Random radio jottings

Fifty years ago the world was going space crazy. All eyes were on what was going on 'up there' as three intrepid astronauts bla...

With BBC Parliament re-showing the Investiture of The Prince of Wales from exactly 50 years ago I thought I'd look at how BBC radio ...

Operation Overlord had been months in the planning. A vast allied onslaught of men, machinery and armaments onto the beaches of Normandy...

Long-time listeners of BBC Radio 4 who have been enjoying Greg James's new series Rewinder may have an unerring sense of deja-vu. Y...

BBC radio has (or certainly had ) a long association with the Cambridge Footlights, with the student drama club providing a rich source ...

For the nearly three decades Kenneth Horne was one of Britain's best known entertainers. His warm personable style endeared him to ra...

I see that tonight's Top of the Pops repeat on BBC Four plays out with Taffy's I Love My Radio (Midnight Radio) . This generous...