SHOW #342 - "Calendar picture, frozen landscape, chill this room for 24 days, evergreens, sparkling snow, get this winter over with..."

Waitresses "Christmas Wrapping"
Van Morrison and Cliff Richard "Whenever God Shines His Light"

U2 "Angel Of Harlem"
Annie Lennox and Al Green "Put A Little Love In Your Heart"
Slade "All Join Hands"

James Ingram "It's Your Night"
Talk Talk "Dum Dum Girl"
The Beat "Ackee 1-2-3"

Chris Squire and Alan White "Run With The Fox"
Captain Sensible "One Christmas Catalogue"

Queen "Thank God It's Christmas"
Jason Donovan "When You Come Back To Me"

Freiheit "Keeping The Dream Alive"
Kate Bush "December Will Be Magic Again"
Frankie Goes To Hollywood "The Power Of Love"

Level 42 "Turn It On"
Mental As Anything "He's Just No Good For You"
Roxette "It Must Have Been Love (Christmas For The Broken Hearted)"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Imagination "Music and Lights"
Blue Nile "Tinseltown In The Rain"
Passions "I'm In Love With A German Film Star"

Lights, tinsel, star... all found hanging on a Christmas tree.

SHOW #341 - "You can tell all your desperate jokes to a world that puts love on hold..."

A-Ha "Cry Wolf"
Johnny Logan "Hold Me Now"

Elbow Bones & the Racketeers "A Night In New York"
The Beat "Hands Off She's Mine"

Bruce Springsteen "Tougher Than The Rest"
Communards "Disenchanted"

Aswad "On And On"
Kim Wilde "View From A Bridge"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Abba "When All Is Said And Done"

Stevie Wonder "Do I Do"
Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Warriors Of The Wasteland"

Adeva "Respect"
Ultravox "We Came To Dance"

Bryan Adams and Tina Turner "It's Only Love"
Altered Images "See Those Eyes"

Kajagoogoo "Ooh To Be Ah"
Oh Well "Oh Well"

Squeeze "Is That Love"
Bangles "In Your Room"

Bill Wyman (Si Si) Je Suis Un Rock Star)"
Everything But The Girl "Each And Everyone"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Debbie Harry "Rush, Rush"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Belouis Some "Some People"
Yello "I Love You"
Europe "Carrie"



All three tracks share titles with hits for Cliff Richard.

SHOW #340 - "The sky is burning, a sea of flame, though your world is changing, I will be the same..."

Bryan Ferry "Slave To Love"
Beastie Boys "She's On It"

Tanita Tikaram "Good Tradition"
Iggy Pop "Real Whild Child (Wild One)"

Inner City "Ain't Nobody Better"
George Benson "Love X Love"

Third World "Dancing On The Floor (Hooked On Love)"
Smiths "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now"

Level 42 "The Sun Goes Down (Livin' It Up)"
Shakin' Stevens "I'll Be Satisfied"

Martha and the Muffins "Echo Beach"
Farley Jackmaster Funk featuring Darryl Pandy "Love Can't Turn Around"

Mel & Kim "That's The Way It Is"
Howard Jones "Look Mama"

Living In A Box "Blow The House Down"
Alison Moyet "Love Resurrection"

All About Eve "Martha's Harbour"
XTC "Senses Working Overtime"

Big Country "Fields Of Fire (400 Miles)"
Red Box "For America"

Spandau Ballet "Glow"
UB40 "Dream A Lie"

Fresh 4 featuring Lizz E "Wishing On A Star"
Paul McCartney "Once Upon A Long Ago"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Alvin Stardust "Pretend"
Feargal Sharkey "Listen To Your Father"
Force MDs "Tender Love"

The word 'ten' is hidden in each song title.

This was a commemorative edition of the show to mark the radio station's tenth birthday. All of the songs in the regular section of the show reached number 10 in the charts.

SHOW #339 - "Come back, come back, don't walk away, come back, come back, come back today..."

The Cure "In Between Days"
Shakin' Stevens "Oh Julie"

Icehouse "Hey Little Girl"
Debbie Gibson "Out Of The Blue"

Stranglers "Skin Deep"
Abba "Head Over Heels"

Amii Stewart "Friends"
Madness "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Duran Duran "Of Crime And Passion"

Sonia "Can't Forget You"
Depeche Mode "Love In Itself"

Freddie Jackson "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times' Sake)"
Jona Lewie "You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties"

Style Council "Speak Like A Child"
808 State "Pacific State"

Human League "Louise"
Prince "Paisley Park"

Kiss "Creatures Of The Night"
Pet Shop Boys "Rent"

Billy Ocean "Loverboy"
Kate Bush "Army Dreamers"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Amazulu "Moonlight Romance"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Curiosity Killed The Cat "Down To Earth"
David Bowie "When The Wind Blows"
Bruce Springsteen "I'm On Fire"

Earth, wind and fire.

SHOW #338 - "And though I'm really trying, I think I may start crying, my heart can't wait another day..."

Ramones "Baby I Love You"
Bronski Beat and Marc Almond "I Feel Love"

Madonna "Dear Jessie"
Alphaville "Big In Japan"

George Benson "Lady Love Me (One More Time)"
Queen "The Invisible Man"

T'Pau "I Will Be With You"
Eddy Grant "Can't Get Enough Of You"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Steely Dan "Hey Nineteen"

Saxon "Wheels Of Steel"
Wah! "Hope (I Wish You'd Believe Me)"

Murray Head "One Night in Bangkok"
Bananarama "I Can't Help It"

Kim Wilde "Rage To Love"
Sly & Robbie "Boops (Here To Go)"

Dollar "Give Me Back My Heart"
Nick Heyward "Take That Situation"

The Smiths "William, It Was Really Nothing"
Owen Paul "My Favourite Waste Of Time"

Police "Wrapped Around Your Finger"
Karyn White "Superwoman"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Whitesnake "Judgment Day"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Yazoo "Only You"
The Beat "Stand Down Margaret"
The Mission "Wasteland"

All three acts had to change their names when they went to the USA.

