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Monday - Friday
7 - 9am
Decades Breakfast
with Mark Gale
Wake up with Mark, as he plays the best in music through the decades, from the 60's to today.
9 - 12
Andy Lloyd's Morning Show
A great morning mix of music and chat, join Andy for this unique mix of music, news and sport
12 -2pm
Ian's Lunchbox
with Ian Sharpe
What's Ian packed in his lunchbox today? Richard Smith will have the A to Z of Pop Trivia Challenge, and we'll remember the good old days as we go 'Back In Time' with Colette Hall. And on Wednesdays, Liam Howley will look back at a classic album.
2 - 4pm
Good Times Music Jam
2 hours mix of great music from the 70's, 80's. 90's. 00's and today.
4 - 7pm
Paul Kazam's Retro Drive Home
with Paul Kazam
Join Paul as he plays the hits from the 80's, 90's 00's and today - with the latest news, weather and travel. You can contact the show at studio@retrodrivehome.co.uk
7 -8pm
70's at 7
Re-live the decade of spacehoppers and chopper bikes with an hour of tunes from the 1970's.
8 - 9pm
80's at 8
Re-live the decade of rubik's cube and pacman with an hour of tunes from the 1980's.
9 - 10pm
90's at 9
Re-live the decade of Sonic the Hedgehog and Baywatch with an hour of tunes from the 1990's.
10 -12am
The Chill Factor
with Colin Hanslip
The absolute best way to round off your day, with 2 hours of relaxing, mood-enhancing, chill-out tunes
Midnight - 2am
Midnight Music Club
with Jane Simons
A mixture of Love Songs, Indie and Ibiza Chill-out tunes, Acoustic and Instrumental tracks to satisfy even the most sturdiest of insomniacs. Join Jane in the wee small hours, and prepare for Mr. Sandman.
2- 8am
Good Times Radio
through the night
Ideal for Night Shift workers and Insomniacs alike - our Graveyard shift technician DIRK POWER makes sure the hits keep on coming, whatever the weather! If there's a power cut, you can be guaranteed he'll have a screwdriver in one hand (and probably a cheese sandwich in the other!) You can email Dirk anytime - he probably won't reply, but that's engineers for you!
Saturday
8 - 10am
Decades Breakfast
with Mark Gale
Wake up to the weekend with Mark, as he plays the best in music through the decades, from the 60's to today.
10am - 12noon
Mark Simons
Mark's LIVE from GTR's Northampton Studio with 2 hours of great music for the weekend. Plus the Birthday File, the Hit List and much more. You can email Mark at goodtimesradio.org@gmail.com.
12 -1pm
The Jan Cave - 70's Jukebox
with Jan Gow
The JanCave Jukebox years is a series of one hour shows, each of which takes a particular year from the seventies. Jan plays the songs from that year along with facts about the artists and songs and the odd TV clip thrown in here and there.
1 - 3pm
Jason Brookman
Jason's show consists of a mixture of genres from across the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, right up to today’s music. Why limit your choice of music when you can have it all! You can find Jason on Facebook, Instagram, X and Mixcloud, just search DJ JASON BROOKMAN.
3 - 4pm
The 80's Hour
Re-live the decade of rubik's cube and pacman with an hour of tunes from the 1980's.
4 - 5pm
The 90's Hour
Re-live the decade of Sonic the Hedgehog and Baywatch with an hour of tunes from the 1990's.
5 - 8pm
Top 40 Songs Of the Years
with John J Steemson
Join John each week as he selects a random year from the 70-year history of the UK charts as he counts down the Top 40 bestselling singles of that year. Along with a few facts about some of the tracks played and some honourable spins of tracks that didn’t quite make the list.
8 -9pm
Noughties to Now
Start your pre-Saturday night out with an hour of music from the Noughties, through to the 10's and 20's.
9pm - Midnight
Dance Party Weekly
with Lee Everest
Hour 1 starts usually with the hottest record of the week followed by Classics and contemporary dance anthems.
Hour 2 is contemporary dance anthems, as well as our main current playlist, record of the week and our interactive game Battle Of the Bangers where two songs go head to head, and we finish the hour with some more contemporary dance music or a DJ mix. The last hour is mostly new releases and current dance anthems.
