Rookwood Sound

15/10/2024

FACT OF THE DAY: Did You Know?..... The song “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing” by Aerosmith is a well loved ballad but you may not know that it’s from a Disney film, Armageddon in 1998. The song was written by Diane Warren who was asked by the band to help write a song for the film since they had trouble thinking of one to write. This was one of four songs from the film that they released.

The idea came from an interview that Diane Warren watched about James Brolin saying about how much he missed Barbara Streisand so she wrote some lyrics down. When Aerosmith heard the demo of a piano and vocals, they wondered how it would sound with their vocals on the track . It reached Number 4 in the UK in 1998 and topped the US charts as well as being nominated for an Academy Award which it it unfortunately lost. You might also be surprised to learn that it was written with Celine Dion in my mind

14/10/2024

FACT OF THE DAY: Did You Know?.... Throughout the 2010s, Little Mix were a pop sensation dominating the charts but they also made history by becoming the first group to win The X Factor in 2011. They were down to the final two against One Direction (who later gained chart success of their own) and were declared the winners by Dermot O' Leary.

Their first single Cannonball, a cover of a 2002 song by Damien Rice, peaked at Number One in the UK and the rest is history.

14/10/2024

Wales kick off against Montenegro in the UEFA Nations League

14/10/2024

14/10/2024

Tuesday 15 October 12pm to 2pm / Encore Presentation 9pm to 11pm

DIFFERENT RADIO - Where The Music Matters

Charlie Brown opens with the Relevancy Hour of facts,stats & tracks for the day. Charlie Needham joins in the second hour with his Vital 4 & Sophie’s Choice.
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14/10/2024

Tuesday 15 October 11am to Noon

EPILEPSY ACTION INTERVIEW

Charlie Brown interviews Amy Walker -Robinson from Epilepsy Action Wales about the work and support provided by her organisation to Epilepsy sufferers from children to adulthood.
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13/10/2024

Monday 14 October 10am -11am/ repeated Friday 18 October 8pm - 9pm

WIDE OPEN SPACES

This week Charlie Brown brings the listener a programme dedicated to 1950’s Country, featuring Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Slim Whitman, Hank Lochlin in a packed show of tunes that have stood the test of time.
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10/10/2024

From time to time we all need support but it can be difficult to know where to turn.

To make it easier to navigate the support available, our local health board have created a helpful catalogue of the different support organisations and charities. https://orlo.uk/3l3Hm

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10/10/2024

Be especially kind to your self today... Go for a walk. Meet up with friends, listen to your favourite music.

08/10/2024

FACT OF THE DAY: Did You Know?..... Since becoming popular with generations of children on TV for over three decades with “Chucklevision,” Paul & Barry Chuckle better known as the Chuckle Brothers have become kids TV legends but they also released a single in 2014 with rapper, Tinchy Stryder and even starred in the music video.

The single was called “To Me, To You (Bruv)” The idea came about with Tinchy Stryder revealing he was a fan of them as a child and after he met the duo they decided to collaborate together. The video features many references to their show such as “Dan the Van” and their trademark “Hellloooo!” While they argue over a ladder. It was released for charity in aid of the African-Caribbean Leukaemia Trust and peaked at Number 92 on the UK Singles Chart.

They released an album years previously which featured eleven songs based on their catchphrases such as “Silly Me, Silly You” and “No Slacking!”

08/10/2024

Let's take a look at thee answers to this week's Brain Strains. Did you manage to guess the James Bond films? See how you did below, we've even included the artists and years of the films release. Look out for more next time!

1. 🌌 🍂 🍁 ⬇️ Skyfall (Adele, 2012)

2. 🏅 🏆 ☝🏻 Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey, 1964)

3. ♠️ ♦️ ♣️ ♥️ 🎲 👑 Casino Royale (You Know My Name - Chris Cornell, 2006)

4. 🔛 👸🏻 🤫 👨🏻‍🍳 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (John Barry, 1969)

5. 🚫 ⏳️ ✌🏻 ⚰️ No Time To Die (Billie Eilish, 2021)

6. 🕵🏻‍♂️ 🤷🏻‍♂️ 💘 🙋🏻‍♂️ The Spy Who Loved Me (Nobody Does It Better (Carly Simon, 1977)

7. 🪙 👁 GoldenEye (Tina Turner, 1995)

8. 🪟 ✌🏻 ☠️ 🔫 A View To A Kill (Duran Duran, 1985)

9. 👩🏻‍⚕️ 🚫 Dr No (John Barry, 1962)

10. 🐙 🐈‍⬛️ Oc*****sy (All Time High, Rita Coolidge, 1983)

11. 🌍 🚫 🛑 The World Is Not Enough (Garbage, 1999)

12. 👨🏻 🪙 🔫 The Man With The Golden Gun (Lulu, 1974)

13. ⛈️ ⚽️ Thunderball (Tom Jones, 1965)

08/10/2024

TODAY

07/10/2024

Are you thinking of something to do on the 12th October ? Well if so, why not treat yourself or someone you know to an evening of entertainment and indulge your taste buds in a three course meal by joining us in celebrating 37 years with our Anniversary Dinner. With fantastic entertainment by The Dave Williams Band, featuring Rookwood Sound Radio's very own Dave Williams, providing some soul, blues and gospel music.