SHOW #337 - "With one foot in your past, now just how long will it last? No, no, no, have you no ambition...?"

Tears For Fears "Head Over Heels"
Damian "The Time Warp"

Paul Hardcastle "Don’t Waste My Time"
Siouxsie and the Banshees "Fireworks"

Suzanne Vega "Left Of Center"
Madness "Shut Up"

Big Country "Peace In Our Time"
Matchbox "When You Ask About Love"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Orange Juice "Flesh Of My Flesh"

Colour Field "Thinking Of You"
Neneh Cherry "Kisses On The Wind"

Twisted Sister "I Am, I’m Me"
Eric B and Rakim "Follow The Leader"

Iron Maiden "Run To The Hills"
Communards "There’s More To Love (Than Boy Meets Girl)"

Windjammer "Tossing And Turning"
Dusty Springfield "In Private"

Toyah "It’s A Mystery"
Style Council "Promised Land"

Jellybean featuring Steven Dante "The Real Thing"
Pretenders "I Go To Sleep"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Alison Moyet "For You Only" 

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Gary Byrd and the GB Experience "The Crown"
Nik Kershaw "Don Quixote"
Genesis "Land Of Confusion"

All three tracks mention Superman in the lyrics.

SHOW #336 - "I sit alone now, wondering about you, I'm living my life, what do you do?"

Belle Stars "Sign Of The Times"
Brown Sauce "I Wanna Be A Winner"

Killing Joke "Love Like Blood"
Inner City "Do You Love What You Feel"

Big Sound Authority "This House (Is Where Your Love Stands)
Erasure "It Doesn't Have To Be"

Bon Jovi "Wanted Dead Or Alive"
Pointer Sisters "I Need You"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Adam and the Ants "Los Rancheros"

Rick Astley "Take Me To Your Heart"
Marillion "He Knows You Know"

Animal Nightlife "Love Is Just The Great Pretender"
Tracey Ullman "Breakaway"

Bad Manners "Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu"
Thomas Dolby "Windpower"

Sheena Easton "One Man Woman"
Limahl "Never Ending Story"

Luther Vandross "Stop To Love"
Japan "Life In Tokyo"

A-Ha "Manhattan Skyline"
Susan Fassbender "Twilight Cafe"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Men Without Hats "I Got The Message"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Transvision Vamp "Revolution Baby"
Adventures "Drowning In The Sea Of Love"
Bucks Fizz "If You Can't Stand The Heat"

All three titles contain the names of Al Pacino films.

SHOW #335 - "No sex, no drugs, no wine, no women, no fun, no sin, no you, no wonder it's dark..."

Vapors "Turning Japanese"
Rod Stewart "Young Turks"

Lotus Eaters "The First Picture Of You"
Gloria Estefan "Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)"

Depeche Mode "A Question Of Lust"
Cliff Richard "She's So Beautiful"

Sigue Sigue Sputnik "Success"
Donna Summer "Dinner With Gershwin"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Nik Kershaw "Radio Musicola"

London Boys "London Nights"
Motorhead featuring Girlschool "Please Don't Touch"

Fun Boy Three "The Telephone Always Rings"
Dooleys "Love Patrol"

Jason Donovan "Nothing Can Divide Us"
Cocteau Twins "Pearly-Dewdrops Drops"

Kate Bush "The Sensual World"
The Clash "This Is England"

Johnny Hates Jazz "Heart Of Gold"
Booker Newberry III "Love Town"

New Model Army "Green And Grey"
Ultravox "Sleepwalk"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Traveling Wilburys "End Of The Line"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Pretenders "Message Of Love"
Del Amitri "Kiss This Thing Goodbye"
Big Country "King Of Emotion"

All three tracks begin with a count-off.

SHOW #334 - "You know you bug me, there ain't no secret about that, well come on over here and hug me, baby I'll spill the facts..."

Natalie Cole "Pink Cadillac"
Joe Fagin "That's Livin' Alright"

XTC "Sgt Rock (Is Going To Help Me)"
Alexander O'Neal "If You Were Here Tonight"

ACDC "Touch Too Much"
Department S "Is Vic There"

Paul Young "Tomb Of Memories"
Creatures "Mad Eyed Screamer"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Linx "Can't Help Myself"

UB40 "The Earth Dies Screaming"
Eighth Wonder "I'm Not Scared"

ABC "When Smokey Sings"
Bucks Fizz "Now Those Days Are Gone"

Kylie Minogue "Got To Be Certain"
PiL "This Is Not A Love Song"

Stephanie Mills "The Medicine Song"
Fine Young Cannibals "I'm Not The Man I Used To Be"

Status Quo "Ol' Rag Blues"
Morrissey "Every Day Is Like Sunday"

Roxy Music "Same Old Scene"
Joyce Sims "Come Into My Life"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Donald Fagen "I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World)"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Elton John "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues"
Dolby's Cube "Don't Turn Away"
Chaka Khan "I Feel For You"

All three tracks feature a harmonica solo by Stevie Wonder.

SHOW #333 - "And people whisper, people double talk, at once their fathers act so humble..."

