Radio Moments - Clips

1306: 2MT Writtle - 95th anniversary coverage on 5 Live

1305: Huw Kennair-Jones - new Archers Editor in 2017

Huw Kennair-Jones arrived at the Archers after recently producing Medici: Masters Of Florence, starring Dustin Hoffman and Richard Madden; and New Tricks for Headstrong Pictures, where he also series produced Waterloo Road. Between 2008 and 2014, he worked for Sky Entertainment as a commissioning editor at Sky Drama, and was also executive producer on programmes including Hit And Miss, Strike Back, Mad Dogs, Thorne, Terry Pratchett's Going Postal and Moonfleet. He previously worked as a commissi...

1304: Tony Blackburn's debut Radio 1 show

What a show. With the Nation’s eyes upon him, Tony Blackburn sounded thoroughly relaxed as he made his Radio 1 debut – on the first day of the new station, as the Light Programme split into radios one and two. Mind you, this show launched quietly on a Saturday, as did the BBC’s week. Enjoy a sprinkling of those words and phrases which would not be heard on today’s radio – or anywhere. The ‘in sounds’, ’where it’s at’, ‘fabulous’ and the ‘fun thirty’. Hear his chats with fellow presenters Simon D...

1303: PM - Record audiences

Eddie Mair celebrates record audiences for the PM Programme on Radio 4 - for W4 2016, with typical style - and elegant tease. Also, some touching response to Steve Hewlett's cancer diaries - and a reminder of radio's powerful, quiet influence.

1301: Iain Lee - on radio style guides

1300: Georgey Spanswick - First permanent late night BBC local radio network show - 2017

1299: Final Mark Forrest network evening show on BBC Local Radio

After four years, the The Mark Forrest Show, made for the BBC local radio network by Wire Free Productions, chaired by former Radio 1 controller Matthew Bannister, ended on Thursday 2nd Feb 2017. The programme’s arrival on the network’s 39 stations had been greeted by some hostility, not least from those whose local programmes had been displaced - and their friends around the network, some of whom allegedly had to be reminded about their professional responsibilities. I rate Matthew - and I rate...

1297: Alex Lester - Final Radio 2 links - 2017

1296: Final Janice Long links on Radio 2 - 2017

1293: Geoff Lloyd announces he will leave Absolute Radio

On 18th January 2017, Geoff Lloyd broke the news that he, and his co-host Annabel Port, plan to leave the Absolute stable in April. Geoff's first show from One Golden Square, back when the station carried its former brand, was aired on the same day in 1999.

1292: Desert Island Discs at 75

1290: 'Final' Brian Matthew 'Sounds of the Sixties'

This programme, broadcast on 19th Nov 2016, was the last before Brian became ill. He was to return for a valedictory programme in February

1285: Red Rose 999 launch - Part 2

Launch of Red Rose 999 in Preston, Lancashire - Part 2. From 20/01/1997 - First link post the news bulletin from Laura Penn and Carl Greenwood. Replaced Red Rose Gold.

1284: Launch of Red Rose 999 - Part 1

Launch of Red Rose 999 in Preston, Lancashire - Part 1. From 20/01/1997 Replaced Red Rose Gold.

1283: Magic 999, launch - 1999

Launch of Magic 999 in Preston Lancashire, replacing Red Rose 999/Red Rose Gold from 15/02/1999

1282: FM switched off in Norway - Radio 4 coverage

As Norway prepares (Jan 2017) to turn off its FM and be the first country to go digital in quite that way, Ford Ennals, Chief Executive Officer Digital Radio UK, spoke to John Humphrys on the Radio 4 Today Programme

1281: John Humphrys on 30 years of political interviewing

1279: Tony Blackburn returns

Great broadcasters can speak volumes without saying a word. After a truly awful 2016 for Tony Blackburn, he returned to the BBC on 31st December 2016 in this special new year’s eve programme. One can imagine him smiling quietly in Wogan House as he returned to the BBC that evening and spun his beloved Motown. Nicely in the seat ready for the 50th anniversary celebrations for Radio 1. Welcome back, Tony, we missed you.

1278: 2016 Radio Farewells

Radio lost some of its favourites this year. In this piece, we pay tribute to just some of them. Dave Cash - The pirates, ‘Kenny & Cash’, Capital, BBC Local Cliff Michelmore - Hamburg end of ‘Two Way Family Favourites’, later much TV Ted Gundry - BBC Cornwall Ed Stewart - The pirates, BBC Radio 2, commercial radio and TV Tony Cozier - Cricket journalist and commentator Jimmy Young - BBC Light, Radio 1 and 2 Ian Rufus - Commercial radio founder, LBC, Hallam, Viking, Mercia Keith Belcher - LBC...

1271: Rutland Radio launch - 1998

1270: Madonna with Simon Bates - Radio 1 22 Dec 1986

Simon Bates in the eighties on Radio 1- chatting casually to a 28 year old Madonna. Some pretty good insight too! Thanks to Richard White offering me the audio.

1269: Radiomoments review 9th December 2016

1268: Radiomoments review 2nd Dec 2016

1267: Radio Caroline - Christmas 1967

Presenters rarely gather on-air and just have fun. Christmas is a decent time to do it, not least if you're on a pirate ship facing long days and nights with your loved ones across the dark North Sea. Enjoy here a few festive moments on a 'loonabaout' with Carl Mitchell, Glen Adams and Stevie Merike on board Radio Caroline as it enjoyed its first Christmas as a lone - and thoroughly illegal -pirate. Studio quality recording too.

1265: Andy Marriott & Steve Merike - 1987 snow Trent/L Sound

When the snow comes, radio comes into its own. Relish here a bit of crisis programming on Leicester Sound and Radio Trent from 1987. The two stations came together, for reasons of other presenters stuck in the drifts, and a presenter from each service chipped in. Andy Marriott and Steve Merike made for an unlikely pairing, but it’s great to hear this. Not least because of the manifold mentions of long forgotten bus companies and electricity boards.

1263: Jim Naughtie and the Pips expletive

1261: BBC World Service expansion

The BBC announced on 16th Nov 2016 that its World Service would launch 11 new language services. The expansion was a result of the funding boost announced by the UK government last year. The new languages would be Afaan Oromo, Amharic, Gujarati, Igbo, Korean, Marathi, Pidgin, Punjabi, Telugu, Tigrinya, and Yoruba, with the first new services expected to launch in 2017. The expansion was the largest growth spurt since the 1940s, with languages having been cut from the service in recent years. "Th...

1260: BBC Surrey - 25th anniversary programme

1259: Radiomoments weekly review 11th Nov 2016

1258: Jeremy Vine JY tribute hour and sign off