Vintage clips from UK radio - and more recent broadcasts of note.
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Ed Doolan, hugely-respected broadcaster in the West Midlands, passed away on 16th January 2018. Here the tributes flow, initially from Caroline Martin on BBC WM, then from Eddie Mair on BBC Radio 4 - and then fellow broadcaster Les Ross from BBC 1 TV in the Midlands.
Following the resignation of Carrie Gracie from her post as the BBC's China Editor on grounds of pay inequality, she hosted the Radio 4 Today programme on 8th Jan 2018. Hear clips of that programme here in which her resignation was covered, including her reading the headlines in which that story was not mentioned; the bulletins in which it was; the press reviews where it was, albeit John Humphrys read them; the interview with John which wasn't an interview; the one between John and Mariella Fros...
Ray Clark issues the formal launch announcement as Radio Caroline launches afresh on a licensed AM frequency at last in December 2017.
A flavour of radio in Zimbabwe after Mugabe relinquished power after 37 years. Hear the mood of the country that day as they ‘unlocked the key’ to future success. Good questioning too: what went wrong? What went right? Was he popular with some people? What happens next?
Two on-air takes of the proposed new strategy for BBC local radio, as announced by the DG in November 2017, including rowing back on the cuts, ending the networked evening show, and stopping targeting 50+. Hear here Julia George on BBC Radio Kent holding her Managing Editor to account; and Ben Jackson taking to the DG himself on Ben’s programme on BBC Radio Leicester.
BBC Essex launched on November 5th 1986 - with Alex Lester.
When people are worried - radio responds best. The information you need - delivered by the well-connected friend who puts their arm around you. As Ophelia arrived across Ireland on Oct 16th 2017, hear how the likes of stations such as RTE, Newstalk, Today FM, Midlands 103, Spin, 98 FM, WLR FM coped.
A delicious lengthy live exchange in the heat of the miners' strike between miners' leader Arthur Scargill and Chris Mann from IRN. They don't get on.
He's now art! Tony Blackburn appeared on BBC Radio 4's earnest Front Row with Samira Ahmed on 21st September 2017 as he prepared to mark 50 years since his first Radio One breakfast show. The contrast between Tony and the programme's puzzled style was arguably not too different maybe from the culture clash of a 1960s BBC.
After eighteen months on the new Virgin Radio breakfast show, Edith Bowman announced her departure.
On Sept 15th 2017, Sam and Amy announced their imminent farewell from East Midlands radio. They'd served on the breakfast show on 106 in its Heart and Gem guises for well over eleven years, with ratings and awards success.
For everyone - there's a word or two we can't manage. For me it's 'visitor', and I'm not too keen on 'Saturday'. Whenever possible, I find a substitute. For the fine Jim Lee, it seems to be plurality
The wonderful David Hamilton, given the Iain Lee treatment. As heard on the ‘Late Night Alternative’ on TalkRADIO in August 2017. Including the great anecdote about the listener who tried to deposit yellow paint over David. David’s book is out now: ‘The Golden Days of Radio 1’.
Radio 4 celebrates here 150 years of the shipping forecast. Not, of course, 150 years of it on appearing on radio - as the first broadcast was not until January 1924 - but a bit of shippery is always welcome
How have voices changed over the years? Listening to the clipped tones of the young Princess Elizabeth is a stark contrast from Her Majesty’s voice today. In this comprehensive piece from the Today programme on BBC Radio 4, the topic is examined, including an example of how the sound of John Humphrys himself has changed over the close to sixty years he’s been on-air.
