JP's Golden Years - Edition 317 - Saturday, 03 Oct 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 03 Oct 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 Oct 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.

Desireless

Voyage Voyage

Number 5 in May 1988

2.

WAX

Right between the eyes

Number 60 in 1986

Number 1 in Spain

Number 24 in NL

Number 18 in BE

Number 28 in IRE

Number 43 in USA

3.

Mike & The Mechanics

Silent Running

Number 21 in Feb 1986

4.

Agnetha Fältskog

The heat is on

Number 35 in May 1983

5.

B52s

Love Shack

Number 2 in Mar 1990

6.

Beverley Knight

Greatest Day

Number 14 in Jul 1999

7.

Apollo 100 

Mendelssohn 4th

Instrumental of the Week

The UK Top 20 from Oct 1963

8.

Chuck Berry

Let it rock / Memphis Tennessee

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 6 in Oct 1963

9.

Karl Denver

Still

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 13 in Aug 1963

10.

Allan Sherman

Hello Muddah! Hello Faddah!

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 14 in Sep 1963

11.

Heinz

Just like Eddie

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 5 in Aug 1963

12.

The Hollies

Searchin'

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 12 in Aug 1963

13.

Buddy Holly

Wishing

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 10 in Sep 1963

14.

Tommy Roe

Everybody

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 9 in Sep 1963

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 from Oct 1963 (ctd)

1.

Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme

I want to stay here

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 3 in Aug 1963

2.

Jet Harris and Tony Meehan

Applejack

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 4 in Sep 1963

3.

The Fourmost

Hello little girl

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 9 in Sep 1963

4.

Cliff Richard

It's all in the game

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 2 in Aug 1963

5.

Shirley Bassey

I (who have nothing)

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 6 in Sep 1963

6.

Shadows

Shindig

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 6 in Sep 1963

7.

Adam Faith with the Roulettes

The First Time

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 5 in Sep 1963

8.

Trini Lopez

If I had a Hammer

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 4 in Sep 1963

9.

Roy Orbison

Blue Bayou / Mean Woman Blues

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 3 in Sep 1963

10.

Gerry & the Pacemakers

You'll never walk alone

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 1 for 4 weeks in Nov - Dec 1963

11.

The Crystals

Then he kissed me

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 2 in Sep 1963

12.

Beatles

She loves you

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 1 for 4 weeks in Sep - Oct 1963 then

Number 1 for 2 weeks in Nov - Dec 1963

13.

Brian Poole & The Tremeloes

Do you love me ?

The UK's Bestselling Single of Oct 1963

Number 1 for 3 weeks in Oct - Nov 1963

14.

Blackbyrds

Walking in Rhythm

Number 23 in May 1975

15.

Chic

Forbidden Lover

Number 15 in Oct 1979

16.

Pat Benatar

All fired up

Number 19 in Jun 1988

17.

Janet Jackson 

That's the way love goes

Number 2 in May 1993