S1 Ep1132: Accurate Timecheck Tony
I worship Tony Blackburn. Now, there's really no need for split minute timecheck. But, as ever, he gets away with it. It's just. Well, it's just him. And the nation rightly adores him.
22s Jan 28, 2016
22s
S1 Ep1131: Radio Moments Review 29th January 2016
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending Jan 29th 2016, as featured at the end of the week's Radio Today podcast.
7m Jan 28, 2016
7m
S1 Ep1130: Week Ending - Radio 4 December 1990
I loved Week Ending (1970-1998) on beloved Radio 4. The weekly satirical sketch show in which often promising young writers, like Harry Hill and David Baddiel, and great impressionists and actors like David Jason, Jon Glover, Sally Grace, Alison Steadman and Tracey Ullman came together with their humorous take on the week’s news. Maybe it’s rose coloured spectacles, but the early days were luc...
24m Jan 28, 2016
24m
S1 Ep1129: Week Ending - Radio 4 January 1979
I loved Week Ending on beloved Radio 4 (1970-1998). The weekly satirical sketch show in which often promising young writers, like Harry Hill and David Baddiel, and great impressionists and actors like David Jason, Jon Glover, Sally Grace, Alison Steadman and Tracey Ullman came together with their humorous take on the week’s news. Maybe it’s rose coloured spectacles, but the early days were luck...
24m Jan 28, 2016
24m
S1 Ep1128: Launch of 1010 Wins - 1965
5m Jan 27, 2016
5m
S1 Ep1127: Classic Eddie Mair Radio 4 teasing - 2016
1m Jan 27, 2016
1m
S1 Ep1126: Joe Fish tribute - BBC Radio Lancashire
Radio is now pretty good in saying goodbye to its family. It knows that, for many listeners, presenters have become part of their family – and a fitting tribute is warranted.BBC Radio Lancashire’s Joe Fish, CMA International Broadcaster Of The Year 2008, died in January 2016. This is the programme devoted to his memory, in which listeners, colleagues and family showed their fondness and recogni...
51m Jan 25, 2016
51m
S1 Ep1125: A 1990 Day in the LIfe of Radio 1
A whole day snapshot of a confident Radio 1 in August 1990, kicking off with that five minute secret dawn montage of jingles. Turned a generation of paperboys into anoraks. Tough to believe that it wasn’t altogether that long ago when you could hear Lindisfarne kick off a day on the Nation’s Favourite. And a touch of Doris Day later. This line up saw Brambles, Mayo, Bates, Schofield, Davies, W...
35m Jan 24, 2016
35m
S1 Ep1123: Radio Moments Review 22nd Jan 2016
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending Jan 22nd 2016, as featured at the end of the week's Radio Today podcast.
6m Jan 22, 2016
6m
S1 Ep1122: Christian O'Connell - 10th anniversary show
Few breakfast shows hit the ten year mark. Christian O’Connell’s did, on 23rd January 2016. The previous day, which was a Friday, he and his team were in celebratory and nostalgic mood. Blog http://davidlloyd-radio.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/congratulations-oc.html
1hr Jan 22, 2016
1hr
S1 Ep1121: Launch - Capital (Liverpool)
Another station joins the Capital stable, as the brand arrives on the ex-Juice station on 18th Jan 2016, purchased from UTV. The Network is now twelve stations.
5m Jan 18, 2016
5m
S1 Ep1120: Final Kid Jensen Show on Capital Gold before Gold 2007
The convergence of the AM networks across the UK is a complex tale. Each of the original commercial stations, compelled by the regulator to do something more useful on their AM frequencies, generally chose to launch oldies stations of various flavours. Individual names like Supergold, WGMS, Brunel and GEM.AM gradually evolved into a mighty GWR network of Classic Gold stations, which was nothing...
14m Jan 16, 2016
14m
S1 Ep1119: RadioMoments Review 15th Jan 2016
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending Jan 15th 2016, as featured at the end of the week's Radio Today podcast.
