Dale Langford
@dalemcr.bsky.social
Previously on another platform mostly sharing BBC radio history stuff
Reposted by Dale Langford
Your national radio listening (BBC Radios 1-4) 40 years ago on Christmas Day 1984
December 25, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Your national radio listening (BBC Radios 1-4) 40 years ago on Christmas Day 1984
All 58 Christmas mornings on BBC Radio 2, including 25 festive editions of #JuniorChoice, firstly with Ed Stewart, then Anneka Rice took up the challenge from 2017. The Rev Kate Bottley is up early to say Good Morning Christmas for the 7th time.
December 25, 2024 at 8:12 AM
All 58 Christmas mornings on BBC Radio 2, including 25 festive editions of #JuniorChoice, firstly with Ed Stewart, then Anneka Rice took up the challenge from 2017. The Rev Kate Bottley is up early to say Good Morning Christmas for the 7th time.
Marking 60 years of Jazz Record Requests, starting on 12 December 1964 on the BBC Third Programme with Humphrey Lyttelton - and now a Sunday afternoon fixture on BBC Radio 3. 52 years of requests have been played by just three presenters: Peter Clayton, Geoffrey Smith and now Alyn Shipton.
December 8, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Marking 60 years of Jazz Record Requests, starting on 12 December 1964 on the BBC Third Programme with Humphrey Lyttelton - and now a Sunday afternoon fixture on BBC Radio 3. 52 years of requests have been played by just three presenters: Peter Clayton, Geoffrey Smith and now Alyn Shipton.
Scott Mills has presented afternoons on BBC Radio 2 since 31 October 2022, filling the big shoes of Steve Wright's Big Show. With Scott's final programme before moving to breakfast coming up tomorrow, here is how 57 years' worth of Radio 2 in the afternoon looks.
December 3, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Scott Mills has presented afternoons on BBC Radio 2 since 31 October 2022, filling the big shoes of Steve Wright's Big Show. With Scott's final programme before moving to breakfast coming up tomorrow, here is how 57 years' worth of Radio 2 in the afternoon looks.
All the breakfast shows on BBC Radio 2 from 1967 to 2024, including 30 years of Terry Wogan, 9 years of Chris Evans, 6 years of Derek Jameson and (since 14 January 2019) the last 6 years of Zoe Ball
November 19, 2024 at 9:31 AM
All the breakfast shows on BBC Radio 2 from 1967 to 2024, including 30 years of Terry Wogan, 9 years of Chris Evans, 6 years of Derek Jameson and (since 14 January 2019) the last 6 years of Zoe Ball
Always a joy to see Broadcasting House, with a bus kindly covering up some unsightly building work
November 20, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Always a joy to see Broadcasting House, with a bus kindly covering up some unsightly building work
Michael Parkinson's Sunday Supplement ran on @BBCRadio2 from 31 March 1996 to 2 December 2007. He first presented shows on Radio 2 in 1971.
November 20, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Michael Parkinson's Sunday Supplement ran on @BBCRadio2 from 31 March 1996 to 2 December 2007. He first presented shows on Radio 2 in 1971.
Good luck to @vernonkay, the new voice for @BBCRadio2 from 9.30 to 12:00, promising to bring big tunes, big names and big laughs to weekday mornings. Here's the lineup on Radio 2 in this timeslot for each year since the station started.
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Good luck to @vernonkay, the new voice for @BBCRadio2 from 9.30 to 12:00, promising to bring big tunes, big names and big laughs to weekday mornings. Here's the lineup on Radio 2 in this timeslot for each year since the station started.
Here's BBC Radio's (domestic) schedule for three coronations, as described in the contemporary editions of the @RadioTimes. For 2023, @Marthakearney and @EllyOldroyd are leading the coverage, bringing the historic events to life for millions of listeners #Coronation
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Here's BBC Radio's (domestic) schedule for three coronations, as described in the contemporary editions of the @RadioTimes. For 2023, @Marthakearney and @EllyOldroyd are leading the coverage, bringing the historic events to life for millions of listeners #Coronation
For 50+ years You and Yours has championed consumer affairs on @BBCRadio4. Here's the schedule between 12 and 1 on Wednesdays in April since Radio 4 started, including a selection of past #youandyours presenters and the guaranteed long-lasting @wrobinson101 & Peter White
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 PM
For 50+ years You and Yours has championed consumer affairs on @BBCRadio4. Here's the schedule between 12 and 1 on Wednesdays in April since Radio 4 started, including a selection of past #youandyours presenters and the guaranteed long-lasting @wrobinson101 & Peter White
As @BBCRadio2 announce @Rylan + @scott_mills as commentators for the Eurovision 2023 grand final (and @bbcpaddy for the semis), here are all the Eurovision commentators on Radio 2 since Cliff Richard sang Congratulations #eurovision2023
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 PM
As @BBCRadio2 announce @Rylan + @scott_mills as commentators for the Eurovision 2023 grand final (and @bbcpaddy for the semis), here are all the Eurovision commentators on Radio 2 since Cliff Richard sang Congratulations #eurovision2023
