Random radio jottings

2016 took its toll on the entertainment world  with the passing of many major actors, singers and comedians. Radio too marked the loss of...

From The Man from Laramie and "What's the recipe today, Jim?" to the Grand Inquisitor of the Great and the Good and the co...

Imagine playing the unexpurgated version of a record rather than the radio edit. And on Radio 2 daytime too! Poor old Stewpot got some st...

Set the controls for the 18th of February 1985. Imagine being able to fashion a radio time-travelling device that can receive your fa...

Just a reminder that last Christmas I posted a couple of seasonal programmes from my BBC Radio 2 archive. Jimmy Young Sings for Christmas ...

Next week Jimmy Young celebrates his 90 th birthday. In recognition of this Jim is making a one-off return to Radio 2 for a conversati...

Inspired by Radio 2's 2DAY  event on the 22nd of this month - which promises a taste of the full schedule over a 12 hour period - her...

Long before he became the housewives' favourite and interviewed Prime Ministers Jimmy Young was a bit of a crooner. Years later Terry Wo...