'I lived next door to Alice'
Chris Norman of band Smokie had huge hits with 'Oh Carol', 'Lay back in the arms of someone and the iconic 'Living next door to Alice'.
Former 'Smokie' frontman Chris Norman joins Anna to relive 50 years of Smokie. The band had huge hits with 'Oh Carol', 'Lay back in the arms of someone and the iconic 'Living next door to Alice'. Turns out Chris did once live next door to a lady called Alice... just not the one from the song. He talks about his new tour, why the band had to tell Smokie with an I E, going solo, and the poignant last time he spoke to fellow founding member Terry Uttley just weeks before his death.
It’s the All Ireland ladies football championship this Sunday afternoon. Former player Niamh Hughes knows exactly how it feels to be a champion, having won with Tyrone in 2018. She joins Anna to give her thoughts on the team’s chances this year as they take on Laois in the Intermediate final.
Belfast author Wendy Erskine has just released her debut novel after several award winning short story collections. She drops by to talk balancing writing with her day job as a teacher and why the song 'Keep on moving' by boyband Five is a kind of writing mantra for her!
And in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s new reality tv show ‘Destination X’ Rob Brydon takes 13 strangers on the adventure of a lifetime - but can they figure out where in the world they are?
Dawn from Derry is a contestant and luckily she found her way to the studio to tell Anna all about it
All that plus tracks from the Songbook, the perfect soundtrack to your Sunday
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- Sun 3 Aug 2025 11:03ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Foyle & ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Ulster