Rolling Stones "Undercover Of The Night"
Amazulu "Too Good To Be Forgotten"

Ozzy Osbourne "Shot In The Dark"
Gregory Abbott "Shake You Down"

Shakin' Stevens "It's Raining"
Sisters of Mercy "Lucretia My Reflection"

Jon and Vangelis "I'll Find My Way Home"
Kool and the Gang "Ooh La La La (Let's Go Dancin')"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Daryl Hall and John Oates "Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid"

Mai Tai "History"
The The "The Beat(En) Generation"

Black Slate "Amigo"
Men At Work "Overkill"

Adam and the Ants "Dog Eat Dog"
Redhead Kingpin and the FBI "Do The Right Thing"

Level 42 "Take A Look"
Marillion "Assassing"

Whispers "It's A Love Thing"
Eurythmics "Don't Ask Me Why"

Kim Wilde "Hey Mr Heartache"
Def Leppard "Hysteria"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Sting "Fragile"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Maxi Priest "Wild World"
Robert Palmer "Johnny And Mary"
Rod Stewart "Every Beat Of My Heart"

All three artists had a Top 20 hit in the 80s with Some Guys Have All The Luck.

SHOW #332 - "New lovers meet as they dance through the night, the moonlight falls on this magical sight..."

Shakatak "Down On The Street"
Erasure "The Hardest Part"

Phil Fearon and Galaxy "Everybody’s Laughing"
Waterboys "Fisherman's Blues"

Madonna "Angel"
Elvis Costello and the Attractions "High Fidelity"

Eugene Wilde "Gotta Get You Home Tonight"
Quireboys "7 O'Clock"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Genesis "Home By The Sea"

Swing Out Sister "You On My Mind"
H20 "I Dream To Sleep"

Kate Bush "The Big Sky"
Conway Brothers "Turn It Up"

Duran Duran "Union Of The Snake"
New Order "State Of The Nation"

Dexys Midnight Runners "Because Of You"
S Express "Hey Music Lover"

The Cure "The Walk"
Living In A Box "Gatecrashing"

Tom Tom Club "Wordy Rappinghood"
Whitney Houston "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Suzanne Vega "Knight Moves"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Pat Benatar "Love Is A Battlefield"
Roxy Music "Jealous Guy"
Guns n Roses "Patience"

All three tracks feature whistling.

SHOW #331 - "The lanes were silent, there was nothing, no-one, nothing around for miles..."

The Smiths "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish"
Olivia Newton John and Cliff Richard "Suddenly"

The Cult "Rain"
Bananarama "Love, Truth and Honesty"

Tracey Ullman "Move Over Darling"
Level 42 "Children Say"

Beatmasters featuring Betty Boo "Hey DJ (I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playing)"
Flash and the Pan "Waiting For A Train"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Blancmange "God's Kitchen"

Specials "Rat Race"
Robert Plant "Big Log"

Dazz Band "Let It All Blow"
Culture Club "God Thank You Woman"

Simple Minds "Glittering Prize"
Bad Manners "Just A Feeling"

Depeche Mode "Somebody"
Transvision Vamp "The Only One"

Break Machine "Street Dance"
Dio "Mystery"

Pointer Sisters "Dare Me"
Wet Wet Wet "Broke Away"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Loverboy "Heaven In Your Eyes"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Style Council "Money-Go-Round"
Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five "Step Off"
George Michael "I Want Your Sex"

All three tracks were styled as Part 1 of a longer track.

SHOW #330 - "Love is like a bomb baby, c'mon get it on, livin' like a lover with a radar phone..."

Def Leppard "Pour Some Sugar On Me"
Tears For Fears "Change"

The Damned "Alone Again Or"
Loose Ends "Magic Touch"

Duran Duran "Meet El Presidente"
Narada "Divine Emotions"

Freddie Mercury "Time"
Jesus and Mary Chain "Happy When It Rains"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Madness "Take It Or Leave It"

Boomtown Rats "Banana Republic"
Whitney Houston "Love Will Save The Day"

Marillion "Hooks In You"
Five Star "All Fall Down"

Howard Jones "Pearl In The Shell"
Junior Murvin "Police And Thieves"

Associates "18 Carat Love Affair"
Vixen "Love Made Me"

Art of Noise featuring Max Headroom "Paranoimia"
Screaming Blue Messiahs "I Wanna Be A Flintstone"

Roxy Music "Take A Chance With Me"
Fresh 4 featuring Lizz E "Wishing On A Star"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Housemartins "The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Big Country "East Of Eden"
Kirsty MacColl "Innocence"
Peter Gabriel "Games Without Frontiers"

All three tracks were produced by Steve Lillywhite.

SHOW #329 - "One more heartbeat and you walk the wire, why wait? Oooh, it's too late to put out the fire..."

Go West "Don't Look Down"
Run DMC "Run's House"

The Cars "Since You're Gone"
Luther Vandross "So Amazing"

Kate Bush "Hounds Of Love"
Ultravox "Reap The Wild Wind"

Bruce Springsteen "The River"
Yazz "Stand Up For Your Love Rights"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Stevie Wonder "Love Light In Flight"

Nik Kershaw "Wide Boy"
Iron Maiden "Can I Play With Madness"

Mari Wilson "Just What I Always Wanted"
Communards "So Cold The Night"

Fun Boy Three "Our Lips Are Sealed"
Kim Wilde "Never Trust A Stranger"

Swansway "Soul Train"
Gladys Knight and the Pips "Taste Of Bitter Love"

U2 "Fire"
Brother Beyond "Can You Keep A Secret"

Kool and the Gang "Straight Ahead"
Stranglers "European Female"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Tanita Tikaram "Cathedral Song"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:

Police "King Of Pain"
Mr Mister "Broken Wings"
Level 42 "To Be With You Again"

All three bands have singer bassists.

SHOW #328 - "Like a funny film, it's kinda cute; they bought the bullets and there's no-one left to shoot..."

