Olympic Runners has been played on NTS in shows including Gilded Sound Reflection, featured first on 27 January 2015. Songs played include Wooden Head, Drag It Over Here and Get This Thing Down.

The Olympic Runners were a 1970s British funk band, led by singer George Chandler, and record producer Mike Vernon. Vernon also played percussion for the group. They are best remembered for their four UK hit singles, including the Top 40 successes, "Get It While You Can" (1978) and "Sir Dancealot" (1979).

Vernon had been behind the creation of the British Blue Horizon record label, and the Olympic Runners comprised session musicians who were…