S1 Ep1031: Fearne Cotton - Last Radio 1 Show Part 1
Some last shows are low key. A nod to the wise. Some are weighed down with a hidden agenda. Others are purely celebratory; as a presenter says goodbye to colleagues, professional acquaintances and listeners. This one falls in the latter category. As the hashtag #FarewellFearne trended, Fearne Cotton waved farewell to Radio 1 after almost ten years in favour of "family and new adventures" and p...
30m May 22, 2015
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S1 Ep1030: RadioMoments 15th May 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending May 15th 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
6m May 15, 2015
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S1 Ep1029: 'Don't say hello - say Metro'
Years ago, radio stations were the only places big prizes could be won; now, you just pop in the newsagents for a Lotto ticket. In the seventies, however, the scale of prizes awarded on commercial radio were limited by its enthusiastic regulator. Enjoy here, an early example of commercial radio's largesse; and its determination to build its local brands. On 'Don't say hello. say Metro', you wo...
1m May 10, 2015
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S1 Ep1028: RadioMoments Review 8th May 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending May 8th 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
5m May 08, 2015
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S1 Ep1027: RadioMoments Review May 1st 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending May 1st 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
7m May 01, 2015
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S1 Ep1026: Colin Bloomfield Tribute - BBC Radio Derby
When a broadcaster dies, they leave their mark, not only with family and friends but with listeners too. Colin Bloomfield, a time-served BBC voice as presenter and commentator, and popular character at Radio Derby for twelve years, was afforded this fitting and touching tribute when he passed away in April 2015 at the age of 33.
50m Apr 25, 2015
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S1 Ep1025: RadioMoments Review 24th April 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 24th April 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
6m Apr 22, 2015
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S1 Ep1024: Final Alan Freeman POTP on Radio 2 in 2000
It would be a dream of mine to be collected from a nursing home of Brinsworth House’s reputation to pop in to Radio 2 to host Pick of The Pops. Alan Freeman managed it. At the age of 72, here he is on his last programme proper on Radio 2 in April 2000. Thanks - as ever - to Richard White, for his great collection of chart audio.
20m Apr 22, 2015
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S1 Ep1023: RadioMoments w/e 17th April 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 17th April 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
5m Apr 16, 2015
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S1 Ep1022: Radio 1's 1987 jingle demo - as aired in full
How much fun it was being an anorak paper boy waking up early in the 1980s. Radio 1 used to open up with a collage of jingles just before it began the day’s transmissions. On one dark October morning in 1987, the station began the day with a full demo for its bright new, perfect JAM jingles, voiced impeccably by Simon Bates. It was only ever aired once. And that’s once more than most jingle de...
5m Apr 16, 2015
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S1 Ep1021: Cigarette ads on radio
It seems inconceivable now that cigarettes could be widely advertised on broadcast media. Television advertising of tobacco products was banned in the UK in 1965. There was little reason to ban radio ads as there was no commercial radio at that stage in this country. They were heard widely, however, on stations beaming their signals into the UK: the pirate stations and Radio Luxembourg. I can s...
4m Apr 11, 2015
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S1 Ep1020: 1968 BBC Radio Sheffield song
By the 60s, music radio stations across the World were pumping our powerful close harmony jingles, often created lovingly by the experienced American jingle houses. Back home, whilst BBC Radio 1 and 2 followed suit, the new BBC local stations followed a more traditional route at the outset. Where the BBC Radiophonic Workshop was a little too busy to lend a hand, local pipers, bands and vocalist...
2m Apr 10, 2015
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S1 Ep1019: RadioMoments Review w/e 10th April 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 10th April 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
7m Apr 10, 2015
7m
S1 Ep1018: Stan Freberg - US RAB
Stan Freberg, voice actor, comedian and broadcaster, has died. Enjoy here one execution from his work for the US Radio Advertising Bureau in 1964. A decade before legal commercial radio had begun in a fragmented way in the UK, the mature American market was boasting the merits of the medium in a powerful way
1m Apr 08, 2015
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S1 Ep1017: Piccadilly 1975 montage and client demo
After Piccadilly's first year on air, Steve England and colleague James Whiteley in the station's creative team, paused for a few hours to assemble this 'station sound' demonstration for clients. It put this Manchester commercial sound in a historical context, jetting at speed from Marconi to Spotmaster cart machines and then onto the meat of the new station. Enjoy within some bright early dayt...
9m Apr 05, 2015
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S1 Ep1016: Falkland Islands radio on invasion night 1982
It's often said, with a sneer, that when an invasion happens, the new arrivals do not hurry to take over the poster sites. No. They head for the radio station. In 1982 as the Argentian forces arrived on our remote Falkland Islands, off the radio station, they went. The Falklands Islands Broadcasting Service announcer, Patrick Watts, dealt with the challenge with immaculate professionalism, and,...
