Radio Moments - Clips

1181: RadioMoments Review 6th May 2016

1180: Roger Day - 50th anniversary (BBC Radio Kent)

Few presenters are on-air for 50 years. Roger Day has been. Here, on a Bank Holiday special, aired on BBC Radio Kent, he tells his own story and chats to those who've featured in it, from Johnnie Walker to Tom Edwards. Hear too the voice of Ron O'Quinn, the chap who saw Roger's talents when he was hiring for 'Swinging Radio England', and who was, therefore, responsible for Roger's entry to the business. (This is a 'scoped version. Catch the full version currently on BBC iPlayer)...

1179: RadioMoments Review 29th April 2016

1178: Hillsborough verdicts on City, Capital, BBC Merseyside

Some of Liverpool's radio stations breaking the news of the Hillsborough verdict in April 2016.

1177: Pete Price on City Talk - Hillsborough verdict

Pete Price, who's seized the mood of his City so many times in his years, opens his programme on the night of the Hillsborough verdict in April 2016.

1176: Close of Gwent Broadcasting - 1985

A station's closure is always sad. High hopes dashed, usually when the money fails to flow through the door in sufficient quantity to pay the milk bill. Gwent Broadcasting (GB Radio) launched from Newport, South Wales in 1983, promoted by one of those thin flex-discs through letterboxes. After a period of financial difficulty, it closed in April 1985 and the transmitters relayed neighbouring Red Dragon from Cardiff. The two stations then formally merged. Alongside Centre in Leicester, these two ...

1175: RadioMoments Review 22nd April 2016

Another fond look back to this week in radio history, with clips and memories, for the week ending April 22nd 2016,. This weekly series is also featured at the end of the week's Radio Today podcast.

1174: Conversations. Episode 13: Roger Mosey

Fascinated by the new local commercial station in his home town of Bradford in the ‘70s, Roger was eager to play his part in that young Pennine Radio. The BBC then swiftly called, taking him first to Lincolnshire and then to BBC Radio Northampton, where his voice delivered the station’s first news bulletin. In this edition of ‘Conversations’, Roger Mosey tells of his rise through the BBC ranks, from Editorship of PM and Today through to heading BBC 5 Live, running the highly-regarded Olympics co...

1173: Piccadilly Radio - 1st birthday disc - 1975

As Piccadilly hit its first birthday in 1975, a commemorative 7" vinyl disc was duly released. On it, you can hear the voices of Roger Day, Steve England, Andy Peebles, Tony Emmerson and Steve Merike. There's an invitation to buy a special pendant radio, provided you despatch a cheque or postal order; and we hear the words of the founding MD, Philip T Birch, who describes Picc as: friendly 1st; happy 2nd; informative 3rd; and entertaining 4th.

1172: Ted Gundry - Tribute

Today, another BBC local radio character died. Ted Gundry, who was 81, was one of the founding members of BBC Radio Cornwall and, one of its distinctive Cornish voices. BBC local radio seems to wave farewell to its own with great fondness and style; and, here as ever, it is the listeners’ contributions which emerge as the most touching.

1171: Louiza Patikas & Archers Editor Sean O Connor on 2016 'Gaslighting' plot

Who would imagine that radio drama would make the headlines in 2016? It has, with the current Archers storyline featuring the manipulative and coercive Rob Titchener whose control of his pregnant wife turns to abuse, with dramatic consequences. The press have picked up on the storyline, and funds have been raised for domestic abuse charities. Maybe most importantly, this issue of quiet ‘gaslighting’ has been brought to the fore, with individuals now feeling able to step forward to a more underst...

1170: RadioMoments Review 15th April 2016

Another fond look back to this week in radio history, with clips and memories, for the week ending April 15th 2016,. This weekly series is also featured at the end of the week's Radio Today podcast.

1169: Radiomoment Review 8th April 2016

Another fond look back to this week in radio history, with clips and memories, for the week ending April 8th 2016,. This weekly series is also featured at the end of the week's Radio Today podcast.

1165: RadioMoments 1st April 2016

1163: Virgin Radio 2016 - Launch

1162: Virgin Radio 2016 - Test Transmission

1161: What the Papers Say - Final edition on Radio 4

I’ve often wondered how long it would be until the media at large stopped looking to ‘the papers’ to lead content. Whilst there have been some huge stories unearthed by the best press journos in recent years, stories are often as likely to spring from a James O’Brien challenge or frosty Nick Ferrari exchange on LBC; a healthy duel on the Today programme or from a single Tweet. It’s perhaps, therefore, no surprise to hear that ‘What the Paper Say’ has ended its run on Radio 4. This scripted progr...

1160: Gold Radio - Shaftesbury. Launch 1995

Launched for Shaftesbury on 25 June 1995, Gold Radio later became Vale FM and Midwest Radio. It’s now part of the Breeze. Enjoy here its proud early moments

1159: RadioMoments Review 25th March 2016

1158: TalkRADIO 2016 - Day 1

What goes around comes around. TalkRADIO returned, via the new national digital multiplex, on 21st March 2016. After a complex four years on-air, the original incarnation had evolved into TalkSPORT - just a month after the original national multiplex had launched in 1999. The parent companies for both were The Wireless Group, albeit a lot of corporate water had flown under a lot of bridges in the interim. Enjoy here, a telescoped day 1, featuring Paul Ross, Julia Hartley-Brewer, Jon Holmes and S...

1156: RadioMoments Review 18th March 2016

1155: Big Top 40 launch - Rich and Kat - 2009

Always nice when you can get Steve Jobs’s name in some imaging. Enjoy here the understated launch of the Big Top 40 in June 2009, the ‘real time’ chart, with Rich and Kat taking the seat

1153: Radiomoments Review 11th March 2016

Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending March 11th 2016, as featured at the end of the week's Radio Today podcast.

1152: Conversations Extra. Dennis McCarthy

He was the dog breeder who became Nottingham’s most famous radio presenter. Speak to anyone over 50 in the City and they’ll remember Dennis. When he died in 1996, the streets of Nottingham were lined for the procession to his funeral. Dennis McCarthy hosted ‘the Sunday Show’ and ‘Afternoon Special’ for a large proportion of his 28 years with Radio Nottingham – programmes still recalled fondly to this day, in surprising detail, by his audience. In this long-overdue tribute, 20 years on, colleague...

1150: RadioMoments Review 4th March 2016

Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending March 4th 2016, as featured at the end of the week's Radio Today podcast.

1149: Val Singleton returns to the PM Programme on Radio 4

For a generation, she was the sound of Radio 4 evenings on the PM programme, booming with authority over the trademark sig tune. That same generation would quiver as they recalled her addressing them in their childhood from the Blue Peter settee. Valerie Singleton hosted the PM programme on Radio 4 through the 80s. On February 29th 2016, in a typical flight of Mair fancy, she returned to commemorate Leap Year Day. Whilst it was a fun theme, Val sounded as trusted as ever as she sat in the chair ...

1147: Sound Digital - Test Tx

1146: Tony Blackburn on KMFM

1145: Tony Blackburn on Broadcasting House - Radio 4

1144: RadioMoments Review 26th Feb 2016

Another fond look back to this week in radio history, for the week ending February 26th 2016, as featured at the end of the week's Radio Today podcast.