JP's Golden Years - Edition 319 - Saturday, 17 Oct 2026 - PODCAST AVAILABLE NOW

 

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This week's edition of the show aired on Saturday, 17 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 1997

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.

Tears for Fears

Everybody wants to run the world

Number 5 in May 1986

2.

Billy Idol

Eyes without a face

Number 18 in Jan 1984

3.

Toto

Africa

Number 3 in Feb 1983

4.

Commodores

Nightshift

Number 3 in Jan 1985

5.

Johnny Tillotsen

Dreamy Eyes

1958

Number 63 and 9 weeks in the US Billboard Hot 100 

6.

Horst Jankowski

A walk in the Black Forest

Number 3 in Jul 1965

Instrumental of the Week

The UK Top 20 from Oct 1997

7.

Clock

U Sexy Thing

The UK's 20th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 11 in Oct 1997

Number 2 in Nov 1975 (by Hot Chocolate)

Number 10 in Jan 1987 (by Hot Chocolate)(remix)

Number 6 in Nov 1997 (by Hot Choicolate) (re-issue)

8.

Bellini

Samba de Janeiro

The UK's 19th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 8 in Sep 1997

9.

2 Eivissa

Oh la la la

The UK's 18th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 13 in Oct 1997

10.

Brand New Heavies

You've got a friend

The UK's 17th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 9 in Oct 1997

11.

The Verve

The drugs don't work

The UK's 16th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 1 for 1 week in Sep 1997

12.

M People

Just for you

The UK's 15th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 8 in Oct 1997

13.

Lighthouse Family

Raincloud

The UK's 14th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 6 in Oct 1997

Hour 2

The UK Top 20 from Oct 1997 (ctd)

1.

Tina Moore

Never gonna let you go

The UK's 13th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 7 in Aug 1997

2.

Will Smith 

Men in Black

The UK's 12th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 1 for 4 weeks in Aug - Sep 1997

3.

Louise

Arms around the World

The UK's 11th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 4 in Oct 1997

4.

Janet Jackson feat Q-Tip & Joni Mitchell

Got 'til it's gone

The UK's 10th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 6 in Oct 1997

5.

Eternal

Angel of Mine

The UK's 9th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 4 in oct 1997

6.

Oasis

Stand by me

The UK's 8th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 2 in Oct 1997

7.

Aqua

Barbie Girl

The UK's 7th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 1 for 4 weeks in Nov 1997

8.

Spice Girls

Spice up your life

The UK's 6th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 1 for 1 week in Oct 1997

9.

Sash! feat La Trec

Stay

The UK's 5th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 2 in Oct 1997

10.

Backstreet Boys

As long as you love me

The UK's 4th Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 3 in Oct 1997

11.

Chumbawamba

Tubthumping

The UK's 3rd Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 2 in Aug 1997

12.

Dario G

Sunchyme

The UK's 2nd Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

Number 2 in Sep 1997

13.

Elton John

Candle in the wind'97 / Something about the way you look tonight

The UK's Bestselling Single of Oct 1997

The UK's Best-Selling Single of 1997

Number 11 in Mar 1974 (Initial version) Written in memory of actress Marilyn Monroe (b. Norma Jeane Mortenson, 1st June, 1926; d. 5th August 1962.) 

Number 5 in Jan 1988 (re-issue) 

Number 1 for 5 weeks in Sep - Oct 1997

Biggest-selling single ever in the UK (4.86m) and The World (37m). 1.54m copies sold in a week; a UK record. The lyrics to the 1974 version were rewritten for the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales (6 Sep 1997) the song's only public performance