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Peter plays his favourite music mixed with interesting stuff

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    • Oct 2, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 22m AVG DURATION
    • 129 EPISODES


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    Great Tracks and Sidetracks - 50 years of the Tornado, 10 super snack foods and buried treasure

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 70:26


    50 years of the Tornado, 10 super snack foods, buried treasure, ten pound poms - in the opposite direction. This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-Cooking with swedes, vegan paint and scary tv?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 76:42


    Cooking with swedes (vegetable not animal), vegan paint, scary tv? Look out Jeremy - old MacEdmonds also has a farm. This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-battery hens, Eurovision Song Contest audiences and Whitehall office conversations...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 72:18


    This week's ramblings along the side tracks takes in the plight of battery hens, the amazing changes in the Eurovision Song Contest audiences, the gobbledygook of Whitehall office conversations - and asks the question "did those feet of Shakespeare (in ancient times) walk upon Kings Lynn's theatre stage?”. And not to forget the dive-bombing, chip thieving seagulls of the Isle of Man. This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks - King Charles' pound coins in circulation, Christmas in the offing and singing in the shower

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 73:07


    King Charles' pound coins in circulation, Christmas in the offing and singing in the shower. No smoking in pub gardens and fish and chip prices skyrocketing. Fortunately the music stays constant and reliable. This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks - Droning on about drones

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 74:44


    Droning on about drones. Posh picnics in the park. The astonishing number of people who don't eat their greens. Dolce and Gabbana (very expensive) scent for dogs - but will it hide the reek of a wet mutt? All wrapped up in a bundle of Beatles' tracks and a heart warming love story.This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-including a film review, air con and 40,000 calories of burgers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 75:57


    Film review - ‘Ghostlight'. UK news - homes want air conditioning - 40,000 calories of burgers - Carry On films to carry on - is Stonehenge altar stone a ‘Souvenir from Bonnie Scotland'? Plus beavers and banknotes. This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks - parrots, steam trains, coffins? It's all in this episode.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 73:08


    From parrots to seagulls, steam trains to coffins, the usual miscellany of bits and pieces interspersed with ever popular music. This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks- includes Girl Guide pink uniforms and airport trollies.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 74:05


    We range from Girl Guide pink uniforms to rare blue lobsters, airport trollies to Monopoly but the music remains pretty stable in the 70's and 80's.This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks - Big bonuses for non achievement

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 64:15


    Bus and train excursions without a Gold Card, big bonuses for non achievement, memories of rationing and Bob Dylan puts his foot down on mobile ‘phones. This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks - Parking tickets, TV dinners and Stilton cheese among the topics of today's show.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 74:08


    Astonishing (?) facts about parking tickets, home appliances and TV dinners plus news on Stilton cheese and the strange tale of a 110 year old rubber ball. And if that isn't enough there is plenty of good mustic.

    Paul Hollywood earns $30m a year cooking food and the battle of jam and cream scones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 70:06


    Paul Hollywood earns $30m a year cooking food. Children eat too much of it and overload beach donkeys. Plus, still on the subject of food, the battle of jam and cream on scones, which should go on first? Digest all the news whilst listening to great music. This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetrack - Limericks from the Listener, postage stamps with the Red Arrows and seagulls with chips, not to mention queues for the scouts and tastings of cheese.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 71:43


    Limericks from the Listener, postage stamps with the Red Arrows and seagulls with chips, not to mention queues for the scouts and tastings of cheese. It's all here on great Tracks and Side Tracks together with your favourite music from the 70's and 80's. This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks - Future food made from insects, tea made with added bugs, mite droppings in your house - all washed down with British bubbly. Sounds appealing? Well at least the music, as always, is good.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 70:28


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-03-07-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 73:32


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-26-06-2024 - Current movie comments and an update on the UK Post Office Enquiry. Pesky chickens, popular bumble bees and tasty pork pies. King Charles on bank notes and dogs on stamps. All wrapped up in great music tracks.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2024 76:17


    Current movie comments and an update on the UK Post Office Enquiry. Pesky chickens, popular bumble bees and tasty pork pies. King Charles on bank notes and dogs on stamps. All wrapped up in great music tracks. This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-19-06-2024 - More comment on the Postmasters' Inquiry, incredible D-Day logistics figures and, looking to the future, lose weight by eating nourishing but non-fattening insects.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 73:06


    More comment on the Postmasters' Inquiry plus some incredible D-Day logistics figures and, looking to the future, lose weight by eating nourishing but non-fattening insects. All interspersed, of course, with excellent music. This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-Looking for a name for your baby? Do YOU take baked beans on holiday with you? More odd facts and figures from the UK plus lots of good music

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 74:23


    Looking for a name for your baby? Do YOU take baked beans on holiday with you?Do you know what a plonker is? More odd facts and figures from the UK plus lots of good music. This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks - 5/6/24 - Great tracks include some stunning guitar solos. Side tracks include 'training for a licence to hang baskets', 'stop-me-and-buy-your-doggie-an-ice-cream', 'idols of the Sex Pistols'.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 71:41


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-31-05-2024 This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 77:13


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks- From bank notes to crisp packets, batteries to fondues, the usual eclectic mix of oddities from the UK news, interspersed with great music from the 70's and 80's.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 73:55


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-01-05-2024 - From bank notes to crisp packets, batteries to fondues, the usual eclectic mix of oddities from the UK news, interspersed with great music from the 70's and 80's.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 57:39


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-24-04-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 60:21


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-17-04-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 72:09


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-10-04-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 75:08


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-04-04-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 72:34


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-27-03-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 63:04


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-20-03-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 84:01


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-13-03-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 76:18


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-06-03-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 74:36


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-14-02-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 75:28


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-07-02-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 75:10


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-31-01-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 46:52


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-24-01-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 74:19


    This is a recording from a live broadcast. Peter Fleming brings you an entertaining 90 minutes of popular music, mostly gleaned from the 1970's and 1980's but not excluding music from any era. There is no other common theme and a gentle ballad may be followed by some heavyish metal followed by some virtuoso guitar work. Who knows?

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-22-01-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 75:45


    Great Tracks and Sidetracks - First show for 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2024 73:55


    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-Peter's Christmas Special and the final show for 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 74:36


    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-15-12-2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 79:27


    Peter brings a special guest in to studio today on her birthday (his gorgeous Lab) although sadly not heard during transmission - too busy eating snacks, but we loved having her here.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 79:27


    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-from Pete's live show on Wednesday 6th December.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 76:36


    More great tracks and news for UK expats living in NZ or for our English friends listening in from overseas.

    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-01-12-2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 71:34


    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-25-11-2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 76:22


    Great Tracks and Sidetracks-15-11-2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 68:57


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