Mike Read (English Wikipedia)

Amazon Music. "Mike Read: Singles". Amazon Music.
Gambaccini, Paul; Read, Mike (22 July 1981). Rice, Jonathan; Rice, Tim (eds.). Guinness Book of British Hit Singles. Guinness World Records Limited. ASIN 0851122248.

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

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"BBC Radio Solent - Richard Latto". BBC.
"BBC Local Radio - Stereo Underground". BBC.
"BBC - Top of the Pops 2 - Trivia". Bbc.co.uk.
"Death of Rock, The Life of Rock with Brian Pern, Brian Pern – BBC Four". BBC. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
"Mike Read withdraws UKIP Calypso song". BBC News. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

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Duffy, Jonathan (14 January 2004). "Banned on the run". BBC News. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
"Top of the Pops bids fond goodbye". BBC News. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
"Wilde show flops after one night". BBC News. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
"In Pictures: Mike Read's Choc-art". BBC News. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2012.

belfasttelegraph.co.uk (Global: 1,066^th place; English: 557^th place)

"A movie kind of love: Alex Kane on TV channel Talking Pictures, created in a shed and taking on entertainment giants". Belfast Telegraph.

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"Mike Read". Bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020.

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Bentley, David (12 February 2018). "The Saturday morning kids' TV shows we miss the most". Birminghammail. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

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"Seize the Day". www.bitebackpublishing.com.

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"Mike Read". Buckinghamcovers.com.

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"Mike Read Interview". Celebrity Radio By Alex Belfield. 27 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

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Lewis-Smith, Victor (7 October 1996), "I'm Your Number One Fan", Evening Standard, London

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"Mike Read Breakfast Show". Downforce Radio.

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"What's on Talking Pictures?". Freesat.co.uk. 27 February 2025.

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Davidson, Gemma (22 October 2014). "Petition calls for Mike Read to be suspended from BBC". getreading. Retrieved 1 March 2018.

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"The importance of being Mike Read: Can UK miss be a hit in the US?". The Independent. 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022.

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Read, Mike (17 July 2007). "I'm Backing Boris". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007.

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"Henley Literary Festival – Mike Read Loves to Seize the Day". Henley Herald. 6 October 2014.

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"Radio Schedule". Heritage Chart.
"Heritage Chart". Heritagechart.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2023.

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Frost, Caroline (11 July 2014). "'Britain's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned': Mike Read Explains What REALLY Happened With Frankie Goes To Hollywood's 'Relax'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
Meredith, Charlotte (21 October 2014). "Winston McKenzie Defends The Ukip Calypso In The Most Bizarre Newsnight Debate Ever". Huffington Post. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

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Chalmers, Robert (17 October 2004). "Mike Read: Wilde man". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 22 October 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
"The importance of being Mike Read: Can UK miss be a hit in the US?". The Independent. 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022.
Duff, Oliver (5 October 2006). "Mike Reads 10-minute rap". The Independent.
Wright, Oliver (21 September 2012). "Slightly weird, maybe, but Ukip finds itself in a very good mood". The Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2025.

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McManus, Darragh (15 February 2014). "If only they could relax – how the Beeb helped Frankie get to No 1". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

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"Gold Badge Awards in pictures – M Magazine". M-magazine.co.uk. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

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"Theatre". Mike Read official website. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

officialcharts.com (Global: 65^th place; English: 46^th place)

"Meghan Trainor ties with Clean Bandit for longest-running Number 1 of 2014". Official Charts Company. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

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"Shaun Tilley takes a break from SA Radio Live to rejoin Heritage Chart Radio – RadioToday – RadioToday World".

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"Mike Read joins Star 107.5". Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
"Heritage Chart Radio hires Dave Lee Travis for weekly show". 21 February 2025.

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"Mike Read's Heritage Chart Breakfast". Regency Radio.

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"Stereo Underground". www.stereounderground.co.uk.

telegraph.co.uk (Global: 40^th place; English: 27^th place)

Holehouse, Mike (20 October 2014). "Get Ukip Calypso to No 1, says Nigel Farage". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 October 2014.

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"The Daniel James – The Real Daniel James – Singer/Songwriter, Actor and Radio Host".

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Trueman, Matt (8 February 2012). "Play it again, Mike Read: DJ's Oscar Wilde musical given another spin". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
"Ukip Calypso fails to make Top 40". The Guardian. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

tv24.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read, 12:00am on Talking Pictures TV". Tv24.co.uk.

tvguide.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 6,254^th place)

"The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read on Talking Pictures TV, Sun 3 Apr 11:45pm". TVGuide.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

twitter.com (Global: 43^rd place; English: 43^rd place)

Read, Mike [@MikeReadUK] (1 March 2015). ""@CharismaLabel: @MikeReadUK Happy birthday Mike." Thank you. Let's raise a glass to #TonyStrattonSmith!" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 May 2020 – via Twitter.

ukip.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Mike Read speaks at Frimley – UK Independence Party". Ukip.org. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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"Mike Read". V2radio.co.uk. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

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Read, Mike (4 November 2019). "Vintage Music Radio launches". Vintage Music.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Chalmers, Robert (17 October 2004). "Mike Read: Wilde man". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 22 October 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
"Mike Read joins Star 107.5". Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
"Mike Read". Bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020.
"The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read on Talking Pictures TV, Sun 3 Apr 11:45pm". TVGuide.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
"Gold Badge Awards in pictures – M Magazine". M-magazine.co.uk. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
"Theatre". Mike Read official website. Archived from the original on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
Read, Mike (17 July 2007). "I'm Backing Boris". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007.

Mike Read (English Wikipedia)

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