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Mickey Gocool

Mickey Gocool

Andy Luckman presents the "Offbeat Reggae Radio Show"

In the next show … did you know that Angela Lansbury had no idea there was a song that shared the same name as her long running TV series?

A band called @niutennici got in touch and wanted to share their music ... I liked it so much I decided they need to be on the show and on the website!

Same goes for @Soulfiya actually! A new EP out and it is the selector's choice for this week.

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#rocksteady
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#dub
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#ska
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Solid Gold Sounds - A Small Serving

Ginger and Nuts are award-winning radio presenters who burst onto the airwaves weekly with non-stop banter and unpredictability. It's no wonder they were voted 'Best Community Radio Show'.

The quick-witted duo have a natural ability when putting their guests at ease and have indisputably interviewed some of the biggest names in showbiz. 

From the Disco Diva Gloria Gaynor, Bond Girl Britt Ekland, and boxing legend Nigel Benn to exclusives with the entire cast of ITV1s award-winning crime drama, 'The Bay. 

They have also had memorable chats with Sir Ken Dodd, Freddie Starr and John Challis ('Boycie' from Only Fools and Horses), who are all sadly no longer with us.  

With more than 30 years of radio experience between them, Ginger and Nuts have attracted support from Disney, Marvel and Empire Cinemas. Without blowing their trumpet too much, they also boast 20k fans on TikTok.

Katherine said, "We were also born to be herd, so we are delighted to be joining Cotswolds Radio and hope to entertain your loyal listeners".

FROM TV TO RADIO

Darren has previously presented slots on BBC Children In Need, alongside Alan Titchmarsh, in front of a live studio audience. More recently, he was featured on Life Stories with Piers Morgan supporting his friend, Michael Barrymore.

Comedian Bob Monkhouse OBE who wrote comedy for the likes of the legendary Bob Hope, was also a fan of Darren's unique presenting style. 

He said: "You've got it all, Darren - energy, ideas, fluency, wit and charm. You come over the airwaves like a breezy friend and a really warm person. It's so important to be true to yourself and pour your natural personality into that microphone, and that's what you do. You have the common touch. 

"After listening to you, I felt I knew you and liked you."

BEHIND THE MIC

For 26 years, Darren worked as a PR and Marketing Guru for West Midlands Police and achieved more than 12 Commendations for his creativity. Using his cheeky charm, he enlisted the support of big names like Myleene Klass and Chris Tarrant to endorse a recruitment campaign for the Special Constabulary for free.

He also produced a charity single, 'Bobby's Girl', with singer Hayley Evetts who reached the finals of Pop Stars alongside Will Young. Darren and three police officers were the backing singers providing the 'ahh-hums'. 

He managed to persuade comedian Joe Pasquale to add his dulcet tones to what was a fun single that not only raised funds for The John Taylor Hospice in Birmingham but also the profile of West Midlands Police.

He met Katherine, who also worked for the police, and they decided to date after discussing who would bring the Black Pudding to the Christmas buffet. In case you wanted to know, Darren did - and it was a big 'un.

Within a year, they hit the national headlines after pranking family and friends into thinking Darren was to star in a new movie. Needless to say, the guests turning up to the make-believe premiere were, in fact, attending their wedding at the cinema.

The rest is history, as they say.

MENTAL HEALTH AMBASSADORS

On a more serious note, Darren's release from chronic pain, fatigue and mental health is presenting the 'Ginger and Nuts' show weekly.

Behind the mic, he has been diagnosed with various long-term debilitating conditions, including Arthritis, Spine Disease, Syringomyelia (cyst on the spinal cord) and Fibromyalgia (widespread pain). He had to give up the job he loved to do due to his decline in health. 

He openly talks about his struggles with chronic anxiety and depression, in which he has been under a psychiatrist for more than four years. To help manage his condition, he is under a pain management specialist and is prescribed many controlled drugs such as Morphine.

As well as caring for...

In this show we have reggae from Led Zepplin, a song with a music video made exclusively in a computer game with Half Past Two … the double up artist is a band formed in California but originally from Hawaii (Iration) and did you know that Buddhism and ska music can help a recovery from a heart attack? Buck-O-Nine may be able to tell us more.

Andy Luckman presents the "Offbeat Reggae Radio Show" from his custom-built studio in Essex. He has had previous radio experience working in professional commercial radio from 2001 - 2006. After that, the egos around him became a bit too much and he decided to do something else, somewhere else.

The somewhere else was a lot nicer as it goes, while living in Thailand he found an affinity with Reggae music, which played in most beach bars.

On his return to the UK he felt he needed a hobby! Weirdly, he missed talking to himself in a cupboard. An outlet was needed and with a fledgling record collection of battered Reggae and Ska - Offbeat Reggae Radio was born.

The show plays the FINEST Reggae, Rocksteady, Roots, Dub and Ska. Often radio shows tend to focus on just one or two but Andy felt that with such a wealth of talented musicians … a show that mixed all of the genres / subgenres would offer not only a fantastic listening experience but also would be quite different to anything else out there.

This weekly show includes artist features, interviews and selectors choice EPs and Albums along with music that spans multiple decades of the genres.

Andy is happy to have the show featured on East Herts Radio.

Weekly show with fun & frollicks