Puritans RadioFebruary 21, 2026 at 12:43pm
PROGRAMME INFO:
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1.00pm - SATURDAY SPORTS SPECIAL with Dave England
and Richard Hamilton
Plenty of football to discuss with the following being off.
FOOTBALL
The Pitching In Southern League - Premier Central
Kettering Town v BANBURY UNITED - Postponed
Plus news of our other featured teams
United Counties League South Premier Division
EASINGTON SPORTS v Coventry United - Postponed
RUGBY UNION
Midlands Division - Regional 1 Midlands
BANBURY BULLS - No Fixture
Tune in on www.puritansradio.com or tune in, internet radio, mobile or via smart speaker
1.00pm - SATURDAY SPORTS SPECIAL with Dave England
and Richard Hamilton
Plenty of football to discuss with the following being off.
FOOTBALL
The Pitching In Southern League - Premier Central
Kettering Town v BANBURY UNITED - Postponed
Plus news of our other featured teams
United Counties League South Premier Division
EASINGTON SPORTS v Coventry United - Postponed
RUGBY UNION
Midlands Division - Regional 1 Midlands
BANBURY BULLS - No Fixture
Puritans RadioFebruary 21, 2026 at 12:35pm
THIS DAY IN MUSIC: 21 FEBRUARY
1961 - The Beatles played three gigs in one day. The first was a lunchtime show at The Cavern Club, then at night they appeared at the Cassanova Club, Liverpool and at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool.
1964 - Three classic British singles were released on this day. Rolling Stones 'Not Fade Away', (a UK No.3), Hollies 'Just One Look', (a UK No.2), and Billy J Kramer's 'Little Children', (a UK No.1).
1968 - Otis Redding had his first entry on the UK singles chart when '(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay' entered the chart, it went on to be a No.3 hit. The song became the first posthumous single to top the charts in the US.
1970 - Simon and Garfunkel went to No.1 on the UK chart with Bridge Over Troubled Water. The album went on to stay on the chart for over 300 weeks, returning to the top of the charts on eight separate occasions and spending a total of 41 weeks at No.1.
1976 - The Four Seasons were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'December '63 (Oh What A Night). Written by original Four Seasons keyboard player Bob Gaudio and his future wife Judy Parker who first met when both were working as producers for Motown Records. The song's lyrics were originally set in 1933 with the title "December 5th, 1933," and celebrated the repeal of Prohibition.
1987 - Ben E King was at No.1 in the UK singles chart with Stand By Me. The track was first released in 1961 and became a hit in 1987 after being featured in the film 'Stand By Me.'
1998 - Celine Dion went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with My Heart Will Go On. The song was the theme from the movie Titanic. The world's best-selling single of 1998.
2004 - Les Gray the lead singer of the British band Mud died of a heart attack, whilst fighting throat cancer, aged 57. Mud scored the 1974 UK No.1 single 'Tiger Feet' plus had 14 other UK Top 40 singles.
2004 - Simon Cowell was set to appear in a new episode of The Simpsons. The TV Pop Idol judge would play a nursery boss who gets punched by Homer Simpson.
2019 - American musician Peter Tork died age 77. He was diagnosed with a rare form of tongue cancer in 2009. The Monkees were brought together for an American sitcom TV series in 1966. Best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist, they had the 1967 UK and US No.1 single 'I'm A Believer' plus other hits including 'Last Train to Clarksville', 'Pleasant Valley Sunday', and 'Daydream Believer'.
BIRTHDAY FILE:
1949, Jerry Harrison, Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
1952, Jean-Jacques Burel, Stranglers
1954, Mike Pickering, M People
1969, James Dean Bradfield, Manic Street Preachers
1986, Charlotte Church
1961 - The Beatles played three gigs in one day. The first was a lunchtime show at The Cavern Club, then at night they appeared at the Cassanova Club, Liverpool and at Litherland Town Hall, Liverpool.
1964 - Three classic British singles were released on this day. Rolling Stones 'Not Fade Away', (a UK No.3), Hollies 'Just One Look', (a UK No.2), and Billy J Kramer's 'Little Children', (a UK No.1).
1968 - Otis Redding had his first entry on the UK singles chart when '(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay' entered the chart, it went on to be a No.3 hit. The song became the first posthumous single to top the charts in the US.
1970 - Simon and Garfunkel went to No.1 on the UK chart with Bridge Over Troubled Water. The album went on to stay on the chart for over 300 weeks, returning to the top of the charts on eight separate occasions and spending a total of 41 weeks at No.1.
1976 - The Four Seasons were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'December '63 (Oh What A Night). Written by original Four Seasons keyboard player Bob Gaudio and his future wife Judy Parker who first met when both were working as producers for Motown Records. The song's lyrics were originally set in 1933 with the title "December 5th, 1933," and celebrated the repeal of Prohibition.
1987 - Ben E King was at No.1 in the UK singles chart with Stand By Me. The track was first released in 1961 and became a hit in 1987 after being featured in the film 'Stand By Me.'
1998 - Celine Dion went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with My Heart Will Go On. The song was the theme from the movie Titanic. The world's best-selling single of 1998.
2004 - Les Gray the lead singer of the British band Mud died of a heart attack, whilst fighting throat cancer, aged 57. Mud scored the 1974 UK No.1 single 'Tiger Feet' plus had 14 other UK Top 40 singles.
2004 - Simon Cowell was set to appear in a new episode of The Simpsons. The TV Pop Idol judge would play a nursery boss who gets punched by Homer Simpson.
2019 - American musician Peter Tork died age 77. He was diagnosed with a rare form of tongue cancer in 2009. The Monkees were brought together for an American sitcom TV series in 1966. Best known as the keyboardist and bass guitarist, they had the 1967 UK and US No.1 single 'I'm A Believer' plus other hits including 'Last Train to Clarksville', 'Pleasant Valley Sunday', and 'Daydream Believer'.
BIRTHDAY FILE:
1949, Jerry Harrison, Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
1952, Jean-Jacques Burel, Stranglers
1954, Mike Pickering, M People
1969, James Dean Bradfield, Manic Street Preachers
1986, Charlotte Church
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