Great Radio Programmes

[Blues Harp]

Great show, I only really discovered that station last week when on holiday in Cartmel (the blackhole of Calcutta for any type of signal, especially O2) and the variety of old shows is fantastic, something for everyone

Just listened to an episode of The Navy Lark on YT.....fantastic memories

 

[monty]

Just listened to an episode of The Navy Lark on YT.....fantastic memories

and substantially funnier than half of today's offerings as well

 

[summerisle]

and substantially funnier than half of today's offerings as well

More innuendos than I've had hot dinners

 

[davids]

Radio eh, love it. custom made for in the car, totally ( nearly ) hands free, just drive ( or sit in the traffic and chill ) and listen.

I'd like to say I remember [Poor language removed] Barton...but I don't

Radio then; That meant 90% of the time The light Program 1500m on the long wave ( more power )
Music while you work
Mrs Dales Dairy ( 1950's soap )
Worker Play time
Wilfred Pickles
Victor Sylvester
The Shipping Forecast
The Archers
Jet Morgan
Cricket - before it was TMS

At the weekend
Saturday;
Children's Favourites
Saturday Club
Sports report at 5.00 with that theme tune. Eamon Andrews telling me Everton had won the League in 1963... I knew, I was there, but legging home to hear it officially on the BBC was half of the fun.

Sunday;
The Archers Omnibus edition
Letter from America ( R 4? )
2 way family favourites ( musical request program for soldiers abroad )
A comedy Program, one of many from;
Educating Archie ( ventriloquism on the radio ffs, but it was the 50's )
Ted Ray
Arthur Askey ( I thangyou )
Jimmy Clitheroe
Dave King
The Navy Lark
The Goon Show
And the classics Beyond our Ken & Round the Horne, Nominally Kenneth Horne urbane smooth front man/straight man/foil
Kenneth Williams and Hugh Paddick camping it up good style, bringing the Bona world to the masses.
Hello I'm Julian and this is my 'friend' Sandy
Then ' The Billy Cotton Show '
Movie Go Round, Introduced with the theme tune 'The Carousel Watlz ' hence the pun in the title
Semprini boring music
Sing something Simple, even more boring music...again it was the 50' and early 60's
Then came the high point of the evening Pick of the pops the top 20 in 60 mins ( was he smashie or nicey... nicey I think )

Starting to sound like the oldies thread here

There was Radio Luxembourg on the Medium wave that kept on fading in and out with the heavyside layer

Then came Pirate Radio and the rest was, as is said history


edit; Mods, GOT. ffs the contraction of Richard is D**k, can't your program sort for context...obviously not, but really.

That was Sunday really,before the real advent of TV.Add to that the FA Cup draw on Monday lunchtime.

 

[monty]

That was Sunday really,before the real advent of TV.Add to that the FA Cup draw on Monday lunchtime.

Do you remember the third round draw on the radio and trying to write it out as the draw was made, wow what memories. It was the same of a Saturday at five writing all the scores down in the paper then getting the pink Echo at six

 

[davids]

Do you remember the third round draw on the radio and trying to write it out as the draw was made, wow what memories. It was the same of a Saturday at five writing all the scores down in the paper then getting the pink Echo at six

And not knowing what number ball we were,made it all the more exciting.

 

[summerisle]

Archive on 4, Sat. 8pm - Documentary about the Kindertransport : 10,000 Jewish children rescued by the UK from Nazi Germany in the 10 months prior to the start of the War.

 

[The Esk]

Very good edition of Midweek broadcast yesterday including some amusing tales from Brian Blessed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06fmnys#play

 

[summerisle]

Very good edition of Midweek broadcast yesterday including some amusing tales from Brian Blessed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06fmnys#play

he normally overacts for England, which is wearing : any different here ?

 

[The Esk]

he normally overacts for England, which is wearing : any different here ?

For Brian Blessed he is quite restrained. The other guests were excellent. Worth a listen for sure.

 

[summerisle]

For Brian Blessed he is quite restrained. The other guests were excellent. Worth a listen for sure.

Will listen after my Sunday dinner

 

[summerisle]

Three hour programme on Steve Coogan on R4 extra. Programmes, interviews,gubbins, etc. On this morning and evening.

 

[summerisle]

Half hour programme on R.4 at 13.30 looking at the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Bob Dylan's Highway 51. Presented by Andy Kershaw, whose had a lot of personal problems in the last few years. Nice to see him back.

 

[Walter Ego]

I'm a massive radio fan. It's funny how bad telly is and people feel they need to watch it for the sake of it. I only watch MOTD now and maybe some American Hbo series or something. Radio rules ok.

 

[summerisle]

For Brian Blessed he is quite restrained. The other guests were excellent. Worth a listen for sure.

Mr Blessed certainly is a man of many layers : psychic experiences and a liking of silence

If I was a women I wouldn't want the 27 stone midwife to help me.