JP's Golden Years - Edition 309 - Saturday, 08 Aug 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

  

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 08 Aug 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 Aug 1979
  
  

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.

Shakira

Whenever Wherever

Number 2 in Mar 2002

Debut Single

2.

Shakira feat Freshlyground

Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)

Number 21 in Jun 2010

Official FIFA anthem for the 2010 World Cup. 

3.

Englebert Humperdinck

Quando Quando Quando

Number 40 in Jan 1999

4.

Alexander O'Neal

If you were here tonight

Number 13 in Feb 1986

5.

Detroit Spinners

Ghetto Child

Number 7 in Sep 1973

6.

Lyss Assia

Oh mein Papa

1964

Number 1 in Dec 1953 (Eddie Calvert)

7.

Geoff Love & Orchestra 

Back Toccata in d Minor

Instrumental Theme of the Week

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Aug 1979

8.

Suptertramp

Breakfast in America

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 9 in Jun 1979

9.

Showaddywaddy

Sweet little Rock'n Roller

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 15 in Jul 1979

10.

The Knack

My Sharona

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 6 in Jun 1979

11.

Patrick Hernandez

Born to be alive

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 10 in Jun 1970

12.

Gibson Brothers

Ooh what a life

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 10 in Jul 1979 

Debut Single of 4

13.

Roxy Music

Angel Eyes

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 4 in Aug 1979

14.

Sparks

Beat the Clock

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 10 in Jul 1979

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 Selling Songs of Aug 1979 (ctd)

1.

The Special AKA

Gangsters

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 6 in Jul 1979

2.

Dave Edmunds

Girls Talk

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 4 in Jun 1979

3.

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)

The Diary of Horace Wimp

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 8 in Jul 1979

4.

Darts

Duke of Earl

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 6 in Jul 1979

5.

Sham 69

Hersham Boys

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 6 in Aug 1979

6.

BA Robertson

Bang Bang

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 2 in Jul 1979

7.

The Dooleys

Wanted

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 3 in Jun 1979

8.

Earth Wind and Fire

After the love has gone

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 4 in Jul 1979

9.

Ian Dury and the Blockheads

Reasons to be cheerful (Part 3)

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 3 in Aug 1979

10.

The Police

Can't stand losing you

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 2 in Jul 1979

Number 27 in May 1996 (live version recorded at The Orpheus, Boston in 1979)

11.

ABBA

Angel Eyes / Voulez Vous

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 3 in Jul 1979

12.

Cliff Richard

We don't talk anymore

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 1 for 4 weeks in Aug - Sep 1979

13.

The Boomtown Rats

I don't like Mondays

The UK's Bestselling Single of Aug 1979

Number 1 for 4 weeks in Jul - Aug 1979