Absolute Radio Best Bits

Goodbye Golden Square

We bid goodbye to our beloved One Golden Square, a building which has housed so many cherished radio memories.

Kate Bush: A Strangest Thing

Stranger Things brought Kate Bush's genius to a whole new generation of fans in 2022. Absolute Radio charts the life and career of this enigma who was propelled back into the spotlight this year. Stranger Things brought Kate Bush's genius to a whole new generation of fans in 2022.

Charlie Watts: The Man Who Made The Stones Roll

On the 60th anniversary of the Rolling Stones first gig, Claire Sturgess narrates a tribute to the unassuming & humble genius behind the drums, Charlie Watts. A human metronome, he remains inimitable. If the Stones were the best rock n roll band in the world, then surely the jazz-inspired man with the sticks who never played a solo, was rock n roll's greatest drummer.