Random radio jottings

We are, apparently, slap bang in the middle of what some call Merryneum. That post Christmas period when we’ve had our fill of pud, turkey...

Do you recall the news events of 1979? No me neither, the General Election aside.   So to remind you, here’s the Week Ending team with th...

Pull the master switch. All aboard for A Radio Tip Top Christmas . Yes once again I crank up the Lunewyre technology to bring you thi...

What was big and holy and appeared at Christmas? Answer: Simon Mayo’s Big Holy Christmas show on Radio 1. It was a seasonal version of th...

For radio fans here’s the perfect gift, the Radio 1 diary, available at all good stockists. This is the cover for the 1980 diary publ...

Broadcaster Mark Whittaker worked across a number of BBC radio stations for just over thirty years. A “thoroughly professional, thoughtful...

Two of the most popular radio comedies of the late 70s and early 80s were Listen to Les (74-85) and Castle’s on the Air (74-83). Both Rad...