7m Jan 13, 2016
7m
S1 Ep1118: David Bowie in conversation with Andy Peebles in 1980
“I’m happy and pleased with life”A relaxed David Bowie – in an insightful interview with Andy Peebles for Radio 1, recorded in New York on 5 Dec 1980 and broadcast the following January – 35 years ago.“I would never want to be a banner waver for any particular cause” (Archive audio collected by Richard White)
35m Jan 11, 2016
35m
S1 Ep1117: Early Rugby Commentary
Teddy Wakelam was behind the mic for the first ever rugby commentary on BBC radio -and indeed the first example of any commentary - in January 1927. He’d played rugby for Harlequin F.C. and become its captain. Teddy was well-rehearsed, thanks to having conducted a schools match commentary as a trial. He was described as "a natural talker with a reasonable vocabulary, a good rugby mind and a co...
1m Jan 10, 2016
1m
S1 Ep1116: Steve Wright Radio 2 show - on Radio Luxembourg
Steve Wright, I suspect, is not the only disc jockey who fancies playing favourite old jingles of another radio station on his show and singing along with them. Here is, with Radio Luxembourg jingles in all their glory on BBC Radio 2 as he, together with Tony Prince, Kid Jensen and Pete Murray, reminisce about Fabulous 208, a station which played a huge part in all their lives. Broadcast 30th ...
13m Jan 10, 2016
13m
S1 Ep1115: Ed Stewart's final show - December 2015
The voice of this Devon boy was to become the voice of childhood for a generation.Ed Stewart began his radio career in Hong Kong, before moving to the most ‘professional’ of the pirate stations, Radio London, in 1965. His voice was heard as the station closed famously and tearfully in 67.Like many of the best pirates, he was signed up to Radio 1, hosting such modern shows as ‘Happening Sunday’ ...
20m Jan 10, 2016
20m
S1 Ep1114: RadioMoments Review 8th Jan 2016
8m Jan 07, 2016
8m
S1 Ep1113: Dennis McCarthy - BBC Radio Nottingham
5m Jan 07, 2016
5m
S1 Ep1112: Steve Wright - first Radio 1 show
2m Jan 02, 2016
2m
S1 Ep1111: Radio 4 Woman's Hour - 70th anniversary
As this conversation confirms, the thought of ‘Woman’s Hour’ as a programme title would likely be unthinkable nowadays, but the BBC has wisely stuck with it since it launched on 7th October 1946.Why was the first presenter a man – Alan Ivimey? Why did WH move to mornings? How have the changes in women’s lives been reflected over the years? In this special New Year edition of the programme, Jenn...
42m Jan 01, 2016
42m
S1 Ep1110: Bob Hopton - in conversation with John Foster on BBC Tees
Bob Hopton was famously the programmer who brought Les Ross back to Birmingham to front what became its defining breakfast show. Bob was a pioneer in the early days of UK commercial radio, when the industry was full of real characters. He launched Radio Tees in 1975 after a spell at the BBC. Here, he’s in conversation with John Foster on BBC Tees. (Audio courtesy of of John)
37m Dec 30, 2015
37m
S1 Ep1109: Kinnock 'kebabbed' by Naughtie on World at One - 1989
This is delicious. Heard again of late as part of the fiftieth anniversary celebrations of BBC Radio 4’s ‘World at One’ or WATO as it’s become known.James Naughtie bagged an interview with Neil Kinnock, then Labour Party leader, just before the programme went to air in May 1989. Neil, now Lord, Kinnock was a little tetchy at the time, having arrived hotfoot from an NEC meeting – an experience h...
3m Dec 30, 2015
3m
S1 Ep1108: Alan Freeman's last Pick of The Pops on Radio 1 - 1992
This audio will forever sound great. Alan Freeman on his final Radio 1 ‘Pick of the Pops’ show in 1992. "Oh, yes - and his tears were falling. All right?" He’d arrived at the BBC via the Light Programme in 1960, presenting the brilliantly-titled ‘Records Around Five’ show. The programme was to call upon the tune which became his trademark: "At the Sign of the Swingin' Cymbal", although it took...
