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with Simon Cowell, The Script and director Stephen Frears

Steve and Tim chat to music mogul Simon Cowell, director Stephen Frears and Irish pop act The Script. The team also bring you three hours of brain-busting Factoids, as well as the latest lifestyle and showbiz news, some finely crafted Talkie bits, all topped off with tonnes of toe-tapping tunes.

3 hours, 5 minutes

Music Played

  • The Monkees

    A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You

    • The Definitive Monkees.
    • Warner Strategic Market.
    • 15.
  • The Brothers Johnson

    Strawberry Letter 23

    • Eighties Soul Weekender 2 (Various).
    • Pump.
  • Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

    Islands In The Stream

    • The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Paloma Faith

    New York

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • Mike + the Mechanics

    Over My Shoulder

    • Mike & The Mechanics Hits.
    • Virgin.
  • Brandon Flowers

    Crossfire

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • Maria Mena

    Just Hold Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
    • 1.
  • The Doobie Brothers

    Listen To The Music

    • The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Nell Bryden - Goodbye

  • The Byrds

    Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season)

    • Turn! Turn! Turn!.
    • Columbia.
  • Michael McDonald

    Sweet Freedom

    • Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom.
    • Warner Bros.
  • ABBA

    Knowing Me, Knowing You

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 002.
  • Barry Manilow

    Can't Smile Without You聽

    • Manilow Greatest Hits - Platinum Coll.
    • Arista.
  • Take That

    Pray

    • Take That - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.
  • Wings

    Mull Of Kintyre

    • The 7" Singles Box.
    • MPL.
  • Bee Gees

    Night Fever

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • Cher

    Believe

    • Love Songs - 39 All Time Love Classic.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Johnny Tillotson

    Poetry In Motion

    • 60's Number Ones Vol 1.
    • Old Gold.
  • Michael Bubl茅

    Hollywood

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
    • 1.
  • Phil Collins

    (Love is Like a) Heatwave

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

    Thunder In My Heart Again (feat. Leo Sayer)

    • (CD Single).
    • Free2air.
  • Rox

    Rocksteady

    • (CD Single).
  • Imelda May

    Mayhem

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Steve Arrington

    Feel So Real

    • The Greatest 80's Soul W/Ender (Va).
    • Warner Strategic Market.
  • Owl City

    Fireflies

    • (CD Single).
    • Island Records.
    • 1.
  • The Script

    Nothing

    • Science & Faith.
  • The Script

    For The First Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
    • 1.
  • The Supremes

    Where Did Our Love Go

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Sam Cooke

    Twistin' the Night Away

    • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
    • RCA.
  • Harper Simon

    Berkeley Girl

    • New York.
    • Tulsi Records.
    • 10.
  • Alexandra Burke

    Start Without You

    • Start Without You (single).
    • SYCO Music.
    • 1.
  • Kings of Leon

    Radioactive

    • Come Around Sundown.
    • Columbia.
    • 2.
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    If You Want It

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

Broadcast

  • Fri 10 Sep 2010 14:00

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