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with guests Bernie Nolan and Barry Norman

Famous singing sibling and star of the musical 'Chicago', Bernie Nolan drops in to see Graham, who later chats to a film critic who literally knows his onions - Barry Norman.

"She was in the mood for chatting/just yakking"...Nolan sister, actor and all round good egg Bernie Nolan popped in to see Graham this week, and spoke about starring as 'Chicago's' Mama Norton, her family's fortunes and hanging out with Frank Sinatra.

After 12pm, a film critic who really knows his onions - pickled onions to be precise - came in for a catch up. Barry Norman discussed his 100 Greatest Films, revealed why he didn't have any friends in the film industry, and told us 'The Artist' is the only truly decent film in the running for an Oscar.

This week's Grill Graham saw Graham and Maria try to help out a listener whose birthday was always forgotten (is she perhaps a female version of Bruce Willis in 'The Sixth Sense'?) and a friend who no longer wants to eat at her friend's naff caff.

Russell in Cleethorpes was the man responsible for this week's aural atrocity in 'I Can't Believe It's Not Better'. Remember Kelly Marie's 1980 hit 'Feels Like I'm In Love'? Well, Russell didn't opt for that, but for the singer's 1981 follow-up, which was called 'Hot Love'. Tough love more like...

Julia Box in Brighton chose the latest 'Tune With A Tale', which is a real favourite song of Graham's as it happens - ABBA's 'The Day Before You Came'.

And with his proposed journey to Manchester in jeopardy because of the weather, Graham rallied his listeners for 'Snow-watch'. It was like watching rain fall, except on the radio. Actually, it was a lot better than we're painting it here.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Last on

Sat 4 Feb 2012 10:00

Music Played

  • Bananarama

    Robert De Niro's Waiting

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • The Musgraves

    Last Of Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Redhouse.
    • 1.
  • The Kinks

    Tired Of Waiting For You

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 6.
  • 'I Can't Believe It's Not Better' as chosen by Russell Martin in Cleethorpes

    • Kelly Marie

      Hot Love

      • Time For Love (Various Artists).
      • Truetrax.
  • Lady A

    Dancin' Away With My Heart

    • Own The Night.
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.
  • Madonna

    Give Me All Your Luvin'

    • Universal.
  • The Feeling

    Never Be Lonely

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • The Police

    Message In A Bottle

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.
  • MC Hammer

    U Can't Touch This

    • Fast Forward (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Pet Shop Boys

    I Didn't Get Where I Am Today

    • Format.
    • Parlophone.
    • 8.
  • Billy Idol

    Eyes Without A Face

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Erasure

    Fill Us With Fire (Radio Mix)

    • CD Single.
    • MUTE RECORDS.
    • 1.
  • The Nolans

    I'm In The Mood For Dancing

    • Chegger's Choice (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.
    • 1.
  • Smoove & Turrell

    Slow Down

    • JALAPENO RECORDS.
  • Bernie Nolan's song choice

    • Stephen Bishop

      It Might Be You (Theme From "Tootsie")

      • Best Of Bish.
      • Rhino.
      • 8.
  • Robert Palmer

    Every Kinda People

    • The Very Best Of Robert Palmer.
    • EMI.
  • SinΓ©ad O’Connor

    The Wolf Is Getting Married

    • CD Single.
    • Indian.
    • 1.
  • Julia Box in Brighton's 'Tune With A Tale'

    • ABBA

      The Day Before You Came

      • Abba - Love Stories.
      • Polydor.
  • Rebecca Ferguson

    Too Good To Lose

    • Heaven.
    • Sony Music.
    • 1.
  • The Drifters

    Saturday Night At The Movies

    • Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters.
    • Global Television.
  • Tom Tyler

    Shooting Star

    • Promo Single.
    • Constant Records.
    • 1.
  • Barry Norman's song choice

    • The Beatles

      When I'm Sixty-Four

      • Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
      • Apple.
      • 9.

Broadcast

  • Sat 4 Feb 2012 10:00