The breakfast programme for clubbers.
The pick of what has been a classic year for R 'n' B, plus a preview of 1997. Including live tracks in the Smokin' Room from the Fugees, Babyface and Truce.
Mark Goodier is live in London with the only chart that counts.
Mary Anne Hobbs opens the door into the secret world of teenage bedrooms. Join the smokers as they lean out of their windows, dance with the clubbers as they get ready to go out and cry into the pillow with the broken-hearted.
In the final dose of his festive countdown, John Peel unveils the top 12 selections.
Music journalist
Stuart Maconie picks his way through the best CDs of the year.
In a specially extended edition, Kershaw reflects on his exclusive sessions of 96.
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