25m Dec 28, 2015
25m
S1 Ep1107: 2015 Radio Farewells - in Memory
A farewell - and tribute - to just some of radio's cast who bowed in 2015. Sandy Chalmers - BBC Broadcaster, producer and manager.Richie Benaud - Former Australian cricketer who became a highly regarded commentator. Ian McDougall - Former BBC foreign correspondent. Gary Owens - American radio presenter and voice actor. Shaw Taylor - TV and radio presenter.Derek Chinnery - Controller of BBC Rad...
2m Dec 26, 2015
2m
S1 Ep1106: Kathy Secker Tribute - BBC Newcastle, December 2015
20m Dec 21, 2015
20m
S1 Ep1105: Lisa Snowdon's final breakfast show on Capital
When Lisa Snowdon began on Capital Radio London’s breakfast show, its name had a swallowed T. She began in 2008, alongside Johnny Vaughan on the departure of Denise van Outen. Later, her partnership was with Dave Berry until this Friday’s edition in December 2015, after seven and a half years.
16m Dec 18, 2015
16m
S1 Ep1104: RadioMoments Review 18th December 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending December 18th 2015, as heard at the end of the week's Radio Today podcast.
7m Dec 17, 2015
7m
S1 Ep1103: James Naughtie's last Radio 4 Today Programme
Calm, measured, looking around with care for the next word under the settee, James Naughtie has been part of Radio 4’s Today programme for 21years. Enjoy here an unfairly telescoped edition of a programme which should never be thus edited. This last programme from Jim in December 2015 affords, nevertheless, a wonderful insight into the man referred to by BBC director general Tony Hall as "the ...
31m Dec 16, 2015
31m
S1 Ep1102: Wes Butters - Radio 1 Chart show December 2003
Not too many commercial jocks get a chance to appear on Radio 1 or 2, so when word got out that our boyish Wes Butters from Galaxy was to transfer to Britain’s Favourite, it was quite a coup. He was maybe an unlikely choice for the straight chart format, I thought, given his entertaining intelligence, but what do I know. Having said that, he held fort for an impressive two years - and just rev...
18m Dec 13, 2015
18m
S1 Ep1101: Radiomoments 11th December 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending December 11th 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today
7m Dec 11, 2015
7m
S1 Ep1100: Sunshine Radio Herefordshire Launch 2007
Sunshine Radio launched across Herefordshire and Monmouthshire on 14th December 2007.
2m Dec 10, 2015
2m
S1 Ep1099: Mike Allen
3m Dec 05, 2015
3m
S1 Ep1098: Radio Broadland in 88 and 89
Broadland was one of the second generation of commercial stations, launching in 84 and powering into Norfolk, attaining a simply huge audience reach. Enjoy it here in 88 and 89, with a suitably relaxed and polished offering as befitted the area, the station and the time. Enjoy the local ads with long-forgotten car models, and the halcyon days where if you got the wrong number of contestants on...
4m Dec 03, 2015
4m
S1 Ep1097: RadioMoments Review 4th December 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending December 4th 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today
6m Dec 03, 2015
6m
S1 Ep1096: Len Groat - Radio Trent 1985 interview
In assembling an indulgent ‘documentary’ on the first ten years of Nottingham’s Radio Trent in 1985, I naturally interviewed some of the people involved. Clips appear in the finished programme (to be found elsewhere on this channel). Here, though, savour my appalling interview technique at the time as I sought to persuade the then Deputy Programme Controller, Len Groat to afford me some approp...
8m Dec 01, 2015
8m
S1 Ep1095: Radio Trent 1985 Christmas Promo
Promos used to be a little more, well, spontaneous years ago. Many of us did not worry too much about what the objective was – we just had fun under the umbrella of ‘image’ promos. Here’s a 1982 relic from Radio Trent in Nottingham. Assembled by my laying down one layer of me and a bit of laughter and handing the 10 and a half inch spool to a colleague who laid down another layer and passed it ...
