{"id":13741,"date":"2026-01-17T14:03:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T14:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/?p=13741"},"modified":"2026-02-09T10:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T10:13:10","slug":"17january2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/17january2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Morning with Fred (17\/01\/2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/17JanWeb-860x573.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/17JanWeb-860x573.png 860w, https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/17JanWeb-413x275.png 413w, https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/17JanWeb-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/17JanWeb.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/player-widget.mixcloud.com\/widget\/iframe\/?hide_cover=1&#038;feed=%2Ffredhart%2Fsaturday-morning-with-fred-17012026%2F\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"encrypted-media; fullscreen; autoplay; idle-detection; speaker-selection; web-share;\" ><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>Saturday 17. January 2026 09:00-11:00am<\/strong><br>A relaxed and eclectic Saturday morning mix, bringing together familiar favourites, overlooked gems, and a few newer tracks sitting comfortably alongside the classics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s show featured <strong>Same Song Different Decade<\/strong>, comparing Jackie Wilson and Rita Coolidge\u2019s different takes on <em>Higher and Higher<\/em>, a <strong>Country Crossover<\/strong> leaning into the pop and dance side of modern country, and <strong>Fred\u2019s Forgotten Favourite<\/strong> &#8211; a rediscovered Connie Francis track that doesn\u2019t always get the airtime it deserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was also a wide-ranging musical journey across the decades, from 1960s pop and soul through to contemporary releases, plus this week\u2019s <strong>Rewind Riddle<\/strong> for listeners playing along at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two hours of music chosen simply because it belongs on a Saturday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfb6 Music Played<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Stephen Sanchez<\/strong> &#8211; Sweet Love<br><strong>Chic<\/strong> &#8211; Good Times<br><strong>Tina Turner<\/strong> &#8211; Under My Thumb<br><strong>Tommy Roe<\/strong> &#8211; Dizzy<br><strong>Seafret<\/strong> &#8211; Signal Fire<br><strong>Bruno Mars<\/strong> &#8211; I Just Might<br><strong>The Beatles<\/strong> &#8211; Ask Me Why<br><strong>Luke Combs<\/strong> &#8211; Sleepless in a Hotel Room<br><strong>The Weeknd<\/strong> &#8211; Blinding Lights<br><strong>The Korgis<\/strong> &#8211; Everybody&#8217;s Got to Learn Sometime<br>\ud83c\udf1f <strong>Jackie Wilson<\/strong> &#8211; (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher<br>\ud83c\udf1f <strong>Rita Coolidge<\/strong> &#8211; (Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher<br><strong>The Zombies<\/strong> &#8211; Tell Her No<br><strong>BOYZLIFE<\/strong> &#8211; Lovebirds<br><strong>Average White Band<\/strong> &#8211; Pick Up the Pieces<br><strong>J.J. Johnson<\/strong> &#8211; The Sweetest Sounds<br><strong>Keane<\/strong> &#8211; Somewhere Only We Know<br><strong>Train <\/strong>&#8211; Hey, Soul Sister<br>\ud83e\udd20 <strong>Sam Hunt<\/strong> &#8211; Body Like A Back Road<br>\ud83e\udd20 <strong>Florida Georgia Line<\/strong> &#8211; Cruise<br><strong>James Marriott<\/strong> &#8211; California Rain<br><strong>YUNGBLUD, Aerosmith &amp; Lainey Wilson<\/strong> &#8211; Wild Woman<br><strong>The Doobie Brothers<\/strong> &#8211; Dedicate This Heart<br><strong>The Feeling<\/strong> &#8211; Fill My Little World<br><strong>Travis<\/strong> &#8211; Side<br>\ud834\udd1f\u20dd\ud83d\udc9e <strong>Connie Francis<\/strong> &#8211; Where The Boys Are<br><strong>Kevin Coyne<\/strong> &#8211; I Want My Crown<br><strong>Zack Bryan<\/strong> &#8211; Plastic Cigarette<br><strong>Seals &amp; Crofts<\/strong> &#8211; Summer Breeze<br><strong>The Rolling Stones<\/strong> &#8211; You Better Move On<br><strong>Mike + the Mechanics<\/strong> &#8211; Everybody Gets a Second Chance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A relaxed and eclectic Saturday morning mix, bringing together familiar favourites, overlooked gems, and a few newer tracks sitting comfortably alongside the classics. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/17january2026\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[151],"tags":[177,28,181,34,178],"class_list":["post-13741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cirencester-radio","tag-classic-pop","tag-country","tag-disco-funk","tag-pop-rock","tag-soul-rb"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2026\/01\/17JanWeb.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13741"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13773,"href":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13741\/revisions\/13773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fred-hart.uk\/radio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}