5m Apr 03, 2015
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S1 Ep1015: Dale Winton interview in early 80s
"I was a revolting child!", confesses Dale. He was one of the many presenters who left the training ground of the United Biscuits Network into the first clutch of colourful commercial radio stations, as he explains here to Malcolm Mortimer, as part of a Radio Trent early 80s programme called 'Mortimer's Hole'. Nottingham folk will understand the programme title better than Londoners. Thanks to...
9m Apr 03, 2015
9m
S1 Ep1014: RadioMoments 3rd April 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 3rd April 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
6m Apr 02, 2015
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S1 Ep1013: Chris Tarrant - last show on Capital - 2004
In March 2004. Chris Tarrant presented his final breakfast show on 95.8 Capital FM after 17 years and 4425 shows.
4m Apr 02, 2015
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S1 Ep1012: Alistair Campbell on LBC re Absolute General Election interview
On LBC, in advance of the 2015 TV leaders' debate, Alistair muses on how Labour leader, Ed Miliband, came across on radio in the Absolute Geoff Lloyd chat. Even when filmed, Alistair observes it was still 'radio'. Echoes of the famous Nixon TV/radio comparison.
27s Apr 02, 2015
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S1 Ep1011: Roger Scott on WPTR - 1966
Influenced by the stations in America, where he spent some time, London's Roger Scott was to inherit powerful music radio influences from the country's mature radio market. Those influences were eventually to be shaped into the Roger Scott who ruled Capital Radio in its early days. Enjoy here his debut show on WPTR in 1966
22s Mar 31, 2015
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S1 Ep1010: RadioMoments w/e 27th March 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 27th March 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
7m Mar 25, 2015
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S1 Ep1009: 1980 audition tape - David Lloyd
When you’re 19, work in a bank and there are only 19 commercial radio stations to apply to, a real radio gig is a bit of a dream. Your teachers always thought so; and your parents probably quietly thought so. I thought so too. So, after a few demos were received unfavourably, I churned out this one in the middle of the night, having sneaked in to my hospital radio station. It got me three frigh...
2m Mar 25, 2015
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S1 Ep1008: First BBC UK Chart with Bruno Brookes - March 1986
He seized the BBC UK chart baton from the hands of Richard Skinner in March 1986 and was to clutch it until September 1990. This first official show from Bruno Brookes was relaxed and precise and as perfect as you’d expect from a pro like Bruno, not least because he’d tried his hand as relief on the show beforehand. These shows are more difficult to pull off than it sounds. This is a pure fir...
13m Mar 25, 2015
13m
S1 Ep1007: RadioMoments Review 20th March 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 20th March 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
7m Mar 20, 2015
7m
S1 Ep1006: Len Groat on Metro 1975
A slice of life from commercial radio in the mid-seventies. 'Mid morning' shows like this were aimed at housewives, respectfully termed 'ladies' by Len Groat on this 1975 programme segment. It is lovingly laced with the finest PAMS jingles, which attracted more than a frown from the regulator and musicians union, but a grin from ear to ear from all anoraks.
7m Mar 14, 2015
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S1 Ep1005: Radio 210 (Reading) 1976 Test
In the early years of commercial radio, the regulator, not the stations dirtied its hands with the business of transmission. The stations were merely programme contractors, delivering the broadcasts in immaculate quality to an expensive transmitter, owned and operated by the IBA. Consequently, the test transmissions were made 'on behalf of the IBA', and strict instructions were given on what co...
1m Mar 14, 2015
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S1 Ep1004: Louise Churchill 'swapping' on Plymouth Sound - 1975
There was no ebay, no message boards. Apart from shouting out the window, there was no way of swapping a trestle table for a pram apart from radio. Many stations accordingly adopted 'swap shops' where listeners were invited to phone in and offer their wares. Many such shows amounted simply to 'talking classifieds', comprising a list of callers egged on by a cheery presenter to describe what was...
4m Mar 14, 2015
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S1 Ep1003: Plymouth Sound - Test Transmission
In the early years of commercial radio, the regulator, not the stations, dirtied its hands with the business of transmission. The stations were merely programme contractors, delivering the broadcasts in immaculate quality to an expensive transmitter, owned and operated by the IBA. Consequently, the test transmissions were made 'on behalf of the IBA', and strict instructions were given on what c...
3m Mar 14, 2015
3m
S1 Ep1002: Radio Victory (Portsmouth) 1975 Test Transmission
In the early years of commercial radio, the regulator, not the stations dirtied its hands with the business of transmission. The stations were merely programme contractors, delivering the broadcasts in immaculate quality to an expensive transmitter, owned and operated by the IBA. Consequently, the test transmissions were made 'on behalf of the IBA', and strict instructions were given on what co...
43s Mar 14, 2015
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S1 Ep1001: Radio 3 moves frequency in 1978
"Goodness only knows what you'll hear out of your radio". In November 1978, frequencies on many stations changed to avoid night-time interference. The UK's medium wave (AM) frequencies moved to 9 kHz spacing. Many BBC stations shifted around at the same time, meaning Radio3 moving to 1215 kHz, which had been hitherto occupied by Radio 1. Relish in this beautifully-delivered, puzzled continuity ...
