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With Michael Portillo

Adam guest today is former cabinet minister and now broadcaster Michael Portillo.

Adam's guest today is former Cabinet minister and now broadcaster and railway enthusiast Michael Portillo. He's bringing some of the many stories from his life to the stage, and coming our way.

Remember The Bay City Rollers? Adam meets up with original band member Stuart "Woody" Wood as they prepare to hit the road again and appear in Dartford later this year.

And top telly tips for the week ahead with Vijay Jain.

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Music Played

  • Aztec Camera

    Somewhere in My Heart

    • Now Yearbook 1988.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Lady Gaga

    Poker Face

    • Now That's What I Call Music 73.
    • EMI/VIRGIN.
    • 01.

  • Gladys Knight & the Pips

    Midnight Train To Georgia

    • The Way We Were - The Best Of Gladys Knight & The Pips.
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 01.

  • STELLA LEFTY

    Boston

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Eric Carmen

    Hungry Eyes

    • Dirty Dancing.
    • RCA.
    • 01.

  • The Turtles

    Happy Together

    • Save The Turtles.
    • FloEdCo.
    • 01.

  • Mulaa Joans

    That Ain't You

    • Atlantic.

  • Depeche Mode

    Enjoy the Silence

    • The Singles 86-98.
    • Venusnote Ltd.
    • 11.

  • Rufus & Chaka Khan

    Ain't Nobody

    • Superfunk - Various.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 01.

  • Blondie

    Heart Of Glass

    • Blondie - Greatest Hits.
    • Capitol Records.
    • 01.

  • The Weeknd

    Blinding Lights

    • Blinding Lights.
    • UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS.
    • 01.

  • Taylor Swift

    I Knew It, I Knew You

    • Walt Disney Records.

  • Eddy Grant

    I Don't Wanna Dance

    • Best Reggae Album In The World... Ever.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 20.

  • Take That

    Pray

    • Take That - Everything Changes.
    • BMG.
    • 01.

  • John Miles

    Music

    • Now Yearbook 1976.
    • Now! Music.
    • 01.

  • Sienna Spiro

    Great Expectation

    • Capitol Records.

  • Huey Lewis and the News

    The Power Of Love

    • The Power & The Glory.
    • PHONOGRAM.
    • 13.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    Nowhere To Run

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

  • Erasure

    A Little Respect

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

  • Meat Loaf

    You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

    • Now 100 Hits 70s.
    • Now! Music.
    • 05.

  • Bay City Rollers

    Bye Bye Baby

    • Absolute Rollers.
    • Arista.
    • 13.

  • Alanis Morissette

    Hand In My Pocket

    • (CD Single).
    • MAVERICK.
    • 01.

  • James Blunt

    Tastes Like Summer

    • Atlantic.

  • Michael Jackson

    Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

    • Michael Jackson - Number Ones.
    • EPIC.
    • 01.

  • Sugababes

    Push The Button

    • Sugababes: Overloaded - The Singles Collection.
    • Universal-Island Records.
    • 01.

  • Soft Cell

    Tainted Love

    • New Romantic Classics.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 05.

  • The Pointer Sisters

    Automatic

    • The Essential Pointer Sisters.
    • RCA/Legacy.
    • 03.

  • The Beatles

    Hello, Goodbye

    • Blue Album (2023 Edition).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 13.

  • Sam Fender & Olivia Dean

    Rein Me In

    • Polydor.

  • Simple Minds

    Don't You (Forget About Me)

    • The No. 1 Eighties Album.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 01.

  • ABBA

    Knowing Me, Knowing You

    • ABBA Gold.
    • Polar Music International.
    • 21.

  • George Michael

    Freedom! '90

    • Listen Without Prejudice/MTV Unplugged (Deluxe).
    • Sony Music CG.
    • 05.

Broadcast

  • Thursday14:00
    BBC Radio Kent