Aztec Camera "Oblivious"
Shakin’ Stevens "Come See About Me"

Spandau Ballet "The Freeze"
Tina Turner "What You Get Is What You See"

Bomb The Bass "Megablast"
The Clash "Bankrobber"

Cliff Richard "My Pretty One"
Cameo "She’s Strange"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack "Heaven Above Me"

Depeche Mode "See You"
Van Halen "Why Can’t Be This Love"

Kajagoogoo "Big Apple"
Sugar Minott "Good Thing Going"

Morrissey "Suedehead"
Pseudo Echo "Funky Town"

ABC "One Better World"
Bronski Beat "It Ain’t Necessarily So"

Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat"
Europe "Rock The Night"

Madness "Yesterday’s Men"
New Musik "This World Of Water"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Squeeze "853-5937"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Tears For Fears "Sowing The Seeds Of Love"
Alison Moyet "Love Resurrection"
Duran Duran "All She Wants Is"

All three tracks refer to "divine intervention" in the lyrics.

SHOW #327 - "I sit and wonder whenever we're apart, would you do it, would you do it..."

Princess "Say I’m Your Number One"
Bruce Willis "Respect Yourself"

Rockers Revenge "Walking On Sunshine"
Billy Idol "To Be A Lover"

Kylie Minogue "Wouldn’t Change A Thing"
Soft Cell "What"

Change "The Glow Of Love"
Kiss "Lick It Up"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Gary Numan "Remind Me To Smile"

Beastie Boys "No Sleep Til Brooklyn"
Stephen TinTin Duffy "Icing On The Cake"

Stranglers "Grip 89 (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)"
RAH Band "Clouds Across The Moon"

Soul II Soul "Get A Life"
FR David "Words"

Sheena Easton "For Your Eyes Only"
Howard Jones "Look Mama"

Culture Club "Time (Clock Of The Heart)"
Style Council "Wanted"

Karyn White "Secret Rendezvous"
New Model Army "No Rest"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Gary Moore "Listen To Your Heartbeat"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Madonna "Like A Prayer"
Sal Solo "San Damiano (Heart And Soul)"
Foreigner "I Want To Know What Love Is"

All three tracks feature a choir.

SHOW #326 - "If only he would write me or call, a word of explanation, that's all, it would stop me climbing the wall..."

Aneka "Japanese Boy"
Public Enemy "Bring The Noise"

Erasure "You Surround Me"
Bucks Fizz "Talking In Your Sleep"

Double Trouble and the Rebel MC "Just Keep Rockin’"
Paul McCartney "Spies Like Us"

BA Robertson "Kool In The Kaftan"
Janet Jackson "The Pleasure Principle"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Tight Fit "Secret Heart"

Power Station "Some Like It Hot"
Barry White "Sho’ You Right"

Mobiles "Drowning In Berlin"
Five Star "The Slightest Touch"

Eurythmics "When Tomorrow Comes"
Curiosity Killed The Cat "Misfit"

Scritti Politti "Oh Patti (Don’t Feel Sorry For Loverboy)"
Bad Manners "Walking In The Sunshine"

Judas Priest "United"
Sinitta "Cross My Broken Heart"

The Alarm "Spirit of 76"
Rick Astley "Hold Me In Your Arms"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
REM "Fall On Me"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Prince "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
Stefan Dennis "Don’t It Make You Feel Good"
Chas & Dave "Ain’t No Pleasing You"

All three song titles contain a grammatical error.

SHOW #325 - "Someone is on our tail, we think they're opening up our morning mail, and now each time the telephone rings, we think of frightening things..."

Thompson Twins "We Are Detective"
Chicago "You’re The Inspiration"

London Boys "Requiem"
Kim Wilde "Water On Glass"

Swing Out Sister "Surrender"
Heaven 17 "This Is Mine"

Beatmasters featuring PP Arnold "Burn It Up"
Paul Simon "The Boy In The Bubble"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Wonder Stuff "Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More"

Kate Bush "Cloudbusting"
Then Jerico "What Does It Take"

Elvis Presley "It’s Only Love"
Darling Buds "Hit The Ground"

Crowded House "Don’t Dream It’s Over"
Donna Summer "Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)"

Matthew Wilder "Break My Stride"
The Cure "Catch"

Vixen "Cryin’"
King "The Taste Of Your Tears"

Curtis Hairston "I Want Your Lovin’ (Just A Little Bit)"
Spandau Ballet "Musclebound"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Fuzzbox "Fast Forward Futurama"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Depeche Mode "Never Let Me Down Again"
Bill Wyman "A New Fashion"
Daryl Hall & John Oates "Method Of Modern Love"

All three song titles contain the title of a David Bowie hit.

SHOW #324 - "How can I be sure you're breaking all the rules, how can I be sure I should be high above..."

Blancmange "Don’t Tell Me"
Everything But The Girl "I Don’t Want To Talk About It"

Echo and the Bunnymen "Never Stop"
Men Without Hats "Safety Dance"

Ian Dury and the Blockheads "I Want To Be Straight"
Transvision Vamp "Landslide Of Love"

Tyree "Turn Up The Bass"
Dire Straits "Twisting By The Pool"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Human League "Empire State Human"

Big Fun "Can’t Shake The Feeling"
Rolling Stones "Mixed Emotions"

Jimmy The Hoover "Tantalise"
Bangles "Hazy Shade Of Winter"

Siouxsie and the Banshees "Happy House"
Modern Talking "Brother Louie"

Communards "For A Friend"
Stranglers "No Mercy"

The Assembly "Never Never"
Heart "There’s The Girl"

Simple Minds "Ghostdancing"
Bananarama "I Can’t Help It"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Survivor "American Heartbeat"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Irene Cara "Fame"
The Jam "Absolute Beginners"
Chris Rea "Let’s Dance"




All three songs share their titles with David Bowie hits.