3m Mar 14, 2015
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S1 Ep1000: 194m being tested ready for Capital
As Capital Radio launched, its AM wavelength, 539m, was not to be its permanent home. Capital and LBC had been allotted a temporary place on the dial. The then regulator, the IBA (which back then owned and maintained the transmitters) could not erect the transmission masts on the intended site so it made hurried arrangements by installing low power transmitters and hanging an aerial between two...
38s Mar 14, 2015
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S1 Ep999: Radio 4's last AM broadcast in 1978
In November 1978, frequencies on many stations changed to avoid night-time interference. The UK's medium wave (AM) frequencies moved to 9 kHz spacing. Many BBC stations shifted around at the same time, meaning Radio 4 moving to its now familiar Long Wave frequency from Medium Wave. Here, enjoy its crackly medium wave farewell from David Symonds
58s Mar 13, 2015
58s
S1 Ep998: RadioMoments review 13th March 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 13th March 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
6m Mar 13, 2015
6m
S1 Ep997: Last Zane Lowe programme on Radio 1
He’s very much a man of his time, yet the skills Zane Lowe deploys are simply good old radio as it has always been. Whilst he can call upon frenetic energy, and his defining music curation, he also engages, with his story-telling and single exclamations forming pictures in full colour. Together, words and music fuse from this authentic broadcaster forming an incredible sense of presence and of...
17m Mar 09, 2015
17m
S1 Ep996: Last Tom Browne chart - March 1978
Tom Browne was an unusual appointment to Radio 1, but for a generation, his perfect counting down of the hits on a Sunday was part of growing up. Short and sweet, yet thoroughly engaging, this former actor's presentation kept the 70s warm as an electric blanket. Tom took over from Alan Freeman and hosted the chart from 1 October 1972 to 26 March 1978, albeit it was contained within the last ho...
7m Mar 07, 2015
7m
S1 Ep995: Jazz FM (London) launch commentary - 1990
Radio in London was not competitive for many years. Capital and LBC had the City to themselves for a decade and a half, until London Jazz Radio, came on air as Jazz FM in 1990. Back then, the new regulator, the Radio Authority saw 'broadening listening choice' as a matter of licensing music new formats, rather than allowing any appreciable competition and choice in the mainstream. Like many sta...
6m Mar 06, 2015
6m
S1 Ep994: Launch of 5SC Glasgow - Kathleen Garscadden
Radio came to Scotland on 6th March 1923 as 5SC launched, from a dusty attic on Bath Street, in the showbiz corner of town. It was the 6th in the early string of tentative BBC local radio stations. As with many of them, children;s programming was quickly established on the schedule. In charge of that, and women's programming, was Kathleen Garscadden ('Auntie Cyclone') who relishes here those pi...
56s Mar 05, 2015
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S1 Ep993: RadioMoments Review 6th March 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 6th March 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
7m Mar 05, 2015
7m
S1 Ep992: RadioMoments Review 27th Feb 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 27th February 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
6m Feb 28, 2015
6m
S1 Ep991: Chris Rainbow - Summer Radio Peter Powell
Chris Rainbow, the musician who wrote and sung on many jingles, including Capital 194, passed away on 25th Feb 2015, aged 68. He was a great friend of Kenny Everett, and fondly remembered for this famous Radio 1 Jingle, and many versions of it.
31s Feb 27, 2015
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S1 Ep990: Mark Goodier - first Top 40, 1988
On 21st Feb 1988, Mark Goodier presented the Top 40 on BBC Radio 1 for the first time, becoming the regular stand-in before taking over from Bruno on 30 Sep 1990.
18m Feb 21, 2015
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S1 Ep989: RadioMoments 20th Feb 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 20th February 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
8m Feb 21, 2015
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S1 Ep988: The launch of BOB fm, Home Counties
This is how the new radio station for the Home Counties changed from Jack on March 10th 2014
4m Feb 15, 2015
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S1 Ep987: RadioMoments 13th Feb 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 13th February 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
7m Feb 13, 2015
7m
S1 Ep986: RadioMoments 6th Feb 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 6th February 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
7m Feb 04, 2015
7m
S1 Ep985: BBC Radio Tweed
Despite huge pride, BBC Local Radio, as such, does not exist anywhere in Scotland. Indeed, BBC Radio Scotland itself was but a Radio 4/Home Service optout until 1978. Some opt outs were established in Inverness (BBC Radio Highland), Orkney, Shetland, Dumfries (BBC Solway) and this one, BBC Radio Tweed), which came on air on 11 April 1983.
1m Feb 02, 2015
1m
S1 Ep984: RadioMoments Review 30th January 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 30th Jan 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
6m Jan 30, 2015
6m
S1 Ep983: RadioMoments Review 23rd Jan 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 23rd Jan 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
7m Jan 23, 2015
7m
S1 Ep982: RadioMoments Review - 16th January 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending 16th Jan 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today.
7m Jan 16, 2015
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