The Nobody's Diary (TND) via Jonny G: Bolshoi "A Way" Wire "Eardrum Buzz" The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Steve O'Rourke: OMD "Red Frame White Light" Daryl Hall and John Oates "Say It Isn't So" Heaven 17 "Penthouse And Pavement" #forgotten80s

Belatedly noting how nice it is to, as ever, see the unanimous approval of Warning Sign by Nick Heyward. #forgotten80s

The Nobody’s Diary - lower charting singles of the 80s by acts who would ultimately never make the Top 40! Tonight's two were by Bolshoi + Wire, as suggested by Jonny G. Here’s the archive - open.spotify.com/playlist/7FB... #forgotten80s

Three shows into 2026 and I've already played two hit singles of the 80s that include the word 'perverted'. Please don't read anything into this ... #forgotten80s

And on Absolute 80s, the Selecter are getting #forgotten80s underway - the underplayed gems of the decade each Sunday night, 9-11, all picked by you! Rayo ... DAB+ across the UK, in stereo ... online ... smart speaker 🙂📻

Ramsey Macdonald.

Glenn Frey died ten years ago today. Take It Easy, the song he finished off when Jackson Browne couldn't, is still in my top five. Its enduring appeal is all the more notable because it was never a hit single for the Eagles. youtu.be/COiM0hqIz1E?...

Calling @cheeseford.bsky.social ... Sound familiar?

Football remains a better thing when Harry Maguire is playing it. Needs to go to the World Cup.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Apropos of your "is it a sport" debate (I only heard ten mins or so) - I've always said that if success depends on the opinion of a third party (ie, an adjudicator, judge etc) it isn't a sport. So no diving, gymnastics, almost all ice rink activities and barring a KO, boxing.

#Corrie is littered with accidental children - Kit, Adam, Sarah, David, Daniel, Bethany, Amy, Jack, Sam, Susie, Harry, Glory, Alfie, Dorin, Frankie, Harper, the deceased Oliver, the deceased Rose... all unplanned, all a shock, most not from actual relationships.

Outstanding song. And Bowie was excellent in the 80s, it's just that his old and mardy Hunky Dory era fans controlled the narrative.

Congratulations to HOT HOOVES on trotting off to his new political home. I for one, will not forget your equine services, sir. The mistakenly tax-payer funded stables had underfloor heating. Very thoughtful.

The Nobody's Diary (TND) via Mike Bromham: Seona Dancing "Bitter Heart" Care "Flaming Sword" The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Stephanie T: Alison Moyet "Ordinary Girl" Agnetha Fältskog "The Last Time" Whitney Houston "You Give Good Love" #forgotten80s

The single remix of Think For A Minute allowed us to notice what a truly wonderful singer Paul Heaton actually is. The album version is a guitar-heavy mix with more buried vocals and quicker tempo and fits in fine with the rest of the record, but doesn't stand out. #forgotten80s

The Nobody’s Diary - lower charting singles of the 80s by acts who would ultimately never make the Top 40! Tonight's two were by Seona Dancing + Care, as suggested by Mike Bromham. Here’s the archive - open.spotify.com/playlist/7FB... #forgotten80s

Terrifying. You should read the emails certain protagonists send me :) #forgotten80s

And #forgotten80s is starting right now on Absolute 80s! The great Joe Jackson is kicking us off - we're on until 11 ... Find us on DAB+ in stereo across the UK, online, on Rayo and via your smart speaker!

Well, *I* love Blue Jean, so ner. youtu.be/NZnryZ5rDbs?...

I've just seen the Richard Keys message about Terry Yorath and the dig at his grieving daughter. How to be a cruel, aggressive self-unaware piece of shit in just a few words.

Leeds United are in danger of becoming laudable.

Not entirely comfortable with Sky Sports deciding that one ex-England striker being diagnosed with a serious illness is more newsworthy than another ex-England striker who has actually died. RIP Chiv, speedy recovery Mighty Mouse.

