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Traversing the Noon – Saturday from 11 to 1pm

23rd March All the usual features in the first hour including Hall of Shame, local sport and weather updates, fake showbiz news and true confessions. The second hour will feature songs that peaked at #3 in the UK Charts in 1973 plus a quick look at some of the event...

It’s All In The Name every Friday 7 – 8 pm

22nd March - It's All In The Name of Transport. Every song will have a mode of transport in the title. There's some obvious choices tonight but some big surprises too - hang on to your hats, we might be in for a bumpy ride.

SOS – Sylvia On Saturday 1 – 3pm

16th March - Your requests, a three song link and a featured country artist. Find out when the £1 note ceased to be legal tender, when driving tests were introduced in Britain, what Islanders in the Hebrides were hiding from government officials and who was making...

Traversing the Noon 11 – 1 pm

16th March - In the first hour the usual features including sports updates, true confessions and fake showbiz news to name but a few. The second hour, 3 is the magic number - a selection of songs which peaked at #3 in the UK charts in 1985. Plus a quick look at some...

It’s All In The Name – Friday 15th March 7 – 8pm

Part 2 of songs with animals in the title. Will we get through the hour without repeating an animal? I think so. What songs can you think of with animals in the title? From a bat and butterfly to a walrus and a weasel with plenty in between, join me Friday at 7 pm for...

SOS – Sylvia On Saturday 1 – 3pm

9th March - Your requests plus a link in the first hour, three songs, what links them? Find out when the divide between Eastern and Western Europe was first called the 'iron curtain' and what the big beach find was in 2018. A country break in the second hour featuring...

SOS – Sylvia On Saturday 1 – 3pm every week

2nd March - Can you spot the three song link in the first hour? There's a country break after 2, three songs from one country artist. Two hours of your requests and snippets of information including the size of the largest prehistoric penguin ever discovered and the...

Traversing The Noon 11 – 1pm Saturday

2nd March - In the first hour I'll give you an update on the sports fixtures and the weather, there'll be a countdown of the Most Requested Artist Chart, True Confessions, Fake Showbiz News and the Hall of Shame. Once we have traversed the noon at 12 I'll be playing a...

It’s All In The Name – 7 – 8pm Friday

1st March - This week the theme is flowers. From Buttercups and Daisies to Lavender and Lilac with a splattering of Edelweiss and Forget-me-nots. A surprise from Helen Shapiro and a St Patrick's Day nod from Tommy James. Do you know what country has the Tulip as it's...

SOS – Sylvia On Saturday 1 – 3pm each week

24th Feb - YOUR requests plus find out what married couple Bill and Laurel were doing for 36 years until they retired and how Peter Hicks deterred traffic wardens from putting a ticket on his car. Can you get the 3 song link in the first hour? Country break featuring...

Traversing the Noon 11 – 1pm Saturday

24 Feb – the first hour will cover the usual weather, sports fixtures, the most requested artist chart countdown, the hall of shame, some fake showbiz news and some true confessions. After the news we’ll be squeezing in the 14 songs that peaked at number 3 in 1987...

It’s All In The Name 7 – 8pm

23rd Feb Join Sylvia for the 3rd and final part of It's All In The Name of Body Parts - all song titles contain the name of part of the body. From Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head to Fall At Your Feet by Crowded House and plenty in between including eyes, lips, ear,...

SOS – Sylvia On Saturday 1 – 3 pm

17th Feb - Your requests, some 'old news now' including who made UK Chart history by selling 6 million copies of an individual album, how 100 people made history in 1994, a three song link in the first hour and a country break featuring Waylon Jennings after 2pm. And...

It’s All In The Name 7 – 8 pm Friday

16th Feb - Part 2 of Body Parts - every song title in this hour will contain the name of a body part. From 1953 to 2006. From Ottawan to the O'Jays, from John Denver to Johnny Tilotson and England's official 2006 world cup song. And with a rendition from Sweet,...

Traversing the Noon – Saturday 11 – 1pm

24 Feb - the first hour will cover the usual weather, sports fixtures, the most requested artist chart countdown, the hall of shame, some fake showbiz news and some true confessions. After the news we'll be squeezing in the 14 songs that peaked at number 3 in 1987...

It’s All In The Name – Every Friday 7 – 8pm

9th Feb - Our body in music. Every song will have a body part in the title. With music from 5 decades starting with 1953 and ending in 2008, there's something for everyone. Tickling your memory with some great oldies and maybe introducing you to something new.

Traversing The Noon 11 – 1 pm

24 Feb – the first hour will cover the usual weather, sports fixtures, the most requested artist chart countdown, the hall of shame, some fake showbiz news and some true confessions. After the news we’ll be squeezing in the 14 songs that peaked at number 3 in 1987...

Traversing the Noon 11 – 1pm Saturday

3rd Feb In the first hour we'll look at the weather, sports fixtures and our Most Requested Artist Chart. There'll be a song from the infamous Hall of Shame, some true confessions and fake showbiz news. After we have traversed the noon I'll be playing a selection of...

It’s All In The Name 7 – 8 pm Friday

Feb 2nd - Revisiting songs with a male name in the title. Look out for the tributes to famous people, there's even one about Michael Caine - not a lot of people know that! We'll include songs from 1957 up to 2009 and you may be surprised to find that there is another...

It’s All In the Name – 7 – 8 pm Friday The 50s Movement part 2

26 Jan - Another hour of great songs from the 50s, every one of them has something to do with movement in their name. You can hear Fats Domino and Doris Day, Johnnie Ray and Ritchie Valens plus a whole lot more to transport you back in time, or introduce you to an era...

It’s All In The Name – 60s movement part 5

19th Jan An hour of music from the swinging sixties, all of which have something to do with movement in their name. From Clodagh Rodgers to the Rolling Stones, from the Tremeloes to the Temperance Seven plus many more of your old favourites, or some you may not have...

SOS – Sylvia On Saturday 1 – 3pm

13th Jan 2024 Join me for 2 hours of great music chosen by you and find out when the first transatlantic telephone call took place and how much it cost, and why some churches changed the time of their Sunday evening service for six month in 1967. Spot the link in the...

Traversing The Noon – 11 – 1pm Saturday

13th Jan 2024 All the usual features including Most Requested Artists Chart countdown, weather, sport, true confessions, fake showbiz news and the resurrection of the Hall of Shame. In the second hour there will be a selection of songs which peaked at number 3 in the...

It’s All In The Name – The 50s Movement

12th Jan 2024 An hour of music from the 50s with something to do with movement in the name of the song. From Frank Sinatra to Kathy Starr, from Dean Martin to Guy Mitchell plus many, many more, including Paul Anka and Buddy Holly. Rekindle your memories with me on...