Midnight - 8am
Good Times Radio
through the night
Yep, our engineer Dirk Power is back and up all night, making sure the drunks on the way home don't get in to GTR HQ and trash the studio! He'll be fine - he's got his Chinese takeaway (we know this because he once left a Sweet & Sour Prawn Ball under the microphone.
Sunday
8 - 10am
Sunday Breakfast LIVE
with Ian Sharpe
Live from GTR HQ, Ian will be your perfect start to Sunday morning with the Impossible question, the backtrax quiz, and there'll be music from the singers celebrating their birthday today, as well as looking back at some interesting stories and topics from the last 7 days.
10 - 11
LGBTQ Chart
with Tim Graham
Within the LGBTQ Music Chart, you’ll discover a vibrant mix of LGBTQ artists and LGBTQ friendly artists. It’s entirely in the hands of our wonderful visitors to determine who will rise to the pinnacle and seize the coveted number one position.
LGBTQ Music Chart is an incredible music chart designed specifically for the LGBTQ community and their amazing family and friends all across the globe. We warmly welcome any artist who identifies as LGBTQ or is a supportive ally of the LGBTQ community to join our chart. Find out more at https://lgbtqmusicchart.uk/
11 - 12
Noughties to Now
Re-live the new Millenium, with an hour of music from the Noughties, through to the 10's and 20's. Memories of Sven's England football reign, the Butlin's party weekenders, and the birth of smartphones.
12 - 3pm
Craig Bunday
Craig plays a mix of music from the 70s to the present day, including some great tracks you may never have heard before – it’s the place to hear your old favourites and your next favourite track! Plus there’s quips and wisecracks, chat and features and a ‘Power Hour’ of the greatest music on the planet, and much more irreverent stuff.
3 - 4pm
The 80's Hour
Re-live the decade of rubik's cube and pacman with an hour of tunes from the 1980's.
4 - 5pm
The 90's Hour
Re-live the decade of Sonic the Hedgehog and Baywatch with an hour of tunes from the 1990's.
5 - 7pm
The Rewind Chart Show
with Nicky B
Nicky takes us back in time, looking at a Top 40 Chart anywhere from the 1970's to 2010.
7 - 8pm
In Concert
Highlights from a live concert - listen out for your favourite artistes, such as Kylie, Bon Jovi, Deacon Blue, Whitney Houston and Pink Floyd. Check our Social Media pages for this week's details.
8 - 10pm
50 Years & Rolling
with Leo Kirby
Playing music from the last 5 decades - from U2 to Calvin Harris, from Steely Dan to Coldplay, from emerging acts such as Loah and Dermot Kennedy to classics such as The Police and David Bowie....Leo also loves extended plays and classic album tracks, and also helping up and coming recording artists get a break in the radio world by playing their music.
Any songs you would like to hear or requests please contact Leo at 50yearsandrolling@gmail.com
10 - midnight
Sunday Late and Live
with Les Gunn, Simon Harding, Jess Eatock, & Colin Bray
Email the team at studio@sundaylateandlive.uk
The team brings you 2 hours of the finest chat, laughter and music, with regular interaction through email and social media, and features such as....
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Elevenses – two feelgood songs picked from the last 5 decades
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Longplayer – a 12 inch pleasurable classic from our dancing days
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Plus the team each brings a little something to the show every week:
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Colin has the Quirkiest stories of the week
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Simon has the Showbiz gossip
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Jess brings us the Telly worth watching (or sometimes not!)
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Classic TV Comedy Clip bring listeners a scene from a favourite UK sitcom or comedian from years gone by
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midnight - 2am
Midnight Music Club
with Jane Simons
A mixture of Love Songs, Indie and Ibiza Chill-out tunes, Acoustic and Instrumental tracks to satisfy even the most sturdiest of insomniacs. Join Jane in the wee small hours, and prepare for Mr. Sandman.
2- 7am
Good Times Radio
through the night
Ideal for Night Shift workers and Insomniacs alike - our Graveyard shift technician DIRK POWER makes sure the hits keep on coming, whatever the weather! If there's a power cut, you can be guaranteed he'll have a screwdriver in one hand (and probably a cheese sandwich in the other!) You can email Dirk anytime - he probably won't reply, but that's engineers for you!