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  • The Whole Nine Yards Ep 256 21.12.25 SEasonal Songs Left Out in the Cold with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

    The Whole Nine Yards Episode 256      With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 21st December 2025 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Hour One Seasonal songs left out in the cold. These are the songs that didn’t make it down the chimney. There was no mince pies and certainly no carrots waiting for them. They languished in Read more

  • The Whole Nine Yards Ep 225 18.5.25 Gold Standards with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

    The Whole Nine Yards Episode 225 With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 18th May 2025 3-5pm www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Gold Standards Gold. It’s a word that carries weight, prestige and power. It has fuelled ambition, ignited wars, and forged dreams. So, when an artist is brave enough to put ‘gold’ in a song title, Read more

  • The Whole Nine Yards Ep 216 16.3.25 Notes on History with Roy Stannard on Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM

    The Whole Nine Yards Episode 216                                                                                               With Roy Stannard On Mid Sussex Radio 103.8FM Sunday 16th March 2025 3-5pm http://www.midsussexradio.co.uk/listen Notes on History Every song tells a story. This week we looking at the historical contexts and inspiration for some well known songs. Tracks where music met the moments that shaped our world. Every song Read more

  • Star Formation: Mike Kerr of Royal Blood

    Mike Kerr of Royal Blood agrees to a 2 hour radio interview and music journey.We play adrenalin-pumped rock and roll, we nod back to Led Zeppelin, and nod forward to Drenge. The Arctic Monkeys, Foals, Muse, Queens of the Stone Age, The Raconteurs, Them Crooked Vultures also feature. Musical signposts rather than antecedents, combined with… Read more