SHOW #323 - "It's got style, more or less heading west, high octane and plenty of lead..."

Fuzzbox "Pink Sunshine"
Imagination "Just An Illusion"

Ultravox "All Stood Still"
Mel & Kim "That’s The Way It Is"

Roy Orbison "She’s A Mystery To Me"
Depeche Mode "It’s Called A Heart"

Paula Abdul "Forever Your Girl"
Level 42 "Micro Kid"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Laura Branigan "Satisfaction"

Genesis "Tonight Tonight Tonight"
Billy Joel "Goodnight Saigon"

Inner City "Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin’"
The Alarm "Rain In The Summertime"

Undertones "My Perfect Cousin"
Breathe "Hands To Heaven"

Bee Gees "Spirits (Having Flown)"
Jaki Graham "Set Me Free"

The Beat "Too Nice To Talk To"
Black Sabbath "Neon Knights"

Matt Bianco "Don’t Blame It On That Girl"
Belle Stars "The Clapping Song"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
The Pogues "Dirty Old Town"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Terence Trent D’Arby "Wishing Well"
Bow Wow Wow "Go Wild In The Country"
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Brand New Friend"

All three songs mention reptiles in the lyrics.

SHOW #322 - "The year three thousand may still come to pass, but the music will last, I can hear it on a timeless wavelength, never dissipating but giving us strength..."

Pet Shop Boys "It’s Alright"
Sue Wilkinson "You Gotta Be A Hustler If You Want To Get On"

Robert Palmer "I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On"
ACDC "Nervous Shakedown"

Toto Coelo "I Eat Cannibals"
Daryl Hall and John Oates "Family Man"

Deacon Blue "Love And Regret"
Siouxsie and the Banshees "Dear Prudence"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Hazel O’Connor "Give Me An Inch"

The Damned "The Shadow Of Love"
Robert Howard and Kym Mazelle "Wait"

Adam Ant "Friend Or Foe"
Donna Summer "I Don’t Wanna Get Hurt"

Pretenders "Back On The Chain Gang"
Arthur Baker and Al Green with the Backbeat Disciples "The Message Is Love"

Gary Numan "We Take Mystery To Bed"
Pasadenas "Tribute (Right On)"

Glenn Frey "Smugglers Blues"
Abba "Under Attack"

Hazell Dean "Turn It Into Love"
A-Ha "The Living Daylights"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Elvis Costello and the Attractions "Let Them All Talk"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Climie Fisher "This Is Me"
Shannon "Sweet Somebody"
Philip Bailey "Walking On The Chinese Wall"

All three artists have a shipping forecast area in their names.

SHOW #321 - "It's not the things you say, it's not the things you do, it must be something more..."

A Flock Of Seagulls "Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)"
Patrick Swayze "She’s Like The Wind"

Echo and the Bunnymen "Seven Seas"
Will To Power "Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird"

Joe Jackson "It’s Different For Girls"
Ward Brothers "Cross That Bridge"

Chaka Khan "Eye To Eye"
UB40 "King"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Five Star "R.S.V.P."

Bon Jovi "Lay Your Hands On Me"
Latin Quarter "Radio Africa"

Depeche Mode "Behind The Wheel"
Womack and Womack "Love Wars"

De La Soul "Eye Know"
Madness "Michael Caine"

Sheila and B Devotion "Spacer"
The Mission "Severina"

Tracey Ullman "Sunglasses"
Duran Duran "I Don’t Want Your Love"

Elton John "Little Jeannie"
Hipsway "The Honeythief"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Guns ’n’ Roses "It’s So Easy"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Rod Stewart "Infatuation"
Jane Wiedlin "Rush Hour"
Freddie McGregor "Just Don’t Want To Be Lonely"

Rod, Jane and Freddie...

SHOW #320 - "I make the shapes come much too close, pull my eyes out, hold my breath and wait until I shake..."

The Cure "Close To Me"
Forrest "Feel The Need In Me"

Brother Beyond "He Ain’t No Competition"
Police "Spirits In The Material World"

Sharpe & Numan "Change Your Mind"
Olivia Newton John "Magic"

Thompson Twins "Sister Of Mercy"
Elvis Costello "Veronica"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Sade "Hang On To Your Love"

Joan Armatrading "Drop The Pilot"
Housemartins "Me And The Farmer"

Gibson Brothers "Mariana"
Nick Heyward "Love All Day"

Pet Shop Boys "Suburbia"
Status Quo "Dear John"

Then Jerico "Sugar Box"
Siouxsie and the Banshees "Arabian Knights"

ACDC "Let’s Get It Up"
Imagination "Body Talk"

Bruce Springsteen "Spare Parts"
Japan "Ghosts"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Run DMC "You Be Illin’"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Billy Ocean "There’ll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)"
PhD "I Won’t Let You Down"
Simply Red "Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye"

All three titles contain things Rick Astley promises not to do in his signature hit.

SHOW #319 - "And even when you're healthy and your colour schemes are delight, down below those dandy clothes you're just a shade too white..."

Adam and the Ants "Kings Of The Wild Frontier"
Atlantic Starr "Secret Lovers"

Monsoon "Ever So Lonely"
Secret Affair "My World"

Rick Astley "Whenever You Need Somebody"
Blondie "War Child"

Jesus and Mary Chain "Some Candy Talking"
Carly Simon "Why"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Yazoo "Happy People"

Human League "Open Your Heart"
Judas Priest "Breaking The Law"

Split Enz "I Got You"
Prince "Partyman"

George Michael "Kissing A Fool"
Odyssey "Inside Out"

Blue Zoo "Cry Boy Cry"
Fuzzbox "Self!"

