I agree, Bates and Blackburn were my two favourites as well.  I loved that jingle countdown it only lasted a couple of weeks

Colin Vearncombe, the vocalist behind Black, drops in to chat to Tom Robinson on his Radio 2 show in 1999.  He chats about what he's been up to since his last album and plays a couple of songs from his first album and his forthcoming album 'The Accused'.

Broadcast date: Saturday 4th September 1999

Tom Robinson Chats To Colin Vearncombe [R2, 04-09-1999]

This acoustic set was lifted from Tom Robinson Show when he dropped in and chatted with Colin Vearncombe aka Black.

The Way She Was Before (Tom Robinson Session, 04-09-1999)

Colin Vearncombe - The Way She Was Before (Tom Robinson Session, BBC Radio 2, 04-09-1999)

This acoustic set was lifted from Tom Robinson Show when he dropped in and chatted as Colin Vearncombe.

Wonderful Life (Tom Robinson Session, 04-09-1999)

Colin Vearncombe - Wonderful Life [Tom Robinson Session, BBC Radio 2, 04-09-1999]

Tonight's guest is legendary record Producer Trevor Horn on Sara Cox's Sounds Of The 80s show on Radio 2.

Broadcast date: Saturday 19th July 2014

Trevor Horn, Legendary 80s Producer, Joins Sara Cox

This unique version is the UK single version and has yet to appear on CD or any various artists compilations.  See link to see the 7 inch being played.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z08lXkcEUVg

The Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra (UK Single Version) (3.35) [1982]

Warren Brown as Jack Quinn
Shelley Conn (Terra Nova) as Jessica Jones
Andrew-Lee Potts (Primeval) as Thomas "TomTom" Tomkins
Elliot Knight as Charlie O'Brien
Gina McKee as Helen Barlow

Samual Sims - By Any Means [2013]

An orchestral theme written by Phase Music lends a time honoured feel to this series which shows how to scrimp and save in these straitened times.

Superscrimpers Theme

The theme to the Primeval spin off composed by Andrew Lockington

Primeval New World Theme [2013]

Can't Touch Us Now

Mr. Apples

Sugar and Spice

Sugar and Spice (Radio Edit)

To keep on the right side of copyright law there are no songs in full contained in the show.

Considered to be one of the best ever top 40 DJs (as well as Tony Blackburn), he hosted between January 1984 to September 1984 until Richard Skinner took over. Armed with the radical new jingle countdown he audaciously used them to full effect.

Top 40 With Simon Bates [29 - 01 - 1984]

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