Listen again to today’s show here: Alison Moyet celebrates her birthday this week. She said that being made an MBE read more

NEWS THIS WEEK IN 1985 – Jennifer Rush entered the top 75 in June with the power ballad “The Power read more

Listen again here: PLAYLIST Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start the Fire Simple Minds – Sanctify Yourself Elton John – read more

Its the last show of the month so I play DOUBLES! Two songs from each 80’s artist back to back. read more

PLAYLIST Mel & Kim – Showing Out T’Pau – Heart and Soul Liquid Gold – Substitute Jermaine Stewart – We read more

Listen again here: PLAYLIST The Eurythmics – Who’s That Girl Duran Duran – Rio Bryan Adams – One Night Love read more

News this week in 1984 Lionel Richie’s hit “Hello” becomes Motown’s first ever UK million-selling single. Remember the video in read more

It’s already the last show of the month, so I played DOUBLES – two songs from each artist back to read more

This Week in.. 1985 – Madonna begins her very first tour, The Virgin Tour (named after her Like a Virgin read more

Listen again to today’s show here:       PLAYLIST Sheila E – The Belle of St Mark Tears For read more

This week in 1980 – 1st April! There have been some very famous April Fools pranks. In 1980, the BBC read more

It’s the last show of the month so I play DOUBLES – two songs from each 80’s artist back-to-back. Listen read more

PLAYLIST The Style Council – You’re The Best Thing Wham! – Everything She Wants A-Ha – The Sun Always Shines read more

Listen again to this week’s show here: This week was the turn of the 80’s solo men PLAYLIST Lionel Richie read more

This week I played 80’s tunes from Solo Women – next week is the turn of the solo men!! Listen read more

Listen again to the Loved Up GR80’s here: PLAYLIST Whitney Houston – Love Will Save The Day The Eurythmics – read more

Rick Astley turned 55 this week! PLAYLIST The Average White Band – Lets Go Round Again Darryl Hall & John read more

On the last show of the month I play doubles!  Two songs from each artist back-to-back. PLAYLIST Roxette – The read more

Lots of rainy songs today! Celebrating their birthdays this week are Billy Ocean who turns 71, and Wham!’s Andrew Ridgeley read more

Listen again to this weeks GR80’s show: Birthday this week include Tom Bailey (Thomson Twins) and Paul Young who both read more