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Counting down the most popular Rom-Coms, as voted by you!

Movie critic James King counts down the best Rom-Coms of all time, as voted for by you, just in time for Valentine's Day.

Radio 2's resident movie critic James King counts down the best Rom-Coms of all time, as voted for by you - just in time to give you inspiration about what to watch this Valentine's Day.

James created a shortlist of forty classics to choose from, set across the world and spanning more than eighty years. They included Breakfast At Tiffany's, Pretty Woman, There's Something About Mary, When Harry Met Sally, 500 Days Of Summer, Four Weddings And A Funeral, Crazy Rich Asians, Bridget Jones's Diary, Pretty In Pink, Sleepless In Seattle, To All The Boys I've Loved Before, Love Simon and Notting Hill.

As he goes through the countdown James will have take-home trivia to impress your friends and family, music from the movies and he'll find out how the very best were made, speaking to some of those behind the camera. There will also be some of your thoughts and memories, telling us what makes your fave film so special.

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 13 Feb 2022 21:00

Music Played

  • John Paul Young

    Love Is in the Air (Ballroom Mix)

    • Strictly Ballroom (Original Soundtrack).
    • Albert Productions.
    • 1.
  • Billy Idol

    White Wedding

    • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • New Order

    Blue Monday

    • Factory.
  • Sugarhill Gang With Ellen Dow

    Rappers Delight

    • The Wedding Singer (Music From The Motion Picture).
    • Maverick.
    • 14.
  • The Sugarhill Gang

    Rapper's Delight

    • Global Television.
  • Adam Sandler

    Grow Old with You

    • The Wedding Singer (More Music From The Motion Picture).
    • Maverick.
    • 12.
  • Jimmy Durante

    Make Someone Happy

    • Sleepless In Seattle (Soundtrack-1993.
    • Epic.
  • Jamie O鈥橬eal

    All By Myself

    • Bridget Jones's Diary.
    • Mercury Records.
    • 5.
  • Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

    Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)

    • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Motown.
  • Chaka Khan

    I'm Every Woman

  • Benny Goodman

    Stompin' At The Savoy

    • Benny Goodman In Hi-Fi.
    • Capitol.
  • Harry Connick, Jr.

    It Had To Be You

    • Forever For Now.
    • Columbia.
  • Roxette

    It Must Have Been Love

    • The Best Love Songs...Ever! (Various).
    • Virgin.
  • Roy Orbison

    Oh, Pretty Woman

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
    • 16.
  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Gimme Some Lovin'

    • Eight Gigs A Week - The Steve Winwood Years.
    • Island.
    • 3.
  • Elvis Costello

    She

    • The Very Best Of Elvis Costello.
    • Universal Music Tv.

Broadcast

  • Sun 13 Feb 2022 21:00