

1986

8.

Tarkan

Simarik

1997, Turkey

9.

Gareth Gates 

Suspicious Minds

2002

10.

Theme of Laurel and Hardy
TV Theme of the Week

11.

Kelly Family

Wholl Come With Me (Davids Song)

2017

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Jun 1953

(There was just a Top 18 and not a Top 20.)

11.

Dorothy Squires

I'm walking behind you

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 12 in Jun 1953

12.

Guy Mitchell

She wears red feathers

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 1 for 4 weeks in Mar - Apr 1953

13.

Johnnie Ray

Somebody stole my gal

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 6 in Apr 1953

14.

Ted Heath and his Music

Hot Toddy

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 6 in Jul 1953

14.

Vera Lynn

The Windsor Waltz

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 11 in Jun 1953

15.

Dickie Valentine

In a Golden Coach (There's a heart of Gold)

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 7 in Jun 1953

16.

Guy Mitchell

Pretty little black eyed Susie

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 2 in Apr 1953

17.

Winifred Atwell

Coronation Rag

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 5 in May 1953

18.

Jimmy Boyd & Frankie Laine

Tell me a Story

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 5 in May 1953

Number 12 in Sep 1953 (re-entry)

19.

Ron Goodwin

Terry's Theme (From "LimeLight")

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 3 in May 1953

20.

Billy Cotton and his Band

In a Golden Coach (There's a heart of Gold)

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 3 in May 1953

21.

Eddie Fisher

Downhearted

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 3 in May 1953

22.

Mantovani and his Orchstra

The Song from The Moulin Rouge

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 1 for 1 week in Aug 1953

23.

Muriel Smith

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 3 in May 1953

24.

Nat 'King' Cole

Pretend

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 2 in Apr 1953

25.

Eddie Fisher with Sally Sweetland

I'm walking behind you

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 1 for 1 week in Jun 1953

26.

Frank Chacksfield

Terry's Theme (From 'Limelight')

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 2 in May 1953

27.

Frankie Laine

I believe

The UK's Bestselling Single of Jun 1953

Number 1 for 9 weeks Apr - Jun 1953

Number 1 for 6 weeks Jul - Aug 1953