Radio Moments - Clips

This is from the heart. Tony Blackburn speaks on Capital Gold the morning after he witnesses Alan Freeman receiving his Music Industry award in 1996 for 'outstanding contribution to the British Music Industry'. (Thanks, Ellis Feaster)

Each week, the fine Radio Academy podcast features interviews and content from the world of radio at http://www.radioacademy.org/podcasts/.

The Academy podcast concludes with a slice of audio memories from the radio week in history, as they invite me to assemble a weekly compendium of my daily #radiomoments tweets @davidlloydradio, with audio and narrative.

Here's just that #radiomoments weekly review on its own, for the week ending 2nd May 2014, without the sensible interviews and discussion.

Frank Gillard's name is often cited in the context of pioneering BBC ventures. Making his name as a war correspondent, he is credited too with pushing against the tide to ensure the safe arrival of BBC local radio. Any Answers on BBC Radio 4 is also one of his concepts, hatched during his time in office as head of programmes for the BBC in the West.

As a fan of programmes away from the 'artificial atmosphere' of the studio, this weekly political panel show outside broadcast was a natural idea. The first programme came from Winchester in 1948, hosted by Freddie Grisewood. After Grisewood moved on through ill-health, David Jacobs took the helm (1967 to 1984); followed by John Timpson (1984 to 1987) and then Jonathan Dimbleby.

The programme went nationwide in 1950. Originally serving just the West of England on the BBC Home Service, it moved to the Light Programme/Radio 2 and then in 1970 to what appears to be its natural home, Radio 4.

TV eventually caught up with radio, and a bow-tied Robin Day gave his lop-sided smile into the BBC Question Time TV camera for the first time in 1979.

It's tough being second. After bright-eyed Blackburn made Radios 1's inaugural headlines, it's easy to see Noel simply as 'the guy the followed'. But that would be wholly unfair, Noel's spell on breakfast was memorable and top-notch, and for the medium of populist UK music radio which was still finding its place, it was instinctive, creative brilliance. In his five years on air the show evolved from upbeat frothy energy to a really clever offering.

The characters he delivered, like Flynn his 'milkman', were memorable, as were the handover chats at 9 with Tony, the chap he'd displaced. Here, enjoy his final breakfast show.

Each week, the fine Radio Academy podcast features interviews and content from the world of radio at http://www.radioacademy.org/podcasts/.

The Academy podcast concludes with a slice of audio memories from the radio week in history, as they invite me to assemble a weekly compendium of my daily #radiomoments tweets @davidlloydradio, with audio and narrative.

Here's just that #radiomoments weekly review on its own, for the week ending 25th April 2014, without the sensible interviews and discussion.

As Tony Blackburn learns that a second Lifetime Achievement Award has been bestowed upon him, he earns an even bigger accolade. An interview on Radio 4 by Eddie Mair. (April 2014)

Not many presenters end up on Capital and Radio 4. Monty Modlyn was one such presenter.

This cheeky Cockney roving reporter began his media career in press, before making his debut on Forces radio. On the BBC, his home was Cockney Cabaret in 1949, on the General Overseas Service, and Cockney Capers in the mid 50s. He was later heard on Radio 4's 'Start the Week' and also in the more cheery early days of Radio 4's Today programme, alongside Jack de Manio, where he could be relied upon to host the quirky interviews and get those man-on-the-street vox pops.

He was identified as the authentic voice of London in the launch spell of Capital; and you can hear him here on 'Capital 539' (as it was before they fixed the 194 transmitter properly) on the streets with a petrol giveaway. Hear him too promoting an LBC appearance in chirpy style. On that station, he hosted Monty Modlyn at Large and Monty's Pub.

His journalistic instinct was not far below the chirpy surface. His character notably enabled him to ask Ugandan dictator Idi Amin how many people he had murdered. Amin replied: "You very cheeky man".

Monty died in 1994

Each week, the fine Radio Academy podcast features interviews and content from the world of radio at http://www.radioacademy.org/podcasts/.

The Academy podcast concludes with a slice of audio memories from the radio week in history, as they invite me to assemble a weekly compendium of my daily #radiomoments tweets @davidlloydradio, with audio and narrative.

Here's just that #radiomoments weekly review on its own, for the week ending 18th April 2014, without the sensible interviews and discussion.

This audio is now also heard at the end of the excellent weekly @radiotoday podcast http://audioboo.fm/channel/radiotoday

It’s a well know fact that John Peel rather liked ‘Teenage Kicks’ by the Undertones. So much so, he played it twice in a row on his show, as heard here in September 1978.

Little did he know that Undertones vocalist, Feargal Sharkey, would later emerge as a Member of the Radio Authority, commercial radio’s 90s regulator. I suspect John has been one of the few jocks to play the same song twice and have a long career.

Each week, the fine Radio Academy podcast features interviews and content from the world of radio at http://www.radioacademy.org/podcasts/.

The Academy podcast concludes with a slice of audio memories from the radio week in history, as they invite me to assemble a weekly compendium of my daily #radiomoments tweets @davidlloydradio, with audio and narrative.

Here's just that #radiomoments weekly review on its own, for the week ending 11th April 2014, without the sensible interviews and discussion.

This audio is now also heard at the end of the excellent weekly @radiotoday podcast http://audioboo.fm/channel/radiotoday