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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 259 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 11th January 2026 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen The Promise This show is built around a simple idea that’s anything but simple: the promise. We make them lightly when we’re young, more carefully as we grow older, and sometimes with trembling hands when Read more
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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 248 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 26th October 2025 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Song tales and Snail trails We trace the shimmering snail trails of sound across the musical landscape – from Martin Quittenton’s Worthing Steamhammer origins to being the man who propelled Rod Stewart into the stratosphere, Read more
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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 246 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 12th October 2025 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Unheard Every artist today is unsigned, independent, and freshly minted in 2025. No label polish, no algorithmic gloss – just raw talent pulsing beneath the surface. These are all tracks released in the last few Read more
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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 244 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 28th September 2025 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Mute (songs without singers) Instrumentals have been a staple of pop music as long as it has existed, and songs without vocals have been hits where words fall away and the music speaks without words. Read more
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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 244 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 28th September 2025 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Know Regret Regret is a quiet companion until music gives it a voice. Whether it’s the ache of a love misjudged, the sting of a decision made too soon, or the slow burn of beliefs Read more
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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 238 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 17th August 2025 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Chartless (Pt III 2019 – 2025 + rare bonus gems) This week: Chartless — the concluding chapter in our trilogy of musical misfits and near-hits. Following Uncharted and Beyond the Chart, this final instalment shines Read more
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The Whole Nine Yards Ep 237 Broadcast Sunday 10.8.25 3-5pm Off The Charts – the best non-hits 1994-2018 Selected by Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM They’re mine – what are yours? Hour One 1995 The Montrose Avenue / Where Do I Stand? / Thirty Days Out 1996 Mansun / Wide Open Space / Read more
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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 236 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 3rd August 2025 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Uncharted On the show this week, which I’ve called ‘Uncharted’, I’ve delved into the forgotten corners of my musical cupboard, starting from when I started seriously listening to music. From 1969 to 1994 – half Read more
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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 234 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 20th July 2025 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen So Far, So Good – the top 23 of 25 Welcome to The Whole Nine Yards. I’m Roy Stannard, and as we’re past the half way point of the year, we’re doing an audit of Read more
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The Whole Nine Yards Episode 232 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 6th July 2025 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen True North Stories: Songs from across the 49th Parallel – Pt II Last week, we set off across the 49th Parallel to mark Canada Day with songs that span rocky Atlantic shores to neon-lit alleyways Read more
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