Radio Moments - This Week in History
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Radio Moments - This Week in History
Seven days of radio history in seven minutes - as told through clips and narration from David Lloyd.
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78: Pete Murray; Radio X; Peter Powell - on the last weekly Radio Moments review
Happy 95th birthday Pete Murray; Radio X begins and Moyles returns; Peter Powell waves farewell to Radio 1; and Children's Favourites ends.
77: Pennine begins; Rosko goes; Moyles leaves; Luxy returns ; 2CR starts
Pennine arrives in Bradford; Rosko leaves Radio 1; Moyles leaves Radio 1; Radio Luxembourg returns; 2CR launches.
Enjoy the...
76: 50 yrs of Radio Manchester; 40 years of Radio Norfolk; and Centre launches
Happy 50th anniversary to BBC Radio Manchester; the 40th anniversary of Radio Norfolk Timmy Mallett launches Centre Radio; Wogan announces his resigna...
75: Radio Aire opens and closes; 30 years of Kiss; 50 years of BBC Bristol
Radio Aire opens and closes; 30 years of Kiss; 50 years of BBC Bristol; the death of Diana; disruption at the Proms; and the declaration of War.
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74: Radio 5 launches; the first Heart conversion and happy birthday Steve Wright
The launch of BBC Radio 5; Bates leaves the chart ; the first Heart brand conversion; BBC Radio Durham closed; and happy birthday Steve Wright.
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73: Radio 2 leaves AM, Caroline continues and 1Xtra launches
BBC Radio 2 left its AM frequencies; Caroline continued aboard a new vessel; and BBC 1Xtra launched.
Enjoy the last week...
72: Blackburn at Caroline; Moyles at 1; and Aspel leaves Capital mornings
Blackburn arrives on Caroline; Moyles arrives at Radio 1; Aspel departs Capital mornings; Kid leaves the Network Chart; and the BBC Light Programme be...
71: Our Tune, Kenny's fired and strikes at LBC.
The 40th anniversary of Our Tune; Kenny Everett is sacked; Neil begins at Radio 1 and strike action at LBC.
Enjoy the last...
70: Newsreaders say who they are; Live Aid; Metro and Aire/Magic; Moyles
Newsreaders first say their names 80 years ago; 35 years since Live Aid; Radio Aire splits 30 years ago; Metro launches in 1974; Moyles announces he's...
69: Chart day changes; Kid is 70; Hereward launches; Steve Wright starts afternoons on Radio 2
The BBC changes chart day; Kid celebrates his 70th birthday; Hereward launches; 30 years since Melody's launch; and Steve Wright starts afternoons on...
68: Johnnie leaves Radio 1; R1 AMs closes; Trent launches; Angie moves
Angie Greaves leaves Magic for Smooth; Viva 983 launches in London targeted at women; Johnnie Walker leaves Radio 1; radio 1 AM frequencies close; Tre...
67: Les Ross launches Tees; Music While You Work; and the Heathrow Conference,
Les Ross begins at the commercial Radio Tees; commercial operators rebel at the Heathrow Conference; Music While You Work launches 80 years ago; Black...
66: Melody acquired; BBC Northampton launches; death of Reith
50 years on from the General Election which led to the beginning of commercial radio; the ill-fated GB Radio launches in Newport; the death of Lord R...
65: Holness leaves LBC; Commons broadcasting trial; Premier launches
Bob Holness leaves Douglas Cameron after ten LBC years; the Commons broadcasting trial begins; Premier Radio's silver jubilee; Tony Blackburn climbed...
64: Rock FM is born; Hits Radio begins; Noel on breakfast;
Red Rose splits and Rock FM is born; Hits Radio launched; Workers' Playtime begins; Blackburn makes way for Noel on Radio 1 breakfast; Nicholas Parson...
63: The Archers; Mercia's 40th; Mayo on breakfast
The birth of the Archers; Mercia's 40th; Jazz becomes Smooth London; Mayo beings on R1 breakfast; the death of Roy Plomley; and a Top 40 fail.
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62: A celebration of radio contesting
A celebration of radio contesting.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending May 22nd 2020.
61: Jenni Murray, JAM, R1 at Mallory Park - and the sig tune
Jenni Murray is 70; and happy birthday too to Jon Wolfert from legendary jingle company JAM; commentary of a tragedy in Bradford; the famous Radio1 f...
60: Happy birthday FM; Capital splits; DLT on Radio1 breakfast
Happy 65th anniversary to FM/VHF; Capital splits; DLT starts on Radio 1 breakfast; and Monty Modlyn Died.
Enjoy the last w...
