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Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, Dr Hilary Jones, Gok Wan.

Steve and the team chat to stars of Top Gear Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond, Dr Hilary Jones is in for the winter surgery plus special panto guest Gok Wan. Then there's the Factoids, the Non-Stop Oldies and the latest lifestyle and entertainment news.

3 hours, 5 minutes

Music Played

  • Wham!

    Last Christmas

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Quarterflash

    Harden My Heart

    • Billboard Top Hits: 1982 (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.
  • Gotye

    Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Joan Armatrading

    Down To Zero

    • The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading.
    • A&M.
  • Andy Burrows

    Light The Night

    • (CD Single).
    • Play It Again Sam UK.
    • 1.
  • Pharrell Williams

    Happy

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Kim Wilde

    Hey Mister Snowman

    • Wilde Winter Snowman.
    • Wildeflower Records.
    • 001.
  • Odyssey

    Inside Out

    • Happy Together.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 008.
  • Lily Allen

    Somewhere Only We Know

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Little Richard

    The Girl Can't Help It

  • Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans

    Here Comes Santa Claus

    • A Christmas Gift For You (Phil Spect.
    • Phil Spector Int.
  • Avicii

    Hey Brother

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
  • Non-Stop Oldies

    • The Osmonds

      Love Me For A Reason

      • The Very Best Of The Osmonds.
      • Polydor.
  • The Beatles

    Hey Jude

  • Andy Gibb

    (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away

    • (CD Single).
    • Old Gold.
  • Billy Ocean

    Suddenly

    • Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F.
    • Jive.
    • 9.
  • Fleetwood Mac

    Albatross

  • Robbie Williams

    Angels

    • The Best 90's Album In The World...Ev.
    • Virgin.
  • Slade

    Merry Xmas Everybody

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
  • Michael Bublé

    You Make Me Feel So Young

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 001.
  • David Bowie & Bing Crosby

    Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy

    • I Believe.
    • Telstar.
  • Empire of the Sun

    We Are The People

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Mike Oldfield

    In Dulci Jubilo

    • The Best Christmas Album In The World.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Men at Work

    Down Under

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    She's Gone

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Chris Farlowe

    Out Of Time

    • 99p Guarantees You 73 Minutes 22 Seconds Of Great Music!!! (Various Artists).
    • See For Miles.
    • 2.
  • Beth Nielsen Chapman

    Simple Things

    • (CD Single).
    • BNC Records.
    • 001.
  • The Whispers

    And The Beat Goes On

    • Time For Love (Various Artists).
    • Truetrax.
  • Doris Day

    Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

    • This Is Christmas (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Arlissa

    Into The Light

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 001.
  • London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Troika

    • That's Christmas (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Nell Bryden

    All You Had

    • (CD Single).
    • 157 Records.
    • 1.
  • Gary Barlow

    Face To Face (feat. Elton John)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.
  • Maroon 5

    Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera)

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 1.

Top 5 Whistling Songs and Tunes with Talkie Bits

Robbie William’s single ‘Go Gentle’ remindedÌýus how muchÌýwe love a song that’s got whistling on it, here's our Top 5 of them.ÌýWe also love a talkie bit on a record, so there’s a Top 5 of them too.

Ìý

Top 5 Whistling Songs
Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding
Young Folks – Peter, Bjorn and John
I Was Kaiser Bill’s Batman – Whistling Jack Smith
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Go Gentle – Robbie Williams

Ìý

Top 5 Talkie Bit Songs
I’ve Never Been To Me – Charlene
The Look Of Love – ABC
Let’s Clean Up The Ghetto – The Philadelphia All-Stars
Walking In The Rain (With The One I Love) – Love Unlimited
Once In A Lifetime – Talking Heads

Broadcast

  • Wed 18 Dec 2013 14:00

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