On its 45th anniversary, Swansea Sound broadcast this hour-long reflection of its launch - and fond memories since. Produced by Andrew Jones, originally for the 30th anniversary originally and now updated.

1645: The Swansea Sound Story  - 2019

Vintage clips from UK radio - and more recent broadcasts of note.

(Check out too the 'RadioMoments - This Week in History' podcast and also 'RadioMoments - Conversations')

Society & Culture

Personal Journals

History

Philosophy

Places & Travel

Arts

Literature

Performing Arts

Design

Food

Fashion & Beauty

Visual Arts

A BBC Radio Scotland educational broadcast for primary school children - on producing the Radio 1 breakfast show in the days of Simon Mayo. 

1717: Producing a Radio 1 breakfast show - BBC Radio Scotland

1716: Ken's last appearance on Radio 2 - 2023

1715: 1215 Closedown

1714: Michael Aspel and Graham Dene on Aspel's 48th birthday

The announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II on a selection of national UK radio stations.  With Twitter beating them all in timeliness, by its very nature, it shows, nevertheless, the role for radio in today's media world. A human voice leading listeners through challenging times.






1713: The announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II on UK radio

Radio Moments - Clips

1645: The Swansea Sound Story - 2019

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