The Beat "Mirror In The Bathroom"
S Express "Superfly Guy"

Agnetha Faltskog "The Heat Is On"
Simple Minds "This Is Your Land"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Pat Benatar "Let’s Stay Together"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
The Jets "Yes Tonight Josephine"
Diana Ross "Why Do Fools Fall In Love"
Shakin’ Stevens "This Ole House"

All three tracks are covers of number one hits of the 1950s.

SHOW #318 - "Monday down to Friday, you're working on another man's car, or is it in the factory?"

Neneh Cherry "Manchild"
Soft Cell "Barriers"

Sly Fox "Let’s Go All The Way"
Dollar "Videotheque"

The Cult "Lil Devil"
Donna Allen "Joy And Pain"

Black "Sweetest Smile"
Dan Hartman "I Can Dream About You"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Big Country "The Seer"

UB40 "Food For Thought"
Sade "When Am I Gonna Make A Living"

Nick Straker Band "A Walk In The Park"
Bourgeois Tagg "I Don't Mind At All"

Rush "Spirit Of Radio"
Janet Jackson "Nasty"

Madness "One Better Day"
Stevie Nicks "Rooms On Fire"

Iron Maiden "Running Free"
Starlight "Numero Uno"

Heaven 17 "Come Live With Me"
Bananarama "I Want You Back"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
John Farnham "Pressure Down"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Iggy Pop "Real Wild Child"
Paul McCartney "Figure Of Eight"
Midge Ure "If I Was"

All three artists were born with the first name James.

SHOW #317 - “And when blow by blow, the passion dies, sweet little death just have been lies...”

Propaganda "Duel"

Cliff Richard "Wired For Sound" 

Blancmange "Waves"

Aretha Franklin "Who's Zoomin' Who" 

Coldcut featuring Lisa Stansfield "People Hold On"

Bucks Fizz "The Land Of Make Believe"

Tears For Fears "The Way You Are" 

Rosie Vela "Magic Smile"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:

Joe Jackson "Breaking Us In Two"

Depeche Mode "Strangelove"

Ryan Paris "Dolce Vita" 

Jeffrey Osborne "Stay With Me Tonight"

Eurythmics "Miracle Of Love"

Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians "What I Am"

Blue Mercedes "I Want To Be Your Property" 

Duran Duran "Careless Memories" 

Marillion "Lavender"

Bluebells "I'm Falling"

Siouxsie and the Banshees "Candyman"

David Essex "Silver Dream Machine"

China Crisis "Wishful Thinking"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:

Spandau Ballet "Revenge For Love"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:

Kylie Minogue "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi"

Erasure "O L'Amour"

Robbie Nevil "C'est La Vie"

All three tracks are English language songs with French titles.

SHOW #316 - "I'm sure this ain't the way love should be, let's get it right, it's much too good to lose..."

Freeez "IOU"
Big Country "Look Away"

Gap Band "Big Fun"
Supertramp "It's Raining Again"

Cher "I Found Someone"
Dexys Midnight Runners "Dance Stance"

Def Leppard "Love Bites"
George Benson "Love X Love"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Altered Images "Change Of Heart"

Icicle Works "Love Is A Wonderful Colour"
Five Star "Love Take Over"

Four Tops "Indestructible"
Elvis Costello "Everyday I Write The Book"

Michael McDonald "Sweet Freedom"
Stranglers "Nice In Nice"

Limahl "Only For Love"
Wally Jump Jr. and the Criminal Element "Tighten Up (I Just Can't Stop Dancin')"

Guns 'n' Roses "Welcome To The Jungle"
Taylor Dayne "Prove Your Love"

Mica Paris "My One Temptation"
Style Council "A Solid Bond In Your Heart"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Maria McKee "I've Forgotten What It Was In You (That Put The Need In Me)"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Belinda Carlisle "Leave A Light On"
Genesis "Duchess"
Dead Or Alive "Lover Come Back To Me"
All three artists had a Top 40 hit with a song called In Too Deep.

SHOW #315 - "You are man for all seasons, you are man with no reasons, yeah you're the man with no pain..."

Kim Wilde "Chequered Love"
Johnny Hates Jazz "Turn Back The Clock"

Al Jarreau "Mornin'"
Lambrettas "Poison Ivy"

Suzanne Vega "Marlene On The Wall"
Visage "Night Train"

Stephanie Mills "Never Knew Love Like This Before"
Fun Boy Three "The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Toyah "Angel And Me"

Voice Of The Beehive "I Say Nothing"
Cappella "Helyom Halib"

Funk Masters "It's Over"
Police "The Bed's Too Big Without You"

Kid Creole and the Coconuts "Stool Pigeon"
A-Ha "The Blood That Moves The Body"

Debbie Gibson "Only In My Dreams"
Mike and the Mechanics "Silent Running"

Coldcut & Junior Reid "Stop This Crazy Thing"
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Jennifer She Said"

Toto "Rosanna"
Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Nevil "Don't Know Much"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Scritti Politti "First Boy In This Town (Lovesick)"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Spandau Ballet "To Cut A Long Story Short"
Stock, Aitken and Waterman "Roadblock"
Shakin' Stevens "You Drive Me Crazy"

Each song title contains a type of cricket shot.

SHOW #314 - "My pulse is weak, I'm blushing brighter than a valentine..."

