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With Ron Howard and Barry from Watford

Steve and Tim Smith chat with film director Ron Howard and elderly lifestyle guru Barry from Watford. Plus the Oldies, a stash of brain-busting Factoids and the showbiz news.

Steve and Tim Smith chat with film director and former Happy Days star Ron Howard, plus there's the usual helpful advice courtesy of elderly lifestyle guru Barry from Watford.

There's also brain-busting Factoids, the latest lifestyle and showbiz news, some finely crafted Talkie bits and tonnes of toe-tapping tunes for the final working day of the week.

3 hours, 5 minutes

Music Played

  • John Lennon

    Whatever GetsYou Through The Night

  • The Doobie Brothers

    Long Train Runnin'

    • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Matisyahu

    One Day

    • (CD Single).
    • 100%.
    • 1.
  • Oasis

    Wonderwall

  • Jermaine Jackson

    Let's Get Serious

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Yellow Wire

    Last Breath

    • (CD Single).
    • id Records.
    • 1.
  • Elton John & Leon Russell - When Love Is Dying

  • Pratt & McClain

    Happy Days

    • Television's Greatest Hits Volume 3 70s & 80s.
    • Silva Screen Records Ltd.
  • Bruce Springsteen

    Ain't Good Enough For You

    • The Promise.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • The Coasters

    Poison Ivy

    • Dreamboats And Petticoats Four (Various Artists).
    • Universal.
    • 25.
  • James Blunt

    So Far Gone

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Europe

    The Final Countdown

    • The Very Best Of Power Ballads (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • David Bowie

    Life On Mars?

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Survivor

    Eye Of The Tiger

    • The No.1 Movies Album (Various Artist.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Roy Orbison

    I Drove All Night

    • Now That's What I Call Music Vol.22.
    • Now.
  • Ultravox

    Vienna

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
    • 3.
  • U2

    I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

    • Rock The Planet (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Thin Lizzy

    The Boys Are Back In Town

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.
    • 10.
  • Tim McGraw

    Me And Tennessee (feat. Gwyneth Paltrow)

    • Country Strong O.S.T..
    • Curb.
    • 1.
  • Pearl and the Puppets

    Because I Do

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • The Monkees

    Daydream Believer

    • The Definitive Monkees.
    • Warner Strategic Marketing.
    • 5.
  • Chris Montez

    Let's Dance

    • And The Beat Goes On Vol 3 (Various).
    • Debutante.
  • Herb Alpert

    This Guy's In Love With You

    • The Best Of The Brass.
    • A&M.
  • Marvin Gaye

    Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

    • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Motown.
  • Jamiroquai

    Lifeline

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Star

    • 18 Soul Classics (Various Artists).
    • Pickwick.
    • 6.
  • JLS

    Eyes Wide Shut (feat. Tinie Tempah)

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • Anita Baker

    Caught Up In The Rapture

    • Anita Baker - Rapture.
    • Elektra.
  • Teddy Thompson

    Looking for a Girl

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Foreigner

    Cold As Ice

    • 40.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 3.
  • Deniece Williams

    Let's Hear It For The Boy

    • History Of Dance Music Vol.2 (Variou.
    • Connoisseur Collection.
  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Fri 21 Jan 2011 14:00

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