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Irwin Sparkes frontman of the Hoosiers drops in

Trusted local breakfast news, information, advice and Make A Difference with Bridgitte.

Bridgitte is exploring the history of women's football in Berkshire. Chatting with Pat Firth, who played in the first women's football league game which took place at Elm Park in Reading. Bridgitte also chats with social historian Emma Stoffer to find out why the Football Association banned the women's game in 1921. Emma also shares other hurdles women have faced over the last two decades, including being banned from ordering pint at the bar and prevented from getting a bank loan. Reading Makeup artist Joyce Connor shares her experience of dating later in life and the front man of the Hoosiers, Irwin Sparkes drops in ahead of his gig at Ascot Racecourse tonight.

4 hours

Music Played

  • Wham!

    The Edge Of Heaven

    • PICKWICK.
  • ABBA

    Voulez-Vous

    • Abba Gold.
    • POLYDOR.
    • 01.
  • OneRepublic

    I Ain't Worried

    • Polydor.
  • Edwyn Collins

    A Girl Like You

    • Best Of The Nineties... So Far.
    • EMI.
    • 14.
  • Rita Ora

    Let You Love Me

    • Phoenix.
    • ATLANTIC.
    • 01.
  • Chris Rea

    The Road To Hell (Part Two)

    • The Power & The Glory.
    • PHONOGRAM.
    • 01.
  • Sam Ryder

    SPACE MAN

    • Parlophone.
  • Tina Turner

    What's Love Got To Do With It

    • Is This Love.
    • EMI.
    • 01.
  • The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber

    Stay

    • Columbia.
  • Bee Gees

    You Win Again

    • Sound Of Hit Music Vol.2.
    • ARCADE RECORDS.
    • 14.
  • Harry Styles

    Late Night Talking

    • Columbia.
  • Maroon 5

    Sugar

    • Sugar.
    • INTERSCOPE.
    • 01.
  • Madonna

    La Isla Bonita

    • The Immaculate Collection.
    • SIRE.
    • 01.
  • The Trammps

    Disco Inferno

    • Trammps - Disco Inferno.
    • EAST WEST RECORDS.
    • 01.
  • Mark Ronson

    Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse)

    • Mark Ronson/Amy Winehouse - Valerie.
    • SONY.
    • 01.
  • Erasure

    Sometimes

    • The Love Cd.
    • TELSTAR.
    • 08.
  • Calvin Harris

    Stay With Me (feat. Justin Timberlake, Halsey & Pharrell Williams)

    • Columbia.
  • Coldplay

    Paradise

    • Mylo Xyloto.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 01.
  • A Taste of Honey

    Boogie Oogie Oogie

    • Disco Fever Volume 2.
    • UNIVERSAL.
    • 06.
  • Roosevelt & Nile Rodgers

    Passion

    • Greco Roman Records.
  • Genesis

    Invisible Touch

    • Turn It On.
    • VIRGIN.
    • 02.
  • Blue

    Haven't Found You Yet

    • BMG.
  • WALK THE MOON

    Shut Up And Dance

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 01.
  • Becky Hill & David Guetta

    Remember

    • Polydor.
  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Let's Groove

    • 25 Years Of Rock N Roll 1981.
    • CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION.
    • 12.

Broadcast

  • Sat 6 Aug 2022 06:00