Bangles "Walking Down Your Street"
Joy Division "Atmosphere"

Christians "Hooverville (And They Promised Us The World)"
Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway "Back Together Again"

King "Alone Without You"
Rod Stewart "What Am I Gonna Do"

OMD "Genetic Engineering"
Kirsty MacColl "Days"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
George Harrison "Teardrops"

Blondie "Rapture"
Roman Holliday "Motor Mania"

Taffy "I Love My Radio"
Simple Minds "Up On The Catwalk"

Pretenders "Talk Of The Town"
Bronski Beat "C'mon C'mon"

Queen "Scandal"
Mary Jane Girls "All Night Long"

Madonna "Lucky Star"
Mr Mister "Kyrie"

Oran 'Juice' Jones "The Rain"
Tracey Ullman "My Guy"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Erasure "Who Needs Love Like That"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Levert "Casanova"
BA Robertson "To Be Or Not To Be"
Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It For The Boy"
All three tracks refer to Romeo in the lyrics.

SHOW #313 - "Silly little sniggers from the women liberators but I'll stand and hold my post..."

Madness "Uncle Sam"
Nolans "Don't Make Waves"

Adventures "Broken Land"
Diana Ross "My Old Piano"

Orange Juice "Rip It Up"
Billy Joel "All For Leyna"

Ten City "That's The Way Love Is"
Jesus and Mary Chain "April Skies"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Vapors "Waiting For The Weekend"

Status Quo "What You're Proposing"
Sharon Redd "Love How You Feel"

Echo and the Bunnymen "The Cutter"
Pebbles "Girlfriend"

Then Jerico "The Motive (Living Without You)"
Mantronix "Bassline"

Ultravox "All Fall Down"
Joan Armatrading "Me Myself I"

Gary Moore "Empty Rooms"
Wang Chung "Dance Hall Days"

Mighty Wah! "Come Back"
Yazz "Fine Time"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Heart "Wait For An Answer"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Carmel "Bad Day"
Motley Crue "Smokin' In The Boys Room"
Genesis "That's All"
All three artists had a Top 40 hit with a song whose title repeated the same word three times.

SHOW #312 - "And the future is certain, give us time to work it out..."

Talking Heads "Road To Nowhere"
Daryl Hall and John Oates "Maneater"

Madonna "Holiday"
Def Leppard "Animal"

Gladys Knight "Licence To Kill"
Spandau Ballet "Through The Barricades"

U2 "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
UB40 "My Way Of Thinking"

SIXTY SIX:
The Questions "Tear Soup"

Teardrop Explodes "Reward"
Wee Papa Girl Rappers "Wee Rule"

Snowy White "Bird Of Paradise"
Liza Minnelli "Losing My Mind"

Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"
Teena Marie "Behind The Groove"

Cherrelle and Alexander O'Neal "Saturday Love"
Kim Wilde and Junior "Another Step"

Depeche Mode "Everything Counts"
Gary Numan "She's Got Claws"

Bomb The Bass "Don't Make Me Wait"
Human League "Being Boiled"

SIXTY SIX:
Dali's Car "The Judgement Is The Mirror"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
The Selecter "Three Minute Hero"
Prince "Sign O'The Times"
Grover Washington Jr. "Just The Two Of Us"
Three times two ... equals six. 

This edition featured songs that peaked at number six in the charts, plus two that peaked at 66, to commemorate the show's sixth birthday.

SHOW #311 - "And you know I'm so wired up, don't need no coffee in my cup..."

Dexys Midnight Runners "Jackie Wilson Said"
Showaddywaddy "Who Put The Bomp (In The Bomp-A-Bomp-A-Bomp)"

New Order "Confusion"
Maria Vidal "Body Rock"

Haircut 100 "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)"
Heart "What About Love"

Chris Rea "On The Beach"
Donna Summer "Love's About To Change My Heart"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Psychedelic Furs "Heartbeat"

Housemartins "Think For A Minute"
Blancmange "That's Love, That It Is"

Bucks Fizz "When We Were Young"
Morrissey "The Last Of The Famous International Playboys"

Abba "Lay All Your Love On Me"
The Jam "Precious"

Cock Robin "The Promise You Made"
Narada Michael Walden "I Shoulda Loved Ya"

Olivia Newton John and ELO "Xanadu"
Chords "Maybe Tomorrow"

Wendy and Lisa "Satisfaction"
Classix Nouveaux "Is It A Dream"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Poison "Fallen Angel"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Proclaimers "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"
Thompson Twins "Doctor Doctor"
Culture Club "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"
All three tracks refer to "a thousand ... " 'somethings' in the lyrics.

SHOW #310 - "Let me cover you with velvet kisses, I'll create a look that's made for you..."

Madonna "Dress You Up"
Cliff Richard "Some People"

Sinead O'Connor "Mandinka"
Dire Straits "Your Latest Trick"

Communards "You Are My World"
Scarlet Fantastic "No Memory"

Human League "Life On Your Own"
Jan Hammer "Crockett's Theme"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
New Musik "On Islands"

Martika "I Feel The Earth Move"
Elton John "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That"

Erasure "Drama!"
David Lee Roth "Just Like Paradise"

Fiction Factory "(Feels Like) Heaven"
George Harrison "When We Was Fab"

Pat Benatar "All Fired Up"
Pet Shop Boys "Love Comes Quickly"

Freddie Mercury "I Was Born To Love You"
XTC "Generals And Majors"

Westworld "Sonic Boom Boy"
Prince "Girls And Boys"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Stone Roses "(Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Bros "Too Much"
Genesis "Mama"
Sam Brown "Stop"
All three titles are also the names of singles by the Spice Girls.

SHOW #309 - "The devil will find work for idle hands to do, I stole and then I lied just because you asked me to..."

