13 March 2026
► EVENTS on 13 MARCH;
On this day in 1781 William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus in Bath, England. The planet had been observed from Earth on numerous occasions over the centuries, but it had been mistaken for a star.
In 1876, in Tasmania, the first through express train ran between Hobart and Evandale Junction. Previously, as the main line railway was being constructed southward from Evandale Junction and northward from Hobart, passengers had to disembark from one train and board stagecoaches to connect with another train at the opposite railhead.
In 1985, the television soap opera Neighbours began on the Ten Network. The programme became the longest-running drama in Australian television history, running for 41 seasons and 9,363 episodes from 1985 till 2025.
In 1988, In Japan, the 53.85-kilometre long Seikan railway tunnel opened between Aomori and Hakodate. This tunnel, which has a 23.3-kilometre long portion 140 metres beneath the seabed, is both the longest and the deepest operational rail tunnel in the world, although the Channel Tunnel between England and France has a longer undersea portion.
► ARRIVALS ON THIS DATE
BORN: Samuel Zarnocay Jr, alias Sammy Kaye, in 1910 in Lakewood, Ohio, U.S.A. He was a bandleader and songwiter of the Big Band era, famed for the tag line “Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye” He died in 1987.
BORN Ronnie Hazlehurst, in 1928 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. He was an orchestra conductor and composer who has composed theme music to many television programmes, such as Yes Minister, Are You Being Served, Last of the Summer Wine and To The Manor Born. Ronnie Hazlehurst died in 2007.
BORN Neil Sedaka, was born on this day in 1939 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A He was a pop singer, pianist and songwriter whose career spanned more than 50 years. His biggest hits include Stairway To Heaven, Run Samson Run, Little Devil, Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen and Calendar Girl. He died on 27 February 2026.
Today’s photo: Federation Peak, in Tasmania’s rugged Wilderness World Heritage Area
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Today’s Playlist
| TRACK | RELEASE YEAR | PLAY TIME | LAST PLAYED |
| Jeff London Project – Washed Up | 2026 | 09:05 | 27/2/2026 |
| 70s Classic Gene Pitney – Blue Angel | 1975 | 09:10 | 11/5/2025 |
| Frans Van Den Borg – Swimming Into Deep Water | 2026 | 09:13 | – |
| Comfort Zone –Well Known Artists and Songs + Irish Rovers – Lily The Pink | 1969 | 09:18 | 25/2/2022 |
| + Anne Murray – Daydream Believer | 09:22 | 13/2/2026 | |
| Warren Kearney – Let It Be Me | 2026 | 09:26 | 27/2/2026 |
| Johnny Pearson & His Orchestra – First Love | 09:32 | 19/2/2023 | |
| Neil Sedaka – Next Door To An Angel | 1962 | 09:36 | 7/8/2020 |
| Ray Lani – Every Time That I’m With You | 2026 | 09:40 | 1/3/2026 |
| For a Listener Brenda Lee – Night And Day | 09:45 | 29/11/2024 | |
| Diamond Classic – From the Album “Rubber Soul” Charting on this day 1966 Beatles – Nowhere Man | 1965 | 09:48 | 14/5/2021 |
| Diamond Classic – From the Album “I Hear A Symphony” Charting on this day 1966 Supremes – I Hear A Symphony | 1965 | 09:51 | 1/2/2026 |
| Joy Adams – Hug | 2026 | 09:55 | 8/3/2026 |
| Russel Kitchin – Together Alone | 2026 | 10:05 | 22/2/2026 |
| Bobby Valentine – Two Sides To Every Story | 2026 | 10:11 | 8/3/2026 |
| Graeme Clarke – Ramblin’ Fever | 2017 | 10:15 | 11/5/2018 |
| Daniel O’Donnell – Footsteps | 10:19 | 15/12/2024 | |
| Vintage Vinyl Johnny Cash – I Walk The Line | 1956 | 10:24 | 3/10/2025 |
| Shadows – Dance On | 1963 | 10:28 | 23/3/2025 |
| Joe Reisman & His Orchestra – Love Walked In | 10:32 | 7/9/2025 | |
| For a Listener Pussycat – My Broken Souvenirs | 10:36 | 21/12/2025 | |
| ABBA – I Have A Dream | 1979 | 10:40 | 17/2/2023 |
| Randy C Moore – Forget Me Not | 2026 | 10:46 | 8/3/2026 |
| 70s Classic Buck Owens & His Buckaroos – Made In Japan | 1973 | 10:49 | 4/5/2025 |
| Michelle Murphy – River Shannon | 2026 | 10:52 | – |
| Kane Vincent – Tokyo | 2026 | 10:56 | 8/3/2026 |
| Heartland Roots Band – This Is Now | 2026 | 11:05 | 7/9/2025 |
| Country Road – Old style country songs + Slim Dusty – Old Riders In The Grandstand | 11:10 | 15/5/2020 | |
| + Ray Kernaghan – Rocking Alone In A Old Rocking Chair | 11:13 | 28/2/2021 | |
| For a Listener Tom Curtain & Robyn Martin – When The Rain Comes Down | 2023 | 11:18 | 31/10/2025 |
| Vintage Vinyl Harry Grove Trio – Meet Mr Callaghan | 1952 | 11:26 | 22/4/2016 |
| Johnny Douglas & His Orchestra – Manhattan | 11:32 | 19/12/2025 | |
| Diamond Classic – From the Album “Jim Reeves Volume 2” Charting on this day 1966 Jim Reeves – I Guess I’m Crazy | 1964 | 11:36 | 16/7/2023 |
| Diamond Classic – From the Album “Whipped Cream” Charting on this day 1966 Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass – Whipped Cream | 1965 | 11:39 | 4/7/2025 |
| Susanna Colley – Bring Me Home | 2026 | 11:43 | – |
| Behind the Sea – Kiss Kiss Moi | 2026 | 11:47 | 8/3/2026 |
| Janey & Carla Kirk – A World Of Our Own | 2023 | 11:50 | 2/3/2025 |
| Andy Stewart – A Scottish Soldier | 1961 | 11:53 | 10/11/2024 |