Liam Rosenior is an articulate, intelligent guy and a good football thinker. Chelsea's neanderthal set won't be happy but I really think he can do well.

Well then, #corriedale. I only watch #corrie but if this bombastic nonsense still doesn't lead to the downfall of any of the three scumbags (Becky, Carl, Theo), what was the actual point?

Thought I’d give Dry January a try but it’s a terrible plan. All my plants are dying, I haven’t showered in three days and have been hospitalised for severe dehydration

The Nobody's Diary (TND) via Ed Cunningham: Boys Don’t Cry "I Wanna Be A Cowboy" Diesel Park West "Like Princes Do" The Edge Of Heaven (TEOH) via Dave Whitehead: Dan Hartman "Second Nature" Hue & Cry "I Refuse" Kane Gang "Gun Law" #forgotten80s

The Nobody’s Diary - lower charting singles of the 80s by acts who would ultimately never make the Top 40! Tonight's two were by Boys Don’t Cry + Diesel Park West, as suggested by Ed Cunningham. Here’s the archive - open.spotify.com/playlist/7FB... #forgotten80s

In error, but feel free to take the plaudits anyway... Like cracking open an egg to find two yolks 😂😂 Thank goodness I never get accused of favouritism by anyone elsewhere on social media, eh? 😂 #forgotten80s

And the first #forgotten80s of 2026 is opening with some finesse right now courtesy of Roxy Music! We're on Absolute 80s until 11 tonight - you can find us on DAB+ in stereo across the UK, via Rayo, on your smart speaker or online.

And it was a pleasure to do ...

Julie Andrews’ Daily Schedule. 1. Quick Homer Simpson impression 2. Learn about bushcraft 3. Watch silly British comedy 4. Remove weeds in garden 5. Begin making coffee flavoured bread D’oh, Ray Mears, Farce, Hoe, Latte dough.

Given that my earliest memory is of my mum swiping greenfly and ladybirds off three year old me in our back garden during the 1976 heatwave, I am suddenly jolted by the knowledge that I remember something that's going to be 50 years old this year. It's all I've got from 76. Loads from 77 onwards.

Angus Deayton and Sally Lindsay were both really nice.

See, why this is classified as some kind of skill baffles me. They're nicer when you chew them. That marketing campaign was shite.

Money Don't Matter 2 Night.

The New Shmoo.

Haha. I think it'll be amazing when it's done. Not a single traffic light into the city and out again from Victoria Dock onwards. My mum is convinced the underpass will flood.

No. I'm more likely to go the other way and appreciate more artists than I did as a teenager.

Nope.

Put through? You mean sent? On average I reckon I get 25 a week. I have had 8 today, and it's New Year's Day!

Good question. The 90s, I think. When the 70s were good, they were great, but there was a period from 74 to 76 where barely anything in the chart was aimed at pop kids or made by anyone under 30, as seen from the TOTP repeats.

I remember my brother's Soccer Stars album, but of an actual match, Ipswich Town winning the FA Cup in 1978. It was on a black and white set in the ward of Hull Royal where I was a patient with croup. My dad told me the result as I'd fallen asleep. It was about a fortnight before my fifth birthday.

I'd like to do the islands - Scilly, Orkney and Shetland, even Lundy. All while driving a motorhome.

London 0 Hull 4 and then any two from about a dozen.

I refer this question to @feelinglistless.bsky.social ... I suspect he could elaborate with great eloquence on La Gibson. Wrote catchy pop songs for her demographic and seemed to be a good role model for teenage girls. What's not to admire?

Messi. Aside from being a better footballer, he also doesn't appear to be a complete bellend. Furthermore, he has never, to my knowledge, been marked out of a game by Bernard Mendy.

Yes Minister, and especially Yes Prime Minister. The long scenes of discussion, debate or argument between Hacker and Appleby are pure theatre.