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23/07/2026

Simone chats to author Marcia Hutchinson. She also finds out about the Kings and Queens Showcase taking place this weekend in the run up to the Manchester Caribbean Carnival.

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Music Played

  • Billy Ocean

    Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)

    • The Very Best Of Billy Ocean.
    • Sony Music UK.
    • 01.

  • No Doubt

    Don't Speak

    • Don't Speak (single).
    • TRAUMA.
    • 05.

  • Elton John

    I'm Still Standing

    • Diamonds (Remastered).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 05.

  • STELLA LEFTY

    Boston

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Air Supply

    All Out Of Love

    • Now Yearbook 1980.
    • Now! Music.
    • 09.

  • Blondie

    Hanging On The Telephone

    • Blondie - Greatest Hits.
    • Chrysalis/EMI Records.
    • 01.

  • Snow Patrol & Kylie Minogue

    These Alarms

    • BMG.

  • Mike Oldfield

    Moonlight Shadow

    • Best Of Mike Oldfield.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 01.

  • Erasure

    A Little Respect

    • Now That's What I Call Music 1988.
    • NOW.
    • 01.

  • Billy Joel

    My Life

    • Billy Joel's Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia/Legacy.
    • 01.

  • Olivia Dean

    Man I Need

    • Capitol.

  • Go West

    We Close Our Eyes

    • Aces & Kings: The Best Of Go West.
    • Chrysalis Records.
    • 01.

  • Kelly Clarkson

    Because of You

    • Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You.
    • RCA.
    • 01.

  • The Police

    Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.
    • 01.

  • Sienna Spiro

    Material Lover

    • Polydor.

  • The Bellamy Brothers

    Let Your Love Flow

    • Now That's What I Call Country.
    • Now! Music.
    • 15.

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • Time After Time - The Best Of Cyndi Lauper.
    • Columbia.
    • 01.

  • George Ezra

    Shotgun

    • Staying At Tamara's.
    • SONY.
    • 01.

  • Carly Simon

    You're So Vain

    • You're So Vain (2023 Remaster).
    • Rhino/Elektra.
    • 08.

  • Duran Duran

    Ordinary World

    • Ordinary World (cd Single).
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 03.

  • The Rolling Stones

    In The Stars

    • Polydor.

  • Kelly Marie

    Feels Like I'm In Love

    • Now Yearbook 1980.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Benson Boone

    The Time of My Life

    • Night Street Records.

  • U2

    Pride (In The Name Of Love)

    • U218 Singles.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 05.

  • ABC

    The Look Of Love

    • Absolutely ABC.
    • EMI.
    • 05.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Nowhere To Run

    • Motown - The Hits Collection.
    • HITSVILLE.
    • 01.

  • Alex Warren

    FEVER DREAM

    • ATLANTIC RECORDS.

  • Kate Bush

    Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

    • Stranger Things - Soundtrack from the Netflix Series.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 05.

  • New Radicals

    You Get What You Give

    • Reloaded.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 01.

  • Chaka Khan & Snoop Dogg

    Boogie's In My Soul

    • BMG.

  • John Paul Young

    Love Is In The Air

    • Now That's What I Call a 60s & 70s Summer.
    • Now! Music.
    • 14.

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  • Thursday 14:00
    BBC Radio Manchester