Merran Regan’s IN THE SPOTLIGHT show on Wednesdays from 4-7pm is a mix of popular music, interviews and guests.
Each week Merran chooses a music theme and invites listeners to call in with requests along that theme to be played live during the show. You can see each week’s theme listed on Merran’s facebook page In The Spotlight with Merran Regan on Northside Radio. Merran plays an eclectic mix of pop, rock, jazz, indie, country, even musical theatre from Australia and all around the world – from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s through to songs from today.  She regularly interviews local mayors, actors, playwrights, directors, artists, musicians, performers, writers, authors, artistic directors and producers across all art forms – theatre, dance, opera, musicals, festivals, family events, even kids shows.
Tune in 4-7pm Wednesday afternoons.
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| 16:05 | LIVE VIDEO CAM | John FREEMAN, Georges BODOSSIAN | |
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16:07 | Zat You Santa Claus? | Emma Pask |
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16:22 | Maybe This Christmas | Katie Noonan |
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16:51 | The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) | Emma Pask |
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16:55 | White Wine in the Sun | Kate Miller-Heidke |
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17:08 | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John |
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17:12 | How To Make Gravy | Paul Kelly |
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17:18 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
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17:19 | Grown-Up Christmas List | Delta Goodrem |
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17:23 | Santa Baby | Kylie Minogue |
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17:28 | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (feat. James Morrison) | Dami Im, James Morrison |
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17:41 | Silent Night | Dami Im |
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17:52 | Christmas Photo | John Williamson |
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17:56 | Mary's Little Boy Child | Emma Pask |
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18:08 | River | Katie Noonan |
| 18:13 | Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow | Human Nature, Delta Goodrem, Human Nature, Human Nature feat. Delta Goodrem | |
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18:18 | 100 Degrees | Kylie Minogue |
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18:23 | Freckles | The New Mastersounds |
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18:24 | Hallelujah | Jeff Buckley |
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18:45 | Grace | Jeff Buckley |
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18:53 | Silver Bells | John Farnham, Olivia Newton-John |
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18:56 | Merry Christmas to You | Delta Goodrem, Olivia Newton-John |
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18:59 | Aussie Aussie Christmas | Amber Lawrence |
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16:07 | The Little Drummer Boy | Dami Im |
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16:12 | Silent Night | Dami Im |
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16:25 | Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (feat. James Morrison) | Dami Im, James Morrison |
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16:30 | Big Yellow Taxi | Vanessa Carlton, Counting Crows |
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16:34 | I Put A Spell On You (Fifty Shades of Grey) | Annie Lennox |
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16:38 | The Way You Look Tonight | Rod Stewart |
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16:41 | A Case of U | Prince |
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16:47 | Wicked Game | James Vincent McMorrow |
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16:52 | Dancing in the Dark | Eddie Berman |
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16:57 | Freckles | The New Mastersounds |
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16:57 | Blackbird | Sarah McLachlan |
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17:07 | Lean on Me | Seal |
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17:16 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
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17:18 | Your Song | Lady Gaga |
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17:23 | Wild World (Acoustic Version) | Joanna Wang |
| 17:29 | Stand by Me (Live at the Late Show with David Letterman) | Tracy Chapman | |
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17:33 | Imagine | Jack Johnson |
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17:37 | Fly Me to the Moon (Acoustic) | Angelina Jordan |
| 17:40 | Unchained Melody | Norah Jones | |
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17:45 | Purple Rain | Etta James |
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17:51 | Roxanne | George Michael |
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17:56 | You Are The Sunshine Of My Life | Macy Gray |
| 18:07 | As Time Goes By | Bryan Ferry | |
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18:10 | New York State of Mind | Charlie Chech |
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18:19 | Georgia On My Mind | Michael Bublé |
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18:22 | Alfie | Joss Stone |
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18:26 | Chasing Cars | Clare Teal |
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18:31 | So In Love | k.d. lang |
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18:36 | They Oughta Write a Song | Halie Loren |
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18:41 | Moondance | Shannon & Keast |
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18:44 | Bookends | Stacey Kent |
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18:45 | You Are My Sunshine | Sara Gazarek |
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18:50 | Stormy Weather | Rebecca Ferguson |
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18:53 | My Funny Valentine (Live Audio from The Wilshire Theatre) | Chris Botti, Sting |
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16:08 | Beds Are Burning (Remastered) | Midnight Oil |
| 16:13 | Burn for You | Barlow & Bear, Abigail Barlow & Emily Bear | |
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16:16 | Maybe I'm Amazed | Paul McCartney |
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16:22 | London's Burning (Remastered) | The Clash |
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16:24 | Light My Fire | The Doors |
