Verso’s Sunday Roast Two hours. One theme. Endless possibilities.
Each week, Verso serves up a themed music show to soundtrack your Sunday — the perfect companion to your late morning coffee or early afternoon wind-down. With every show built around a carefully chosen theme, expect a deep dive into iconic genres, nostalgic throwbacks, and bold discoveries you didn’t know you needed.
From the timeless classics to hidden gems, from influential pioneers to modern game-changers, this isn’t just background music — it’s curated listening with purpose. Verso’s Sunday Brunch is your invitation to slow down, tune in, and reconnect with the music that moves you.
All The Shows
Before it became Verso’s Sunday Roast, the show was known simply as The Specials — same great format, just under a different name. And before that, it all began with Now That’s What I Call a Number One — a celebration of chart-topping hits from both sides of the Atlantic, drawing heavily from Verso’s extensive Now collection.
What started as a tribute to iconic number ones has grown into a broader, more eclectic listening experience — but the heart of the show remains the same: great music, thoughtfully curated.
2025 saw the3 end of Sunday Specials and the start of Verso’s Sunday Roast while 2024 and 2023 feature Sunday Specials and Now… whilst 2022 was the start of Now that’s What I Call a Number One.
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2025
The first six weeks saw the last of the Sunday Specials before Verso’s Sunday Roast took over
The Sunday Specials
Songs Linked to NEW
Show 1 | 5 January 2025
Acoustic 70's
Show 2 | 12 January 2025
80's Ballads
Show 3 | 19 January 2025
Australia Day
Show 4 | 26 January 2025
Sounds of the Suburbs
Show 5 | 2 February 2025
LOVE!
Show 6 | 9 February 2025
Verso’s Sunday Roast
Sunday and Mitch
Show 1 | 16 February 2025
Covers and Mitch
Show 2 | 23 February 2025
SAW and Jimmy
Show 3 | 2 March 2025
Wamfest & Laura.mp3
Show 4 | 9 March 2025
Great Songs & Ann
Show 5 | 16 March 2025
Turn it Up Treaders!
Show 6 | 23 March 2025
Bracknall and Folk
Show 7 | 30 March 2025
Jamie's 12 Inches
Show 8 | 6 April 2025
Verso's Birthday
Show 9 | 13 April 2025
Country Classics
Show 10 | 20 April 2025
70's Rock with Phil
Show 11 | 27 April 2025
B Sides
Show 12 | 4 May 2025
David Lambert
Show 13 | 11 May 2025
90's Rock
Show 14 | 18 May 2025
80's Pop
Show 15 | 25 May 2025
Key Change
Show 16 | 1 June 2025
Covers
Show 17 | 8 June 2025
Football Anthems
Show 18 | 15 June 2025
1982
Show 19 | 22 June 2025
Glasto 97
Show 20 | 29 June 2025
Summer Blockbusters
Show 21 | 6 July 2025
See You in Court
Show 22 | 13 July 2025
Soft Rock
Show 23 | 20 July 2025
Carnival Time
Show 24 | 27 July 2025
Should Have Been a Hit
Show 25 | 3 August 2025
Made in Britain
Show 26 | 10 August 2025
Songs Without a Chorus
Show 27 | 17 August 2025
One and Done
Show 28 | 24 August 2025
Ian Diaper 70th
Show 29 | 31 August 2025
Bryn's Hangover
Show 30 | 14 September 2025
80's Hits
Show 31 | 21 September 2025
Written for Her
Show 32 | 28 September 2025
Autumn
Show 33 | 5 October 2025
Not About Love
Show 34 | 12 October 2025
Clocks
Show 35 | 19 October 2025
Spooky & Strange
Show 36 | 26 October 2025
Fire & Light
Show 37 | 2 November 2025
War, Peace & Protest
Show 38 | 9 November 2025
House and Home
Show 39 | 16 November 2025
Thanks & Giving
Show 40 | 23 November 2025
Dark Nights
Show 41 | 30 November 2025
Pet Sounds
Show 42 | 7 December 2025
Katie's Birthday
Show 43 | 14 December 2025
Christmas No.1's
Show 44 | 21 December 2025
The END
Show 45 | 28 December 2025
2024
All of the 2024 Sunday Specials
The Sunday Specials
6 Degrees of Separation
Show 1 | 7 January 2024
6 Degrees of Separation 2
Show 2 | 14 January 2024
Titles
Show 3 | 21 January 2024
The Ballad Of
Show 4 | 28 January 2024
We Are the World
Show 5 | 4 February 2024
Valentines
Show 6 | 11 February 2024