The Smiths "What Difference Does It Make"
Phil Collins "I Missed Again"

Tracie "The House That Jack Built"
Hothouse Flowers "Don't Go"

Sade "The Sweetest Taboo"
Belouis Some "Some People"

Hot Chocolate "No Doubt About It"
Stranglers "Strange Little Girl"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Tenpole Tudor "Three Bells In A Row"

Evelyn Champagne King "Love Come Down"
Haysi Fantayzee "John Wayne Is Big Leggy"

Bad Manners "Special Brew"
Level 42 "Something About You"

Randy Crawford "You Might Need Somebody"
Echo and the Bunnymen "The Back Of Love"

Ultravox "Hymn"
Jermaine Jackson "Let's Get Serious"

Korgis "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime"
Haircut 100 "Nobody's Fool"

Debbie Gibson "Electric Youth"
Eurythmics "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Katrina and the Waves "Is That It?"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Malcolm McLaren "Madam Butterfly"
Tina Turner "Typical Male"
Joe Jackson "Steppin' Out"
All three artists have the same letter starting their first and second names.

SHOW #308 - "Call it synchronicity, call it déjà-vu, I just put my faith in destiny, it's the way that I choose..."

Marillion "Incommunicado"
Madonna "True Blue"

Five Star "Can't Wait Another Minute"
Japan "Quiet Life"

Kid Creole and the Coconuts "Annie I'm Not Your Daddy"
Billy Joel "The Longest Time"

Deacon Blue "When Will You Make My Telephone Ring"
Slade "Run Runaway"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Dead Or Alive "I'd Do Anything"

Beautiful South "I'll Sail This Ship Alone"
Visage "The Damned Don't Cry"

Bananarama "Shy Boy"
The Kinks "Come Dancing"

Duran Duran "Skin Trade"
Gladys Knight and the Pips "Bourgie Bourgie"

The Police "Invisible Sun"
Cyndi Lauper "I Drove All Night"

Terence Trent D'Arby "Dance Little Sister"
ABC "Be Near Me"

Jesus and Mary Chain "Darklands"
Janet Jackson "Rhythm Nation"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Everything But The Girl "When All's Well"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Rupert Holmes "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Prince featuring Sheena Easton "The Arms Of Orion"
Pogues "Fiesta"
All three song titles contain the name of a vehicle made by Ford.

SHOW #307 - "Out in clubland having fun, and now I'm hiding from the sun..."

Soft Cell "Bedsitter"
UB40 "Rat In Mi Kitchen"

Change "Searching"
Tom Petty "I Won't Back Down"

Squeeze "Another Nail In My Heart"
Womack and Womack "Celebrate The World"

The Look "I Am The Beat"
Bangles "If She Knew What She Wants"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
The Cure "Other Voices"

Anita Baker "Sweet Love"
Ultravox "Love's Great Adventure"

Huey Lewis and the News "If This Is It"
Kylie Minogue "Never Too Late"

ACDC "You Shook Me All Night Long"
Toyah "I Want To Be Free"

Bucks Fizz "New Beginning (Mamba Seyra)"
Godley & Creme "Cry"

Colonel Abrams "Trapped"
New Musik "Sanctuary"

D-Mob featuring Cathy Dennis "C'mon And Get My Love"
Amii Stewart "Friends"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Bee Gees "One"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Christians "Forgotten Town"
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions "Forest Fire"
Undertones "Wednesday Week"
All three song titles include the suffix of an English football team.

SHOW #306 - "Leaves pour down, splash autumn on gardens, as colder nights harden..."

Lightning Seeds "Pure"
Art Of Noise featuring Tom Jones "Kiss"

Motley Crue "Girls Girls Girls"
Kim Wilde "Cambodia"

James Ingram and Michael McDonald "Yah Mo B There"
Bananarama "I Heard A Rumour"

Shakin' Stevens "Hot Dog"
Billy Idol "Sweet Sixteen"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Bonnie Tyler "Have You Ever Seen The Rain"

Kon Kan "I Beg Your Pardon"
Depeche Mode "Get The Balance Right"

Nik Kershaw "Human Racing"
Bodysnatchers "Let's Do Rock Steady"

Steve Arrington "Feel So Real"
Rainmakers "Let My People Go-Go"

Rod Stewart "Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)"
Madness "Cardiac Arrest"

Prefab Sprout "When Love Breaks Down"
Madonna "The Look Of Love"

Eurythmics "Sex Crime (Nineteen Eighty Four)"
Hue & Cry "Violently"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Nick Kamen "Nobody Else"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Queen "Another One Bites The Dust"
Morrissey "Ouija Board, Ouija Board"
Dusty Springfield "Nothing Has Been Proved"
All three tracks mention a person called Stephen, or alternative thereof.

SHOW #305 - "You're just another face that I know from the TV show, I have known you for so very long..."

Genesis "Turn It On Again"
Whispers "And The Beat Goes On"

Siouxsie and the Banshees "This Wheel's On Fire"
A-Ha "Train Of Thought"

D-Mob "It Is Time To Get Funky"
Human League "Keep Feeling Fascination"

The Cure "A Forest"
Whitney Houston "So Emotional"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Prince and the Revolution "Mountains"

Spandau Ballet "Lifeline"
Nu Shooz "I Can't Wait"

Pat Benatar "We Belong"
John Foxx "Underpass"

Simple Minds "Waterfront"
Alison Moyet "All Cried Out"

OMD "Forever Live And Die"
Janet Jackson "Miss You Much"

Jefferson Starship "Jane"
Stan Ridgway "Camouflage"

Abba "The Day Before You Came"
PiL "Rise"

JOURNEYS TO GLORY:
Primitives "Ocean Blue"

LAST ORDERS SEQUENCE:
Adam and the Ants "Stand And Deliver"
Talk Talk "It's My Life"
REO Speedwagon "Keep On Lovin' You"
All three tracks feature animal noises.