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16:28 | We Didn't Start the Fire (Remastered) | Billy Joel |
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16:33 | Burning Up | Kylie Minogue |
| 16:37 | Fire on the Mountain (2015 Remaster) | Grateful Dead | |
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16:43 | Heat Wave | Ella Fitzgerald |
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16:44 | Freckles | The New Mastersounds |
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16:48 | Fire | The Pointer Sisters |
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16:52 | Burn | Deep Purple |
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16:58 | Great Balls of Fire | Jerry Lee Lewis |
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16:59 | Rock 'n' Roll Mix | Various Artists |
| 17:05 | LIVE VIDEO CAM | John FREEMAN, Georges BODOSSIAN | |
| 17:07 | Disco Inferno | The Rotations | |
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17:11 | Ring of Fire | Johnny Cash |
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17:14 | Burning Love (Viva Elvis) | Elvis Presley |
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17:18 | Star of The Show | David Francis |
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17:20 | Burn for You | John Farnham |
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17:24 | Set Fire to the Rain | Adele |
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17:28 | Sunburn | James Vincent McMorrow |
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17:31 | Burning Down | Alex Warren |
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17:35 | I Burned LA Down | Noah Cyrus |
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17:40 | Girl on Fire | Alicia Keys |
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17:45 | Freckles | The New Mastersounds |
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17:46 | The Flame | Cheap Trick |
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17:51 | Eternal Flame | Bangles |
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17:55 | Flame Trees | Cold Chisel |
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18:07 | A Fire Burns | The Church |
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18:12 | Baby I'm Burnin' | Dolly Parton |
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18:17 | Burning Up | Madonna |
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18:27 | Burning For You | HOMECOMING |
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18:31 | I Burn (feat. Casey Lee Williams & Lamar Hall) | Jeff Williams |
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18:36 | Burned | Grace VanderWaal |
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18:39 | Pyromania (Radio Edit) | Cascada |
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18:44 | Firework | Katy Perry |
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18:47 | The Burning Heart | Lee Kernaghan |
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18:51 | Burning Down The House | The Hit Crew |
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18:55 | Burn For You | INXS |
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16:07 | Heatwave (Mono) | Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
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16:11 | Summertime | Sam Cooke |
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16:16 | Theme From "The Endless Summer" | The Sandals |
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16:20 | Here Comes Summer | Jerry Keller |
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16:22 | In The Summertime | Mungo Jerry |
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16:26 | Summer Nights | Olivia Newton-John |
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16:30 | Berlin: Heat Wave | Patti LuPone, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, John Mauceri |
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16:34 | Its Almost Summer | Billy Thorpe |
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16:37 | Open Up Your Heart | G. Wayne Thomas |
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16:42 | Dare to Dream | BalloonPlanet |
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16:43 | Freckles | The New Mastersounds |
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16:45 | Summer Breeze | Seals and Crofts |
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16:48 | Summer Wine | Nancy Sinatra And Lee Hazlewood |
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16:57 | A Summer Place | Andy Williams |
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17:08 | Summertime | Louis Armstrong |
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17:14 | Summer Of '69 | Bryan Adams |
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17:18 | Summer in the City | The Lovin' Spoonful |
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17:23 | Summer Holiday | Cliff Richard |
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17:25 | Summer Rain | Johnny Rivers |
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17:43 | Endless Summer (The Jezabels Cover) | Josh Pyke, Elana Stone |
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17:47 | Freckles | The New Mastersounds |
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17:49 | A Summer Song | Chad & Jeremy |
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17:51 | Cruel Summer | Taylor Swift |
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17:55 | Summertime Sadness | Lana Del Rey |
| 18:08 | 50s Party Mix | Wanda Jackson, Bobby Freeman, Chris Montez, Eddie Cochran, Carl Perkins, Sam Cooke, The Coasters, Little Richard, B. B. King, Dion, Elvis Presley, Jimmy Beasley, The Cadets, Joe Houston | |
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18:09 | Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days Of Summer | Nat King Cole |
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18:12 | Seasons in the Sun | Terry Jacks |
| 18:16 | Sloop John B | The Beach Boys | |
| 18:20 | Sunny Afternoon (Mono Mix) | The Kinks | |
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18:24 | Freckles | The New Mastersounds |
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18:26 | Endless Summer Nights | Richard Marx |
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18:38 | It's Summer | Gladys Knight & The Pips |
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18:43 | All Summer Long | The Beach Boys |
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18:45 | Summer Nights | Marianne Faithfull |
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18:47 | Hot Fun in the Summertime | Sly & The Family Stone |
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18:49 | Summer Rain | Paul Kelly |
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18:52 | Under the Boardwalk | The Drifters |
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18:56 | Our Last Summer | ABBA |