Radio Moments - Clips

For everyone - there's a word or two we can't manage. For me it's 'visitor', and I'm not too keen on 'Saturday'. Whenever possible, I find a substitute.  For the fine Jim Lee, it seems to be plurality

The wonderful David Hamilton, given the Iain Lee treatment. As heard on the ‘Late Night Alternative’ on TalkRADIO in August 2017. Including the great anecdote about the listener who tried to deposit yellow paint over David.

David’s book is out now: ‘The Golden Days of Radio 1’.

Radio 4 celebrates here 150 years of the shipping forecast. Not, of course, 150 years of it on appearing on radio - as the first broadcast was not until January 1924 - but a bit of shippery is always welcome

How have voices changed over the years?
Listening to the clipped tones of the young Princess Elizabeth is a stark contrast from Her Majesty’s voice today. In this comprehensive piece from the Today programme on BBC Radio 4, the topic is examined, including an example of how the sound of John Humphrys himself has changed over the close to sixty years he’s been on-air.

A Radio 4 Today programme report from 14th August 2017

On the 50th anniversary of the closure of most of the remaining pirate stations, as the Marine Offences Act came into force, Dave Cash's former colleagues joined his family as his ashes were scattered at sea off Harwich.

The coverage was live on the special commemorative pirate BBC Essex station, hosted for this part of the day by Norman St John and Tom Edwards.

Pirate broadcasters can interrupt listening to legitimate stations. They can be a pain in the neck – and I recall stories from my days in London of how the operations can involve some very shady characters. And, with such availability now to spectrum via RSLs to community stations to renting DAB space, there is really no excuse.