To mark the end of the 1980s in style we take a look back over NOWs 1-16 in the form of our first ever SHIT Awards! We're celebrating the very best, and worst, music of our journey so far and catching up with a few old friends along the way.

Episode 32 - Volume 16 Disc 2

Mar 7th, 2019 1h 5m

It's finally here, the end of era, just the second disc of NOW That's What I Call Music! Volume 16 to negotiate before we can round off the 1980s in style with our very own awards ceremony! In a disc bursting with 18 prime pop platters we are

Episode 31 - Volume 16 Disc 1

Mar 2nd, 2019 1h 23m

We've reached the final NOW of the 80s with the first disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Volume 16, which arrives amid a backdrop of yet more political upheaval. We discuss Michael Jordan's wedding, meet 'Santa Barbara Windsor' and go trains

Episode 30 - Volume 15 Disc 2

Feb 21st, 2019 1h 24m

For our 30th episode we're looking at the second disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Volume 15, we're still firmly in the grip of the colossus that is House Music, but there's a New Jack Swing in town! This week we talk Whoopie as Bond, Doone

Episode 29 - Volume 15 Disc 1

Feb 14th, 2019 1h 11m

We're going all the way back to the summer of 1989 to bring you the first disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Volume 15, a surprisingly carefree offering considering the global turmoil of the time! This week we discuss the incredible Wendy Ja

Episode 28 - Volume 14 Disc 2

Feb 7th, 2019 1h 17m

We're rounding off volume 14 of NOW That's What I Call Music! by looking at the second disc, with yet more house music and a sprinkling of SAW's fairydust on a Page 3 idol! As well as regular features Around the World and Off the Record, we di

Episode 27 - Volume 14 Disc 1

Jan 31st, 2019 1h 20m

And so we come to 1989, with the end of the eighties in sight, we look at the first disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Volume 14. 1989 was also the year of one of the most infamous editions of the BRIT awards, so we discuss what went down th

Episode 26 - Volume 13 Disc 2

Jan 24th, 2019 1h 15m

Time to pop on some cycling shorts and get moving, we've got at least 500 miles to cover here as we begin to reflect on the musical landscape of 1988 and wrap up the 'XIII'-th volume of NOW That's What I Call Music! with a second disc which hai

Episode 25 - Volume 13 Disc 1

Jan 17th, 2019 1h 8m

In this week's episode we're taking on the first disc of NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 13; and with 1989 just over the horizon, the only way is up! Barlow teaches us how to play 'Pilchards', we reach out to those forced into pop stardom a

Episode 24 - Volume 12 Disc 2

Jan 10th, 2019 1h 20m

This week we're kicking back with some high-grade Angel Delight and looking at the second disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 12. Martin and Jacob reveal their key change ritual and Sabrina reveals more than she intended, as we mark the

Episode 23 - Volume 12 Disc 1

Jan 3rd, 2019 1h 31m

It's our first episode of 2019! We've managed to escape winter's icy grip for a while and we're travelling all the way back to the glorious summer of '88, with the first disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 12 in tow! Can master hard dis

New Year Special 2018

Dec 27th, 2018 39m 21s

Say hello to 2019 in style, with our quiz-tastic New Year Special! Featuring a fiendish test from Barlow, a 'featured artists' quiz, some NOW knowledge brainteasers and 'Football or Dancehall'. Pens and papers at the ready!

Christmas Special 2018

Dec 20th, 2018 1h 2m

It's time for our Christmas Special, where we each choose two Christmas songs that we love, and one that we hate! Sit back and enjoy some Yuletide cheer as we reveal our Christmas classics and hear a holiday message from some of our regular gu

Episode 22 - Volume 11 Disc 2

Dec 13th, 2018 1h 24m

Two little ducks, 22! Eyes down for a full house as we finish off NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 11 with a second disc chock-full of early House Music! As we are subjected to yet more of S.A.W's High-NRG atrocities we discuss puberty, Kent

Episode 21 - Volume 11 Disc 1

Dec 6th, 2018 1h 18m

In this week's episode we look at the first disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Volume 11 and roundup 1987 in music with a look at the epic battle for Christmas No.1. We welcome a former president to our growing cast of characters, discover w

Episode 20 - Volume 10 Disc 2

Nov 29th, 2018 1h 28m

It's Episode 20! That means we're 10% of the way through our mission! In an episode full of bendy guitars and Bendy Bens, we look at the second disc of NOW That's What I Call Music Volume 10; with a huge international hit and a Christmas Clas

Episode 19 - Volume 10 Disc 1

Nov 22nd, 2018 1h 43m

This week we're hopping on our Gig Ponies and moseying into the great blue yonder of NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 10! Heading ever closer to 1988, Disc 1 sees us regaled by stories of the Smash Hits house, Barlow throws some serious shade

Episode 18 - Volume 9 Disc 2

Nov 15th, 2018 1h 29m

In this week's episode we finish reviewing NOW That's What I Call Music Vol.9, looking at disc 2 of the most hit-packed NOW so far! With candidates for best video and worst video so far, we hear a tale of infidelity from Gary Moore, discover G

Episode 17 - Volume 9 Disc 1

Nov 8th, 2018 1h 32m

In Episode 17 we get stuck into NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 9, with a first disc crammed with heavy hitters! We discover the best selling records of 1986 and reveal a very NOW-centric battle for Christmas no.1. Along the way we discuss g

Episode 16 - Volume 8 Disc 2

Nov 1st, 2018 1h 39m

We're putting on our Jimmy Jams and Terry (Lewis) Socks and settling in for a look at NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 8, Disc 2. We wrap up 1986 in music and find out who won the BRITs before delving into a high quality entry into the NOW pa

Episode 15 - Volume 8 Disc 1

Oct 25th, 2018 1h 28m

We've locked the coordinates for November 1986 into our pop time machine and we're bringing NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 8 Disc 1 along for the ride! This week we face a deluge of Nile Rodgers production, the relegated pioneers of Rap Roc

Episode 14 - Volume 7 Disc 2

Oct 18th, 2018 1h 34m

This week we'll be wrapping up NOW That's What I Call Music vol. 7, looking at Disc 2 and the VHS. We find ourselves mining a rich seam of mid-eighties balladry and early Hip Hop, including an entry in the infamous Roxanne Wars! Along the way

Episode 13 - Volume 7 Disc 1

Oct 11th, 2018 1h 45m

In this week's episode we're saying hello to NOW That's What I Call music volume 7 and looking back over 1985 in music, with a hotly contested race for Christmas No.1! We hear the incredible tale of how Martin got his name, pitch an idea for T

Episode 12 - Volume 6 Disc 2

Oct 4th, 2018 1h 36m

This week we're wrapping up NOW That's What I Call Music vol.6 and looking at Disc 2. We're joined once again by David Kent, who tells us about his online business portfolio. We also discuss the best name in pop, Post Hardcore vs New Wave, On

Episode 11 - Volume 6 Disc 1

Sep 27th, 2018 1h 34m

As we edge ever closer to 1986, it's time to get busy with NOW That's What I Call Music Vol. 6, with a couple of candidates for best song so far! We find out why Elton needs Bernie, Simple Minds get both barrels and Feargal Sharkey gives us hi