Radio Moments - Clips

1142: RadioMoments 19th Feb 2016

Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending February 19th 2016, as featured at the end of the week's Radio Today podcast.

1141: Conversations. Episode 3 : Phil Riley

He made his way from a commercial radio traineeship in the early 80s through to managing the purchase of that very station and its neighbours three decades later. En route, he created the firm foundations for the brand-led radio which now plays a key part in commercial radio’s fortunes. From his Manchester roots, observing the birth of commercial radio, through to his inspiration in New York, this is the Phil Riley story in his own words.

1140: RadioMoments Review 12th February 2016

Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending February 12th 2016, as featured at the end of the week's Radio Today podcast.

1139: Radio Mercury launch - 1984

Radio Mercury launched for Reigate and Crawley on 20th October 1984, in tough economic times for commercial radio - with a launch budget, it was said of £1m, under launch MD John Aumonier. It became Heart 26 years later.

1138: Ed Stewart - Radio 2 Tribute

1137: Final Terry Wogan programme on Radio 2

It was to be the final show he’d ever host. In November 2015, Terry Wogan kicked off ‘Weekend Wogan’ with his favourite Clifford T Ward track and ended with the Platters. In-between, the usual good-natured quips flowed, alomgside much talk-up for the Children in Need appearance for which he was to send apologies for his absence. “Spend until your pocket thinks your hand’s gone mad”, were his final words of conversation. But was there just something in the Wogan pause just between “I’ll see you” ...

1136: Conversations. Episode 2: John Evington

In this second edition of Conversations, we talk to the man who steered Signal in Stoke through its first couple of decades, rising quickly from breakfast show host to Programme Director. As industry consolidation advanced, John Evington also tells of his spell under Kelvin MacKenzie as Group PD of the Wireless Group. His early days are recalled too, from the magical moments in Manchester at the Piccadilly Radio of the 70s to the ill-fated Centre Radio in Leicester. This fifty minute programme i...

1135: RadioMoments Review 5th feb 2016

1134: Chris Evans show - Tribute to Terry Wogan

Hosting the Wogan dawn daypart the Monday after his death was always going to be a challenge. A challenge that Chris Evans, Lynn Bowles and Moira Stuart rose to perfectly. 'The announcement' was followed by three hours of an utterly fitting, irreverent celebration of a legend. The programme became, in the words of Chris, 'Terry's final show', with his deep Irish voice popping up when you least expected it, not least in the news intro. Amidst the laughter, and the torrent of amusing listener trib...

1133: Terry Wogan - Radio 2 announcement

Today, 31st January 2016, Radio 2 said goodbye to one of its own. Fittingly, the tributes were the voices and thoughts of listeners. http://davidlloyd-radio.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/farewell-terry.html?m=1

1132: 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.

1131: 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.

1130: 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 lucky to coincide with a colourful political backdrop, with rich pickings for a show like this. For me, the...

1129: 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 lucky to coincide with a colourful political backdrop, with rich pickings for a show like this. For me, the...

1128: Launch of 1010 Wins - 1965

1127: Classic Eddie Mair Radio 4 teasing - 2016

1126: 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 recognition. Joe had joined the Fire Service, aged 18, motivated by stories of being rescued by fireman as a ...

1125: 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, Wright, Goodier, Peel, Campbell and Harris. Huge energy; Jam jingles; production-intensive; ‘1FM news in ...

1123: 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.

1122: 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

1121: 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.

1120: 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 to do with the original Yorkshire Radio Network ‘Classic Gold’ station. Meanwhile, At that time, Bauer...

1119: 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.

1118: 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)

1117: 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 conscious determination to avoid journalese". Lessons learnt from the first successful rugby commentary, t...

1116: 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 July 2008

1115: 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’ & ‘What’s New’. Then, in 1968, he grabbed ‘Junior Choice’ from Leslie Crowther and began a twelve...

1114: RadioMoments Review 8th Jan 2016

1113: Dennis McCarthy - BBC Radio Nottingham

1112: Steve Wright - first Radio 1 show