⭐️⭐️ Guests will be seated from 7pm with the complete meal and entertainment package. Tickets are £30. ⭐️⭐️ Make it a night to remember and come and join us at Penarth Masonic Hall.
Get your tickets from [email protected] or message 07368135036.

BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW!!!!

07/10/2024

FACT OF THE DAY: Did You Know?..... As well as starring as the lead role in “Summer Holiday” in 1963, Cliff Richard has also starred in a musical. In the mid 1990s he starred in the musical “Heathcliff” and played the lead character of the same name. He had always wanted to play this character and perform in a stage musical which was based on Emily Brontë’s novel “Wuthering Heights” and was written from Heathcliff’s point of you and filled the gaps in his story.

John Farrer composed the music while Tim Rice wrote the lyrics and various singles were released to promote the show such as “A Misunderstood Man” and “Be With Me Always” which were sung by Cliff. “Heathcliff: The Musical” opened on the 16th October 1996 at the Birmingham Indoor Arena which gained huge interest in the media by Cliff playing a dark character with them speculating that he wouldn’t be able to carry off such a role. It went on a tour across London, Manchester and Edinburgh and broke box office records at every theatre in played at, With its final performance at the Hammersmith Apollo in May 1997 to half a million people. Although the show was panned by some critics, it was well received by fans and the public which also took £8.5 million on opening which was considered to be a record at the time.

A soundtrack album (pictured below) was also released to coincide with the musical which peaked at Number 41 on the UK Albums Chart.

07/10/2024

How fabulous does this look......

05/10/2024

Let's take a look at this week's Brain Strains! James Bond has been on the case since 1962 but if you're a fan of 007, you'll know that the Bond themes are as iconic as the secret agent himself. See if you can guess Bond films which feature iconic theme tunes as their soundracks. Look out for the answers soon.

1. 🌌 🍂 🍁 ⬇️

2. 🏅 🏆 ☝🏻

3. ♠️ ♦️ ♣️ ♥️ 🎲 👑

4. 🔛 👸🏻 🤫 👨🏻‍🍳

5. 🚫 ⏳️ ✌🏻 ⚰️

6. 🕵🏻‍♂️ 🤷🏻‍♂️ 💘 🙋🏻‍♂️

7. 🪙 👁

8. 🪟 ✌🏻 ☠️ 🔫

9. 👩🏻‍⚕️ 🚫

10. 🐙 🐈‍⬛️

11. 🌍 🚫 🛑

12. 👨🏻 🪙 🔫

13. ⛈️ ⚽️

05/10/2024

02/10/2024

FACT OF THE DAY: Did You Know? Robson & Jerome were a music duo which was comprised of Robson Green and Jerome Flynn who found fame as actors when they starred in popular TV drama, Soldier Soldier in the early 90s but their music career began when they performed a version of the Righteous Brothers classic, “Unchained Melody” on an episode the show.

Upon seeing the viewers reaction and love for it, up and coming music mogul, Simon Cowell (who you might’ve heard of) pestered the duo to record it as a single and release it to which they agreed and it went up the charts to Number One in 1995. The song became the second best selling single of the 1990s and they also earned themselves 2 more Number Ones. Robson & Jerome mania was short lived however as they turned down Cowell’s £3 million offer of a third album in 1996 and returned to acting.

01/10/2024

FACT OF THE DAY: Did You Know?.... you probably know it’s heartbreaking news when your favourite band announce they’re splitting up, but for Take That fans in 1996 it was really emotional when the lovable group announced at a press conference that they would split and that their cover of “How Deep Is Your Love” would be their final single and the Greatest Hits would be their last album.
Fans were so upset by the news that many couldn’t stop crying for days and some even fainted in shock, there was even a helpline set up for them to call to help them grieve and cope with the news. Did you or anyone you know call it? “How Deep Is Your Love” flew up the charts to Number One and that was that.

*(SPOILER - Take That got back together 10 years later so all was right in the end)