Radio 4 PM programme intro - 1970
Episode 403, Apr 05, 2012, 10:04 PM
PM began on BBC Radio 4 in 1970, following the 'Broadcasting in the 70s' report, published the previous July, which paved the way for the BBC radio services to carve out their own sovereign states- and Radio 4 became more a news network.
As you can hear here: William (Bill) Hardcastle (pictured) and Derek Cooper heralded a programme which "sums up the day and your evening starts here".
As you can hear here: William (Bill) Hardcastle (pictured) and Derek Cooper heralded a programme which "sums up the day and your evening starts here".
It did have a twiddly-pom signature tune, thanks to the Radiophonic workshop. This later gave way to an orchestral piece; and I often dreamt of co-hosting that very show with Valerie Singleton, voicing up to the Da-da-da-da-dah-dah-dah. It was never to happen. Not that she's dead, you understand. She just doesn't care about me.