Harmonicas & Bagpipes
Show 7 | 18 February 2024
100 Greatest Songwriter Part 1
Show 8 | 25 February 2024
100 Greatest Songwriter Part 2
Show 9 | 3 March 2024
100 Greatest Songwriter Part 3
Show 10 | 10 March 2024
100 Greatest Songwriter Part 4
Show 11 | 17 March 2024
Baldness
Show 12 | 24 March 2024
Fool
Show 13 | 31 March 2024
Parenthesis
Show 14 | 7 April 2024
Trios
Show 15 | 14 April 2024
Going Solo
Show 16 | 21 April 2024
Best Selling UK Albums Part 1
Show 17 | 5 May 2024
Best Selling UK Albums Part 2
Show 18 | 12 May 2024
Roads
Show 19 | 19 May 2024
Sorry
Show 20 | 26 May 2024
1979
Show 21 | 2 June 2024
Kids
Show 22 | 9 June 2024
Father's Day
Show 23 | 16 June 2024
Hydration
Show 24 | 23 June 2024
1978
Show 25 | 7 July 2024
July No. 1's
Show 26 | 14 July 2024
Yacht Rock
Show 27 | 21 July 2024
Kick Up the 80's
Show 28 | 28 July 2024
1977
Show 29 | 4 August 2024
Aug No. 1's
Show 30 | 11 August 2024
Hope
Show 31 | 18 August 2024
Bank Holiday Bonanza
Show 32 | 25 August 2024
Back to School
Show 33 | 1 September 2024
1976
Show 34 | 8 September 2024
Setember No. 1's
Show 35 | 15 September 2024
Left, Right and the Middle
Show 36 | 22 September 2024
Covers
Show 37 | 29 September 2024
1975
Show 38 | 6 October 2024
Oct No. 1's
Show 39 | 13 October 2024
Best Sellers – 60's
Show 40 | 20 October 2024
Best Sellers – 70's
Show 41 | 27 October 2024
Quincy Jones
Show 42 | 3 November 2024
November No. 1's
Show 43 | 10 November 2024
Twins
Show 44 | 24 November 2024
Rosa Parks Day
Show 45 | 1 December 2024
National Lager Day
Show 46 | 8 December 2024
MC MAC MACK
Show 47 | 15 December 2024
CHRIS MAS
Show 48 | 22 December 2024
Most Played 2024
Show 49 | 29 December 2024
Now That’s… ran for the first 33 weeks before being replaced by The Sunday Specials
Now That’s What I Call a Number One
Happy New Year
Show 1 | 1 January 2023
Britpop Anthems
Show 2 | 8 January 2023
Awful No. 1's
Show 3 | 15 January 2023
Summer Breeze
Show 4 | 29 January 2023
90's Dance Floor Fillers
Show 5 | 5 February 2023
Punk and New Wave
Show 6 | 12 February 2023
Scotland
Show 7 | 19 February 2023
80's Party
Show 8 | 26 February 2023
UK & US No. 1's
Show 9 | 5 March 2023
60's Pop
Show 10 | 12 March 2023
Million Sellers
Show 11 | 19 March 2023
1980's Dance
Show 12 | 26 March 2023
Number Two's
Show 13 | 2 April 2023
Easter No. 1's
Show 14 | 9 April 2023
70's Party
Show 15 | 16 April 2023
Reggae
Show 16 | 23 April 2023
Electronica
Show 17 | 30 April 2023
Power Ballads
Show 18 | 7 May 2023
70's Pop
Show 19 | 14 May 2023
More No. 2's
Show 20 | 21 May 2023
SAW Special
Show 21 | 28 May 2023
Classic Rock
Show 22 | 4 June 2023
Malt Shop Memories
Show 23 | 11 June 2023
Father's Day
Show 24 | 18 June 2023
Acoustic 70's
Show 25 | 25 June 2023
Even More No. 2's
Show 26 | 2 July 2023
The 80's Remixed
Show 27 | 16 July 2023
Indie Hits
Show 28 | 23 July 2023
One Hit Winders
Show 29 | 30 July 2023
Best of 1
Show 30 | 6 August 2023
Best of 2
Show 31 | 13 August 2023
Best of 3
Show 32 | 20 August 2023
Best of 4
Show 33 | 27 August 2023
The Sunday Specials
The Music of John Hughes
Show 1 | 3 September 2023
Dylan Covered
Show 2 | 10 September 2023
Grey's Anatomy
Show 3 | 17 September 2023
This is England
Show 4 | 24 September 2023
100 Greatest Songs Part 1
Show 5 | 1 October 2023
WamFest Part 1
Show 6 | 8 October 2023
WamFest Part 2
Show 7 | 15 October 2023
Awful Songs
Show 8 | 22 October 2023
Let's Get Married
Show 9 | 29 October 2023
Covers
Show 10 | 5 November 2023
TV Theme Songs
Show 11 | 12 November 2023
Doo Wop Greats
Show 12 | 19 November 2023
Megamixes
Show 13 | 26 November 2023
Now!
Show 14 | 3 December 2023
Katie's 40th
Show 15 | 10 December 2023
Alternative Christmas
Show 16 | 17 December 2023
Acoustic Christmas
Show 17 | 24 December 2023
New Year Party
Show 18 | 31 December 2023
Now That’s… ran for the first 33 weeks before being replaced by The Sunday Specials