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Saturday morning radio program with a different theme each week - from 9am to midday

07/01/2026

On Saturday January the 10th from nine to noon The Theme Machine — with Paul Young on Radio Blue Mountains — presents the 38-track playlist ‘The Sounds of Sheffield’. This is yet another in the Theme Machine’s series of shows based on the musical output of specific British cities. Featured acts include Joe Cocker, Pulp, Thompson Twins, Arctic Monkeys, Def Leppard, Cabaret Voltaire, Moloko and ABC.
To tune in:
89.1FM, via our website at rbm.org.au — or use a radio app

26/12/2025

Edit: due to tech issues the New Year’s Special has been deferred until Jan 03.
On Saturday December the 27th from nine to noon The Theme Machine — with Paul Murphy Young on Radio Blue Mountains — presents the ‘Time Flies/New Year’s Special’. This is a 38-track playlist of songs about the New Year and Time – its importance, its fleeting nature and the use we make of it. Tunes you’ll definitely be familiar with, and a couple of more obscure ones. Featured acts include The Zombies, The Animals, Neil Young, George Harrison, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Matt Taylor and Bob Seger.
To tune in:
89.1FM; via our website at rbm.org.au — or try a streaming app such as Radio Garden.

16/12/2025

On Saturday December 20 from nine to noon, tune in to The Theme Machine on Radio Blue Mountains for ‘Birmingham — The Sounds’, a 44-track playlist consisting of tracks performed by acts from this particular English city. Featured artists include Traffic, Nick Drake, The Bureau, The Beat, Black Sabbath, Joan Armatrading and Musical Youth (passing the dutchie).
To soak up the sounds:
89.1FM, stream live via rbm.org.au, or use a radio app

09/12/2025

On Saturday December 13 from nine to noon, tune in to The Theme Machine on Radio Blue Mountains for ‘Family Bands Sequel’, a 39-track playlist comprised of songs performed by bands with members of a family (or families). Featured artists include Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jet, Psychedelic Furs, Kings Of Leon, Van Halen, Johnny & Edgar Winter and Radiohead.
To tune in:
89.1FM, stream live via rbm.org.au, or use a radio app

01/12/2025

On Saturday December 06 from nine to noon, tune in to The Theme Machine on Radio Blue Mountains with Paul Murphy Young for ‘Family Bands’, a 42-track playlist comprised of songs performed by bands with (key and/or founding) members of the same family. Several tunes don’t exclusively feature members of a particular family, but they’ve made the list, nevertheless. Keep in mind that the vast majority of bands include (often uncredited) session musos anyway! The wide array of musical acts includes Bachman-Turner Overdrive, The Kinks, Oasis, The Beach Boys, Heart, Devo, The Pips and The Bellamy Brothers.
To tune in:
89.1FM, stream live via rbm.org.au, or use a radio app

26/11/2025

On Saturday November 29 from 9 to noon, tune in to The Theme Machine with Paul Murphy Young for the 37-track playlist ‘Yacht Rock 4’. This genre is otherwise known as AOR (adult-oriented rock), the West Coast Sound, or soft rock. Featured artists include Al Jarreau, Boz Scaggs, Don Henley, Eddie Rabbitt, Orleans, Mr. Mister, Firefall and Exile.
Listen like this:
89.1FM, stream live via rbm.org.au, or use a radio app

18/11/2025

On Saturday November 22 from 9 to noon, tune in to The Theme Machine with Paul Murphy Young for the 36-track playlist ‘Yacht Rock 3’. This genre is commonly regarded as being AOR (adult-oriented rock), the West Coast Sound, or soft rock. Featured artists include Supertramp, Fat Larry’s Band, Dire Straits, Chris Rea, Steely Dan and Styx.
To tune in:
89.1FM, stream live via rbm.org.au, or use a radio app

09/11/2025

On Saturday November the 15th from 9 to noon, tune in to The Theme Machine with Paul Murphy Young for the 38-track playlist ‘Yacht Rock 2’. It’s a sequel to the previous Saturday’s show. This genre used to be known as AOR (adult-oriented rock), the West Coast Sound, or soft rock. Featured artists include Poco, Eagles, Joe Jackson, Boz Scaggs, Climax Blues Band, Todd Rundgren, Chicago and America.
How to hear:
89.1FM, stream live via rbm.org.au, or use a radio app

07/11/2025

On Saturday November the 8th from 9 to noon, tune in to The Theme Machine with Paul Murphy Young for a 38-track playlist comprised entirely of yacht rock tracks. Yacht Rock is a more recent name for what used to be known as AOR (adult-oriented rock), the West Coast Sound, or soft rock. Featured artists include Bread, Toto, Lobo, Lou Rawls, Little River Band, Pablo Cruise, 10cc and Steely Dan. Any major dude will tell you just how cruisey yacht rock is!
10cc like this:
89.1FM, stream live via rbm.org.au, or use a radio app

28/10/2025

On Saturday November the 1st from nine to noon The Theme Machine with Paul Murphy Young presents ‘The Songs of Holly Knight‘, one of several in The Songwriter Series. Holly has been a member of a number of bands, had a successful solo career and has written for numerous other musicians. Featured artists include Ace Frehley, Pat Benatar, Divinyls, The Donnas, Aaron Neville and Animotion, Aerosmith and Lita Ford.
Listen like this:
89.1FM, stream live via rbm.org.au, or use a radio app

22/10/2025

On Saturday October 25 on Radio Blue Mountains from 9 through midday – tune in to The Theme Machine with Paul Murphy Young for the 40-track playlist ‘Overcoming The Odds’. They’re songs by musicians who have overcome great adversity (physical and/or psychological) to succeed in the music industry; and have received much critical and public acclaim throughout their careers.
Featured artists include Ray Charles, Lorde, Tony Iommi, Meg White, Harry Nilsson, Jeff St. John, Bill Withers and Andy Partridge (of XTC).
How to hear:
89.1FM via the airwaves, rbm.org.au to stream, or use a radio app.

16/10/2025

On Saturday October the 18th on Radio Blue Mountains from 9 to noon – tune in to The Theme Machine with Paul Murphy Young for the 42-track playlist ‘For Richer or Poorer’. It’s a list of tunes with the words ‘rich’ or ‘poor’ (or both) or variations of those words — mainly in the song titles — alternating throughout the show.
Featured artists include Lulu, Lady Gaga, Box of Frogs, Amy Winehouse, Redgum, Radiohead and Robert Plant.
Listen like this:
89.1FM via the airwaves, rbm.org.au to stream, or use a radio app

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