59: Foxy leaves; World Service starts; Johnnie Walker joins & Virgin 1215 begins
Foxy leaves Capital; the beginnings of the World Service name; Johnnie Walker joins the BBC; Virgin 1215 launches, Radio 1 goes 24 hours; Lors Haw Haw...
58: Evans on R1 breakfast; GB Radio closes; Jamie Theakston begins at Heart
25 years since Chris Evans began on Radio1 breakfast; 15 years of Jamie Theakston on Heart; 35 years since GB Radio closed; 1010 WINS launches rolling...
57: Jamming, Beacon, small scale BBC radio & Radiophonic Workshop
Censorship and jamming; Isle of Wight Radio and Beacon arrive; the BBC Radiophonic workshop; and the tale of the small scale BBC radio optouts.
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56: PM, The World Tonight, Dave Berry and Kenny Everett
BBC changes are introduced following the 'Broadcasting in the 70s' report including the start of PM and The World Tonight; Cardiff gets commercial rad...
55: Happy birthday Johnnie Walker; Radio 4 protests; and happy birthday Piccadilly
'We are the World is played around the World'; IRN messes up the Queen Mother's death; happy 75th birthday to Johnnie Walker; Caroline's anniversary;...
54: Tom Browne and Radio 5 ends, Paul Burnett starts - & the Peacock Committee
A new Desert Island Discs presenter; the Peacock Committee is established; Real launches in Yorkshire; a tranche of Heart rebrands; Tom Browne finishe...
53: Evans sells Virgin; the mi Amigo sinks and Downtown launches
Chris Evans sold Ginger Media (inc the original Virgin Radio); the Radio Caroline ship the Mi Amigo sinks; Sara Cox's 24 hour 80s Dance Challenge; com...
52: Why the BBC chose numbers for its networks; 6 Music and Radio 210 launch
Why the BBC chose numbers for their network names in 1967; BBC 6 Music launches; listening on your pghone negins; Radio 210 starts in Reading; and Ro...
51: 30 years of Jazz FM; Helen Boaden at Radio 4; John Peel at night
Jazz FM celebrates 30 years: Helen Boaden becomes Radio 4 Controller; John Peel makes his NightRide debut; Zane Lowe says a Radio 1 farewell; and Derb...
50: The Commons on-air; Ed Stewart; and Brian Matthew
Capital moves from 539; Commons proceedings are to be broadcast; Moray Firth arrives; Trent makes its Derby debut; Ed Stewart begins on Junior Choice;...
49: Sara Cox andMayo leave R1; Thatcher with JY; and BRMB begins
Sara Cox leaves Radio 1; Margaret Thatcher guests in the JY prog; the first farming prices on radio; Mayo leaves Radio 1; BRMB begins
48: Talk Radio UK, LBC goes National and pirate Radio City closes
25 years since Talk Radio UK launched; LBC goes national; launches in the East Midlands for Saga and in Brighton for the BBC; entertainment radio arr...
47: Robin Scott; Mark Forrest; Iain Lee; Ken Bruce
20 years on since the death of BBC 60s Controller Robin Scott; Mark Forrest ends his run on BBC local radio network; Iain Lee gives views on radio sta...
46: Desert Islands Discs; Wogan; and radio stunts
Relish another 7 days of radio bygones.
The Desert Island Discs anniversary; Two Strangers and a Wedding; the death of Woga...
45: RNI begins; Christian announces his farewell; Evans begins
50 years of Radio Northsea International (RNI); the art of test transmissions; BBC Radio Berkshire launches; Christian O’Connell arrives at Golden Squ...
44: Listen With Mother; Michael Aspel; Ed Doolan; and Chris Evans
70 years since the birth of Listen With Mother; Touch arrives in the Midlands; Evans arrives at Radio 2; and Zoe follows; and Ed Doolan dies.
43: Wogan, Read and Wright start on R1 breakfast - and the Carrie Gracie dilemma
Wogan returns to Radio 2; Mike Read and Steve Wright begin Radio 1 breakfast; Greatest Hits Radio launches; and Carrie Gracie is the subject of her ow...
42: This Week in History - Christmas bumper edition
A bumper Christmas edition of 'Radio Moments - This Week in History'.
We look back to Mayo farewells; Wogan ends on breakfa...
41: 40 years of Steve Allen at LBC - and Reith introduces Royalty
Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 13th December 2019.
Steve Allen marks 40 years...
40: Ten years of Absolute 80s - and the first general election coverage on radio
Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 6th December 2019.
Ten years of Absolute 80s; P...
39: Farewell Fluff, hello Radio Scotland and R1 and R2 stop sharing progs
Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 29th November 2019.
Radio Birmingham becomes Ra...