The announcement was made by Howard Caine on July 5, 2024, who stated that the programmes would work in sequence with Sweet & Swing and Jumpin' In being transmitted every other week.

[1] The programme is transmitted on the station's 9:00pm – 10:00 pm slot on Friday nights and is broadcast on FM and MW frequencies as well as worldwide through the Manx Radio website.

Howard Caine commences each episode with the greeting "A very good evening to you"[1] and then proceeds to play the show's theme tune, Slow Train Blues by Eric Winstone.

During its 2017 autumn-to-Christmas run, the main content was entitled Hits of the Blitz, comprising solo artists and renowned acts such as Flanagan and Allen.

Paying tribute, the snippets recalled a personal critique of the band leaders and solo artists who had featured during previous editions of the show.

Another regular feature of the playlist is what Howard Caine refers to as a "twofah", i.e. two-for-the-price-of-one, where two recordings from a particular artist or dance band are played in succession.

The broadcast generally ends with Howard Caine reviewing certain aspects of that particular night's show, whilst Slow Train Blues fades in the background.

[1] During a broadcast on 16 December 2016, Howard Caine announced that the format of Manx Radio's 9pm Friday night music slot was to change from the beginning of 2017.

Such artists which have been featured include a diverse mix of repertoire ranging from the sounds of Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Ray Noble, Harry Roy, Geraldo, Tommy Dorsey, Ambrose, Ted Heath and Jack Hylton, through the swing era to the modern era with the likes of the Pasadena Roof Orchestra and The RAF Squadronaires.

[1] Previously referred to as the 'Caine Gang Christmas Party', one specific programme during the course of the festive season[1] would see "H" Caine joined by his brother Chris together with a contribution from "The Maestro".