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Kickstarting your week.

Richie Anderson is live from Salford with your Monday Motivation to kick start a brand new week, plus Secret Star and This Week in Songs.

Richie Anderson is live from Salford with your Monday Motivation to kick start a brand new week, plus Secret Star and This Week in Songs.
Richie Anderson gets you ready for a brand new week, bringing you Monday Motivation, live from Salford.

Make sure you're listening very carefully to his Secret Star. Can you guess the celebrity with the distorted voice from the clues? You'll get one clue every Monday morning, so make sure you make note of them all if you're going to figure it out!

Richie will also be looking ahead to the brand new week, with The Week in Songs, 3 songs linked to 3 things you need to know about in the next 7 days.

To get involved with the show, e-mail Richie@bbc.co.uk

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Last on

Mon 26 May 2025 00:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Yazz & The Plastic Population

    The Only Way Is Up

    • Wanted (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 010.

  • Beyoncé

    Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

    • I Am.. Sasha Fierce.
    • Music World Music.
    • 1.

  • Spice Girls

    Wannabe

    • Sony Music TV.

  • Tom Grennan

    Full Attention

    • Everywhere I Went, Led Me To Where I Didn't Want To Be.
    • Sony Music UK.

  • Wham!

    The Edge Of Heaven

    • Wham - The Best Of Wham!.
    • Epic.

  • Alcazar

    Crying At The Discoteque

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
    • 6.

  • MT Jones

    Punchin'

    • (CD Single).
    • MT Jones.

  • Eliza Doolittle

    Pack Up

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Louise

    Get Into It

  • Tina Turner

    When The Heartache Is Over

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Tide Lines

    Homeward Bound

    • Glasgow Love Story.
    • Tide Lines Music.

  • Major Lazer

    Lean On (feat. MØ & DJ Snake)

    • (CD Single).
    • Because Music.
    • 1.

  • A Taste of Honey

    Boogie Oogie Oogie

    • Disco Fever 2 (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Walking On Sunshine

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Elton John & Brandi Carlile

    Little Richard's Bible

    • Who Believes In Angels?.
    • EMI.

  • Planet Funk

    Chase The Sun

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey

    Together In Electric Dreams

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.

  • Pras Michel

    Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) (feat. O.D.B. & Mýa)

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Ella Henderson

    Me & You

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Aaliyah

    More Than A Woman

    • Aaliyah - More Than A Woman.
    • Blackground Records.

  • Rihanna

    Friend Of Mine

  • Will Smith

    Gettin' Jiggy Wit It

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Derek and the Dominos

    Layla

    • American Dreams II (Various Artists).
    • Solitaire Collection.

  • Boyzlife

    Save The Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Boyzlife.

  • The Kinks

    You Really Got Me

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 7.

  • The Feeling

    Love It When You Call

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    Are You Gonna Go My Way

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Ed Sheeran

    Azizam

    • Play.
    • Atlantic.

  • Groove Armada

    Song 4 Mutya (Out Of Control)

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Teddy Swims

    Bad Dreams

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Sophie Ellis‐Bextor

    Taste

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.

  • ABC

    All Of My Heart

    • In Touch II (Various Artists).
    • Solitaire Collection.

  • First Time Flyers

    Stay

    • Bound To Break.
    • Lookout Mountain.

  • The Police

    Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

    • Ones On 1 (Radio 1 21st Birthday Albu.
    • BBC.

  • Loaded Honey

    Don't Speak

    • (CD Single).
    • Vetra Records.

  • Coolio

    Gangsta's Paradise (feat. L.V.)

    • Tommy Boy Music.

  • Pulp

    Spike Island

    • More.
    • Rough Trade.

  • Don Henley

    The Boys Of Summer

    • The Very Best Of.
    • MCA.

Broadcast

  • Mon 26 May 2025 00:00
    BBC Radio 2