Random radio jottings

A Brief History of Radio Announcers Their history is as long as that of public radio broadcasting. They are a constant presence on air bu...

You can now find Random Radio Jottings on Facebook. All future posts (including this one!) should appear on the Wall and link through to th...

Tucked away in the Radio 4 schedule this Tuesday afternoon (April 12th) is what should prove to be a fascinating listen, Into the Music Libr...

Alan Dell was associated with three long running series on BBC Radio 2. Starting in 1972 was Dance Band Days : Starting in 196...

Radio 4 UK  With BBC Radio 4 moving to long wave in November 1978, and the improved national coverage that brought, it ...

 The rise and rapid fall of Simon Dee is a morality tale of the 1960s. Star of radio, TV, and even the odd film appearance, for...

In the days before round-the-clock radio if you tuned in before the start of the day's broadcasting you'd have heard lots of beeps a...