Virgin Radio Specials

This Virgin Radio Classic Artists special features two legends in conversation, as Chris Difford from Squeeze sits down and chats to Roger Daltrey from The Who about the upcoming Teenage Cancer Trust gigs at the Royal Albert Hall, the rumoured Keith Moon film and the summer live dates from The Who. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To celebrate International Women's day Natalie Imbruglia presented a special show on Virgin Radio playing songs from women who’ve influenced and inspired her in her personal life and in her music. Expect to hear music from Alanis Morissette, Bjork, Tori Amos, Whitney Houston and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Debbie Harry is one of the most iconic people in music, so join her as she speaks to Jamie East about her life, her music and her legacy in this Virgin Radio Classic Artist Special. Hear her story directly from her as well as all your favourite Blondie tracks, and we all know there are plenty of them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunday Night Live is our regular celebration of some of the incredible live music that’s been performed by bands and artists on Virgin Radio. Stu Elmore strips everything back as we will play the best acoustic live performances we’ve had here at Virgin Radio.  We will keep things chilled for you with performances from Chris Evans ‘Stool of Rock’ to Graham Norton’s ‘Sunday Sessions’ plus we ev...

John Hughes was the phenomenal director behind some iconic 80s and 90s films like Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Sixteen Candles and so many more. His passion for music was evident in the tracks he used across these wonderful films and by using those songs he helped to break so many of the artists whose music would feature in the sound...

In this special show, John Parr picks his favourite songs of the 80s and shares some of the stand-out stories from his career. Expect to hear stories about playing with John Lennon's sons at Madison Square Garden, meeting Kate Bush by accident on French TV and the true story behind 'St Elmo's Fire'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Saturday the 11th of February the BRIT awards 2023 took place at the O2 in London. It's this country's highest profile music awards ceremony and over the years there’ve been some memorable rock n roll moments at the event, which peaked in 1996 at the height of Britpop when the infamous feud between Oasis and Blur was played out on stage and Pulp’s frontman Jarvis Cocker...

The Brits rising star award is always one of the most exciting awards in the world of music. Previous winners have gone on to have amazing careers and in this Virgin Radio special Stu Elmore will be taking a look back at their careers and playing some of their stand out songs ahead of the Brit Awards on February 11th 2023. Expect to hear music from Adele, Rag N Bone Man, Sam Fender and so many mor...

Lewis Capaldi picks songs from the bands and artists who have inspired him and shares the impact they've had on his music. Expect to hear music from The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Al Green and Bruce Springsteen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sunday Night Live is our regular celebration of some of the incredible live music that’s been performed by bands and artists on Virgin Radio. In this Sunday Night Live it’s all about bands and artists who have new albums out in 2023. You’ll hear live sets from Tom Grennan, DMAs, Lewis Capaldi and Gaz Coombes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 8th January 1947 one of the greatest musicians of all time was born, David Bowie. Stu Elmore presents 'Bowie on the Big Screen', a Virgin Radio special about the use of David Bowie in the movie world.  Stu will be taking a look at the films that used some of Bowie's phenomenal back catalogue in their soundtrack as well as some of the movies that he starred in himself. Expect to hear so...

Elmore, Stu Elmore explores the music from the James Bond films. From Connery to Craig, this Virgin Radio special dives into the 007 soundtracks from it's 60-year journey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.