Rookwood Sound

08/12/2025

Tuesday 9 December 12-2pm/ Repeated 9-11pm

DIFFERENT RADIO - Where The Music Matters

On Christmas Card Day, Charlie Brown starts The Relevancy Hour with the first Supergroup and even ends up celebrating Donny Osmonds 68th Birthday, in his trawl through the facts, stats & tracks for the day.
Charlie Needham joins for hour two with his Vital 4 and Sophie’s Choice.

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07/12/2025

Monday 8 December 11am to 12pm

WIDE OPEN SPACES - The best of Country & Americana

This week Charlie Brown dedicates the programme to Dolly Parton. A career that has been integral to Country Music over eight decades. All the hits and more will feature.

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05/12/2025

Saturday 6 December 12pm to 3pm

SATURDAY SPORT - Sponsored by Cardiff City Supporters Trust

It’s an early start this week at the Cardiff City Stadium for the SKY BET League One game against Huddersfield Town (Kick off 12.30pm). Despite the midweek defeat in the Vertu Trophy, the Bluebirds are still on top of the table. Today’s opponents were the pre season favourites for promotion and currently sit in 8th position in the League One table.

Charlie Brown & Gareth Newberry are at the Stadium for their usual detailed coverage. Plus all the goals as they go in from the other early games in the Premier League, EFL and National League.

Also, European Rugby Union where Cardiff Rugby visit Paris to take on Stade Francais (kick off 1pm). F1 Grand Prix Qualifying for the last event of the season in Abu Dubai where the title will be decided.

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05/12/2025

FESTIVE FACT OF THE DAY: Did You Know?..... It’s the staple of any Christmas party and is said to have started the trend of the race for the top spot of the festive season. “Merry Xmas Everybody” was Slade’s final Number one and was written by the band’s frontman, Noddy Holder at the peak of their career of his desire to record a Christmas-themed song. It was based on the melody of a discarded song from the late ‘60s the band wrote and Noddy finished the lyrics in the first draft. It was the Christmas Number One for 1973 and beat Wizzard and their Yuletide song to the top of the charts! It was a “single only” release and as well as being used many Christmas compilations and parties, it’s also featured in 6 “Doctor Who” specials as well as being voted the nation’s third favourite Christmas song.

04/12/2025

03/12/2025

FACT OF THE DAY: Did You Know?...... “Do They Know It’s Christmas” by Band Aid is one the biggest-selling songs ever. It was written and produced by Bob Geldof (The Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure (Ultravox) and released on the 3rd December 1984. Bob had the desire to produce a Christmas single with the proceeds going to the Famine Relief Charity to help the people of Ethiopia so wrote a song that illustrated the life of those in need and Midge put a melody to the lyrics. It was decided that the singers on the record should be the biggest acts in pop music at the time to make people want to buy it so acts such Sting, Phil Collins, Spandau Ballet, George Michael and Duran Duran among others were included. The whole team was given just 24 hours to record and mix the track in the studio meaning each performer had to be brought in through the day. Tony Handley was the first as well as Phil Collins playing the drums on the track. Boy George from Culture Club was the last person to arrive and it was arranged to have him flown over that day via Concorde to the studio. Any acts appearing on “Top Of The Pops” during that period were asked to wear T-Shirts with “Band Aid” printed on to promote the song. It exceeded their hopes on chart success by making it to the top spot and becoming the Christmas Number 1 for 1984. It has since been remade three times, most recently in 2014.

02/12/2025

Are you wondering what to do over the festive period? If you are, then wonder no further as we've got the perfect addition to any Christmas dinner that will go down nicely with a mince pie! Its our Christmas schedule! We've got 3 days of festive programming so why not take a look at our schedule below to find your favourites. 🎄🎅🏻🎄🎁☃️❄️

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02/12/2025

FESTIVE FACT OF THE DAY: Did You Know?..... Wham’s “Last Christmas” has been a festive favourite that seems timeless whatever the decade! Written and produced by one half of the pop duo, George Michael, it’s mainly about a failed relationship and seeing them years later and became a double A-side with “Everything She Wants.”
Other half of Wham, Andrew Ridgley said how it came about when they were visiting George’s parents, “George disappeared upstairs and when he came back, it was like he’d discovered gold, Which he had.” As he’d been composing it. The video takes place at a ski resort which was sure to grab the attention with picturesque scenery.
The single looked set to become the Christmas Number One for 1984 but had to settle for second place when Band Aid landed the festive chart topper that year. It became the UK’s best-selling single not to hit the top spot with over 2 million copies sold, until 36 years later, it FINALLY reached Number One in January 2021 due to lots of streams and downloads and also was the Official Christmas Number One for the last two years.

02/12/2025

Tuesday 2 December 8-9pm

MIDWEEK SPORT SPECIAL - Sponsored by the Cardiff City Supporters Trust

Join Charlie Brown & Gareth Newberry for second half coverage of the Vertu Trophy game between Cardiff City and AFC Wimbledon (kick off 7pm). Score updates in Seren Baker’s 6-8pm show of the first half.

League One table toppers the Bluebirds face an experienced Dons side who they defeated earlier in the season at Plough Lane. City boss Brian Barry- Murphy is likely to include a mix of youth and experience in his lineup. With a Wembley Final the ultimate target in this competition it is likely to be a keenly fought encounter.

Please note Rookwood Sound is the only Radio Station in South Wales covering tonight’s game.

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