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Paul Merton and Allan Clarke

Paul Merton talks about taking on the role of Wilbur Turnblad in 'Hairspray' and Allan Clarke from the Hollies chats about his solo album 'Don鈥檛 Let Me Down鈥.

Steve and the team are joined by actor and comedian Paul Merton to chat about him making his West End musical debut playing Wilbur Turnblad in Hairspray and Allan Clarke from the Hollies chats about his solo album 'Don鈥檛 Let Me Down鈥. Plus there's Factoids, Non-Stop Oldies and the latest entertainment and lifestyle news.

2 hours, 57 minutes

Music Played

  • Toto

    Rosanna

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.
  • Calvin Harris & Sam Smith

    Promises (feat. Jessie Reyez)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Mike Oldfield

    Moonlight Shadow

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
    • 13.
  • Luis Fonsi

    Despacito (Remix) (feat. Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber)

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • James Blunt

    Halfway (feat. Ward Thomas)

    • Once Upon A Mind.
    • Atlantic.
  • Hannah Grace

    Blue

    • (CD Single).
    • Never Fade Records.
  • Luke Combs

    Refrigerator Door

    • What You See Is What You Get.
    • River House Artists.
    • 2.
  • Bee Gees

    More Than A Woman

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.
  • Liam Gallagher

    Once

    • Why Me? Why Not.
    • Warner Records.
  • Eurythmics

    I Saved The World Today

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.
  • Celeste

    Stop This Flame

    • (CD Single).
    • Both Sides Records.
  • Oh Wonder

    Happy

    • No One Else Can Wear Your Crown.
    • Island.
    • 2.
  • The Bellamy Brothers

    Let Your Love Flow

    • Country Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Deacon Blue

    Real Gone Kid

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Adam and the Ants

    Stand And Deliver

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.
  • Yellow Dog

    Just One More Night

    • (Single).
    • Virgin.
  • D:Ream

    Things Can Only Get Better

  • Air Supply

    All Out Of Love

    • Making Love -The Very Best Of Air Sup.
    • Arista.
  • R.E.M.

    Losing My Religion

    • R.E.M. - Out Of Time.
    • Warner Bros.
  • Tom Grennan

    This is The Place

    • (CD Single).
    • Insanity.
  • The Hollies

    Bus Stop

    • The Hits Of 1966 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.
    • 2.
  • The Hollies

    Jennifer Eccles

    • The Hits Of 1968 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.
    • 11.
  • The Hollies

    On A Carousel

    • The Hollies.
    • EMI.
    • 19.
  • Allan Clarke

    Don't Let Me Down

    • Four More Hollies Originals.
    • Parlophone Records.
    • 15.
  • The Hollies

    The Air That I Breathe

    • The Gold Album (Various Artists).
    • The Hit Label Ltd.
    • 14.
  • Tones and I

    Dance Monkey

    • NOW Thats What I Call Music! 104 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • The Detroit Spinners

    Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

    • Afrodisiac (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music Tv.
    • 6.
  • 础苍苍别鈥怣补谤颈别

    Ciao Adios

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum.
    • 001.
  • Dionne Warwick & The Detroit Spinners

    Then Came You

    • A One Of A Kind Love Affair.
    • Atlantic.
    • 11.
  • Becky Hill & Shift K3Y

    Better Off Without You

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Lewis Capaldi

    Hold Me While You Wait

    • Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extinct.
    • Vertigo.
  • Lewis Capaldi

    Someone You Loved

    • Breach.
    • Vertigo.
    • 3.
  • Kezia Gill

    Whiskey Drinkin' Woman

    • Dead Ends & Detours.
    • Copper Music.
  • George Benson

    Give Me The Night

    • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • 1.
  • Elijah Kelley, Amanda Bynes, John Travlota, Zac Efron & Nikki Blonsky

    You Can't Stop The Beat

    • Hairspray - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • New Line Records.
    • 16.
  • Lady Gaga

    Alejandro

    • (CD Single).
    • Streamline Records.
    • 1.
  • 厂补濒迟鈥怤鈥怭别辫补

    Whatta Man (feat. En Vogue)

    • Now 1994 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
  • Joel Corry

    Lonely

    • A 1.
    • Atlantic.
    • 01.

Broadcast

  • Wed 19 Feb 2020 14:00

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