Great Tracks and Sidetracks

Great Tracks and Sidetracks - Droning on about drones ( 1:14:44)

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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.
Published: 4/09/2024 4:00:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-including a film review, air con and 40,000 calories of burgers( 1:15:57)

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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.
Published: 28/08/2024 4:00:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks - parrots, steam trains, coffins? It's all in this episode.( 1:13:8)

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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.
Published: 21/08/2024 3:00:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks- includes Girl Guide pink uniforms and airport trollies.( 1:14:5)

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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.
Published: 14/08/2024 5:00:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks - Big bonuses for non achievement( 1:4:15)

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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.
Published: 7/08/2024 5:00:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks - Parking tickets, TV dinners and Stilton cheese among the topics of today's show.( 1:14:8)

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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.
Published: 31/07/2024 2:30:00 p.m.

Paul Hollywood earns $30m a year cooking food and the battle of jam and cream scones( 1:10:6)

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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.
Published: 24/07/2024 2:00:00 p.m.

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.( 1:11:43)

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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.
Published: 17/07/2024 2:00:00 p.m.

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.( 1:10:28)

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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.
Published: 10/07/2024 3:30:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks - The usual good music plus news of an alien on a Scottish isle, a Scottish isle for sale, a looming crisp war in Northern Ireland and, finally, ‘No Vacancy’ signs outside prisons.( 1:13:32)

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The usual good music plus news of an alien on a Scottish isle, a Scottish isle for sale, a looming crisp war in Northern Ireland and, finally, ‘No Vacancy’ signs outside prisons. 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.
Published: 3/07/2024 4:00:00 p.m.

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.( 1:16:17)

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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.
Published: 26/06/2024 4:00:00 p.m.

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.( 1:13:6)

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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.
Published: 20/06/2024 8:00:00 a.m.

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( 1:14:23)

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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.
Published: 12/06/2024 3:30:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks - 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'.( 1:11:41)

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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.
Published: 5/06/2024 6:00:00 p.m.

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.( 1:17:13)

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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.
Published: 31/05/2024 2:45:09 p.m.

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.( 1:13:55)

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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.
Published: 9/05/2024 8:00:00 a.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-24-04-2024( 1:0:21)

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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.
Published: 24/04/2024 2:15:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-17-04-2024( 1:12:9)

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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.
Published: 17/04/2024 2:15:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-10-04-2024( 1:15:8)

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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.
Published: 10/04/2024 5:27:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-04-04-2024( 1:12:34)

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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.
Published: 3/04/2024 2:00:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-27-03-2024( 1:3:4)

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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.
Published: 27/03/2024 1:59:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-20-03-2024( 1:24:1)

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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.
Published: 20/03/2024 4:00:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-13-03-2024( 1:16:18)

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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.
Published: 13/03/2024 2:30:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-06-03-2024( 1:14:36)

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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.
Published: 7/03/2024 6:45:00 a.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-14-02-2024( 1:15:28)

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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.
Published: 14/02/2024 9:00:00 a.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-07-02-2024( 1:15:10)

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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.
Published: 7/02/2024 3:00:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-31-01-2024( 0:46:52)

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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.
Published: 31/01/2024 3:00:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-24-01-2024( 1:14:19)

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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?
Published: 24/01/2024 11:02:00 a.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-22-01-2024( 1:15:45)

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Published: 22/01/2024 2:55:16 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks - First show for 2024( 1:13:55)

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Published: 12/01/2024 10:00:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-Peter's Christmas Special and the final show for 2023( 1:14:36)

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Published: 20/12/2023 12:30:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-Light news and great music from Peter( 1:19:27)

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Published: 15/12/2023 3:02:51 p.m.

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. ( 1:19:27)

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Published: 15/12/2023 10:00:00 a.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-from Pete's live show on Wednesday 6th December.( 1:16:36)

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More great tracks and news for UK expats living in NZ or for our English friends listening in from overseas.
Published: 11/12/2023 3:15:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-01-12-2023( 1:11:34)

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Published: 1/12/2023 3:14:41 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-27-10-2023( 1:3:50)

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Published: 27/10/2023 2:49:04 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks-25-10-2023( 1:3:50)

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Published: 26/10/2023 1:00:00 p.m.

Great Tracks and Sidetracks

Great Tracks and Sidetracks

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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?