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WIth Live Aid presenter Steve Blacknell

Adam chats to former Live Aid and MTV presenter Steve Blacknell about his memoir.

Adam meets Live Aid presenter and Europe's first "video jockey" Steve Blacknell. He chats about his no-holds-barred memoir "Tales from the Bedroom Wall", which has incredible tales of his brushes with the rich and famous, including a trip on Concorde with Phil Collins on that day in 1985.

We cross to one of our local pantos for a chat with James Camp, who is playing Dame Daphne DuPlop in Robin Hood.

And our resident film critic Larushka talks us through this week's releases on the big screen and on streaming, and casts her eye back over 2025.

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Music Played

  • Shakin’ Stevens

    Merry Christmas Everyone

    • The No.1 Christmas Album.
    • POLYGRAM TV.
    • 07.

  • The Cure

    Friday I'm In Love

    • Wish - 30th Anniversary Edition (2022 Remaster).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 13.

  • Roy Orbison

    You Got It

    • Now 14.
    • NOW.
    • 13.

  • Olivia Dean

    So Easy (To Fall In Love)

    • The Art of Loving.
    • PLG - Capitol.
    • 5.

  • Brenda Lee

    Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree

    • The Definitive Collection.
    • MCA Nashville.
    • 19.

  • Michael Jackson

    Beat It

    • HIStory: Past, Present And Future Book 1.
    • EPIC.
    • 10.

  • Slade

    Merry Xmas Everybody

    • The Christmas Compact Disc.
    • NOW.
    • 03.

  • Lewis Capaldi

    The Day That I Die

    • Vertigo Berlin.

  • Mark Ronson

    Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse)

    • Mark Ronson/Amy Winehouse - Valerie.
    • Columbia.
    • 01.

  • Mariah Carey

    All I Want For Christmas Is You

    • Mariah Carey, Merry Christmas.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 05.

  • Paul Young

    Love Of The Common People

    • From Time To Time, Singles Collection.
    • COLUMBIA.
    • 01.

  • Sabrina Carpenter

    Manchild

    • Island Records.

  • Michael Bublé

    Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

    • Michael Buble Christmas.
    • REPRISE.
    • 01.

  • Bee Gees

    Night Fever

    • The Ultimate Bee Gees.
    • Bee Gees Catalog.
    • 01.

  • Spice Girls

    2 Become 1

    • VIRGIN.

  • David Guetta, Teddy Swims & Tones and I

    Gone Gone Gone

    • Atlantic Records.

  • Elton John

    Step Into Christmas

    • Diamonds (Remastered).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 05.

  • The Police

    Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.
    • 01.

  • John Lennon, Yoko Ono & Plastic Ono Band

    Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (feat. The Harlem Community Choir)

    • It's Christmas.
    • EMI.
    • 15.

  • UB40

    Kingston Town

    • Now 17.
    • NOW.
    • 01.

  • RAYE

    WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!

    • 2025 RAYE.

  • Bobby Helms

    Jingle Bell Rock

    • The Best Of Bobby Helms.
    • Geffen.

  • ABBA

    Super Trouper

    • Abba Gold.
    • Polar Music International.
    • 01.

  • Olly Murs & The Ordinary Boys

    Christmas Starts Tonight

    • BMG.

  • The Righteous Brothers

    You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

    • The Best Of The Righteous Brothers.
    • Polydor.
    • 13.

  • Pretenders

    2000 Miles

    • Cool Christmas.
    • WEA.
    • 02.

  • Tina Turner

    The Best

    • Now That's What I Call Gold.
    • Now! Music.
    • 12.

  • The Pogues

    Fairytale Of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)

    • Cool Christmas.
    • WEA.
    • 01.

  • Taylor Swift

    The Fate Of Ophelia

    • The Life Of A Showgirl.
    • TS Republic.

  • Greg Lake

    I Believe In Father Christmas

    • Now That's What I Call Christmas.
    • Now! Music.
    • 16.

  • Phil Collins

    Two Hearts

    • Phil Collins: The Singles (2016 Remaster).
    • Rhino.
    • 01.

  • Kylie Minogue

    XMAS

    • Parlophone.

  • Wham!

    Last Christmas

    • The Christmas Compact Disc.
    • NOW.
    • 04.

Broadcast

  • Fri 19 Dec 202514:00
    BBC Radio Kent