1m Nov 28, 2015
1m
S1 Ep1094: RadioMoments 27th November 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending November 27th 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today
8m Nov 26, 2015
8m
S1 Ep1093: RadioMoments Review 21st Nov 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending November 21st 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today
7m Nov 21, 2015
7m
S1 Ep1092: Radio 3 changes frequency in 1978
1978 saw stations packing their trunks and moving homes up and down the band, both commercial and BBC. My good friends at Trent quietly moved 1kHz from 998 to 999 AM – as the separation between channels became a neat 9 kHz - but other changes, not least at the BBC, were more substantial. On 23th November 1978. Radio 2 waved farewell to Long Wave, making way for Radio 4. 693 and 909 kHz became ...
2m Nov 15, 2015
2m
S1 Ep1091: Plymouth Sound early swap shop & David Bassett
The old days on commercial radio were just about perfect, so some say. Listening back though, one wonders whether the output of some stations would still have commanded such impressive audiences, had there been anything else decent on FM to choose from. Judge for yourself, with this delicious unintentionally hilarious extreme example of the daytime phone fare offered by Plymouth Sound in its e...
9m Nov 15, 2015
9m
S1 Ep1090: Plymouth Sound - Test transmission
The early commercial stations were very individual. Some pounded on the air to claim their rightful territory with the confidence and slickness of the pirates, others teetered into existence with programmes that must have made the IBA’s heart warm. Enjoy here the questionable preview moments from Plymouth Sound
3m Nov 14, 2015
3m
S1 Ep1089: RadioMoments Review 13th November 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending November 13th 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today
6m Nov 14, 2015
6m
S1 Ep1088: Les Ross on BBC WM 45th anniversary
1hr Nov 07, 2015
1hr
S1 Ep1087: Chris Tarrant on BBC WM's 45th anniversary
A rare example of someone who works well on both TV and radio, Chris Tarrant stayed at the top of his game in London for generations, and helped to shape the success of the Capital business for a considerable time. He was arguably a listener’s broadcaster as opposed to an anorak’s favourite, evidence of which is the lack of much enthusiastically-stored archive material. The Midlands was close ...
33m Nov 07, 2015
33m
S1 Ep1086: Chris Moyles in old Bristol studios
Ofcom’s ‘Approved areas’, seemingly assembled randomly one wine-fuelled night, meant that stations were able to vacate expensive premises and choose to co-habit. That left old sets of studios either to be attacked by sledgehammers wielded by property developers, or preserved lest they ever be needed again in times of crisis. The latter was the case for GWR’s network centre, which was fortunate...
16m Nov 06, 2015
16m
S1 Ep1085: Johnnie Walker on BBC WM's 45th anniversary
Johnnie Walker grabbed his early breaths in Birmingham and it was there too that he went on to spin his first discs and develop his love of music. He was less fortunate as he went on to miss out on a local DJ contest, with some random called Les Ross faring rather better. It didn’t seem to hold Johnnie back. As the BBC celebrated 45 years of broadcasting in Birmingham via BBC WM and its predec...
59m Nov 06, 2015
59m
S1 Ep1084: RadioMoments Review 6th NOv 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending November 6th 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today
8m Nov 06, 2015
8m
S1 Ep1083: Radio 4 PM - Through the years
I adore Eddie Mair. There. The love affair is public. I just shake my head in wondrous disbelief as he allows radio to be the best it can. The pauses. The short, barbed questions: those daggers covered in cotton wool. The deadpan retorts. The potent questions masquerading as statements. The politeness coated with innocent acid. And - the gifted, gifted teasers at the outset. I could go on. He i...
12m Oct 31, 2015
12m
S1 Ep1082: RadioMoments Review 30th Oct 2015
Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending October 30th 2015, as heard at the end of the week's RadioTalk podcast from Radio Today
6m Oct 30, 2015
6m