JP's Golden Years - Edition 305 - Saturday, 11 Jul 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 11 Jul 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 Jul 1980
  
  

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.

Fleetwood Mac

Everywhere

Number 4 in Apr 1988

2.

Erasure

A little respect

Number 4 in Oct 1988

Number 3 in Jul 2001 for Wheatus

3.

Roxy Music

Jealeous Guy

Number 1 in Feb 1981

4.

Talk Talk

Today

Number 14 in Jul 1982

5.

Tears for Fears

Pale Shelter

Number 5 in Apr 1983

Tears for Fears are Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith 

6.

Geoff Love & Orchestra 

Poseidon Adventure

Movie Theme of the Week

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Jul 1980

7.

Joy Division

Love will tear us apart

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 13 in Jun 1980

Number 19 in Oct 1983 (re-entry)

Number 19 in Jun 1995 (remix)

8.

Rolling Stones

Emotional Rescue

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 9 in Jul 1980

9.

Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

Back together again

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 3 in May 1980

10.

Saxon

747 (Stranger in the Night)

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 13 in Jun 1980

11.

Splodgenessabounds

Simon Templar / Two pints of larger and a packet of crisps please

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 7 in Jun 1980

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Jul 1980 (ctd)

1.

Diana Ross

Upside Down

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 2 in Jul 1980

2.

Darts

Let's hang on 

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 11 in May 1980

(Their last of 8 singles in the charts - started in 1977)

3.

BA Robertson

To be or not to be

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 9 in May 1980

4.

Korgis

Everybody's got to learn sometime

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 5 in May 1980

5.

Paul McCartney

Waterfalls

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 9 in Jun 1980

6.

Kate Bush

Babooshka

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 5 in Jul 1980

7.

UB40

My way of thinking / I think it's going to rain

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 6 in Jun 1980

8.

Lipps Inc

Funky Town

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 2 in May 1980

Number 8 in Jul 1987 (By Pseudo Echo)

9.

Bob Marley and the Wailers

Could you be loved

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 5 in Jun 1980

10.

Leo Sayer

More than I can say

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 2 in Jul 1980

11.

Detroit Spinners

Cupid (I've loved you for a long time)

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 4 in Jun 1980

12.

Don McLean

Crying

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Jun - Jul 1980

13.

Stacy Lattisaw

Jump to the Beat

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 3 in Jun 1980

14.

Odyssey

Use it up and wear it out

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 1 for 2 weeks in Jul - Aug 1980

15.

Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)

Xanadu

The UK's Bestselling Single of Jul 1980

Number 1 for 1 week in Jul 1980