Happy silver anniversary to Broadcasting House, @BBCRadio4's flagship Sunday morning news programme, since 19 April 1998 - courteously presented by @bbcpaddy since 2006. Here's the 9-10am Sunday schedule since the start of Radio 4 (no.2 in a series of Radio 4 timelines) #BBCBH
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Happy silver anniversary to Broadcasting House, @BBCRadio4's flagship Sunday morning news programme, since 19 April 1998 - courteously presented by @bbcpaddy since 2006. Here's the 9-10am Sunday schedule since the start of Radio 4 (no.2 in a series of Radio 4 timelines) #BBCBH
Fridays from 7pm, @michellevisage brings the party to you on @BBCRadio2 with a handpicked playlist of bangers! Here's the schedule in this slot every year since the start of Radio 2 in 1967, featuring just a few decades of Friday Night is Music Night
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Fridays from 7pm, @michellevisage brings the party to you on @BBCRadio2 with a handpicked playlist of bangers! Here's the schedule in this slot every year since the start of Radio 2 in 1967, featuring just a few decades of Friday Night is Music Night
25 years of @BBCFrontRow, @BBCRadio4's showcase of creativity since 6 April 1998, now presented by @tds153 & @SamiraAhmedUK. Here's the Thursday schedule 7-8pm in April since the start of Radio 4, including of course @BBCTheArchers (no.1 in a series of Radio 4 timelines)
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 PM
25 years of @BBCFrontRow, @BBCRadio4's showcase of creativity since 6 April 1998, now presented by @tds153 & @SamiraAhmedUK. Here's the Thursday schedule 7-8pm in April since the start of Radio 4, including of course @BBCTheArchers (no.1 in a series of Radio 4 timelines)
Since 4 April 2011 (12 years today) @jowhiley has been handpicking music from across the musical spectrum for the discerning @BBCRadio2 audience, now Mon-Thu 7-9pm. Here's how the Tuesday evening schedule has looked in April over time. (no.30 in a series on Radio 2 timelines)
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Since 4 April 2011 (12 years today) @jowhiley has been handpicking music from across the musical spectrum for the discerning @BBCRadio2 audience, now Mon-Thu 7-9pm. Here's how the Tuesday evening schedule has looked in April over time. (no.30 in a series on Radio 2 timelines)
On Saturday evenings between 8 and 10 @djgarydavies leads @BBCRadio2's celebration of the Sounds of the 80s. Here's the Saturday evening schedule in this slot for all the decades back to the launch of Radio 2. #SOT80s #soundsofthe80s (no.30 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 PM
On Saturday evenings between 8 and 10 @djgarydavies leads @BBCRadio2's celebration of the Sounds of the 80s. Here's the Saturday evening schedule in this slot for all the decades back to the launch of Radio 2. #SOT80s #soundsofthe80s (no.30 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)
RIP Paul O'Grady. From 5 April 2009 to 14 August 2022, Paul O'Grady provided the perfect company for Sunday teatimes on @BBCRadio2. Here's how he fitted into the Sunday schedule from 5-7pm on Radio 2 since the station launched.
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 PM
RIP Paul O'Grady. From 5 April 2009 to 14 August 2022, Paul O'Grady provided the perfect company for Sunday teatimes on @BBCRadio2. Here's how he fitted into the Sunday schedule from 5-7pm on Radio 2 since the station launched.
Friday night is @DJSpoony night on @BBCRadio2, with his non-stop party of dance floor fillers. Here's the Radio 2 schedule on Fridays 9-11pm since 1967, featuring brass bands, books and the BBC Concert Orchestra, @BBCCO. (No.29 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Friday night is @DJSpoony night on @BBCRadio2, with his non-stop party of dance floor fillers. Here's the Radio 2 schedule on Fridays 9-11pm since 1967, featuring brass bands, books and the BBC Concert Orchestra, @BBCCO. (No.29 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)
Friday's late night schedule on @BBCRadio2 each year since 1967 - now rocking with @piratejw from 11 then hip hopping with Romesh after midnight. There's been arts, jazz and a host of radio greats in this slot. (No.28 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Friday's late night schedule on @BBCRadio2 each year since 1967 - now rocking with @piratejw from 11 then hip hopping with Romesh after midnight. There's been arts, jazz and a host of radio greats in this slot. (No.28 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)
Saturday nights on @BBCRadio2 since 1967 - now @Fearnecotton leads a nostalgia-drenched celebration of the 90s. Previous highlights between 10 and midnight include @martinkelner, @WhisperingBob and @CCfunkandsoul. (no.27 in a series of Radio 2 timelines) #SoundsOfThe90s
November 20, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Saturday nights on @BBCRadio2 since 1967 - now @Fearnecotton leads a nostalgia-drenched celebration of the 90s. Previous highlights between 10 and midnight include @martinkelner, @WhisperingBob and @CCfunkandsoul. (no.27 in a series of Radio 2 timelines) #SoundsOfThe90s
Here's how @BBCRadio2 has been unwinding on Sunday nights since 1967. @Angela_Griffin continues the tradition in a slot that has featured jazz, swing and many years of David Jacobs with "our kind of music" (no.26 in a series of Radio 2 timelines) #unwinds
November 20, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Here's how @BBCRadio2 has been unwinding on Sunday nights since 1967. @Angela_Griffin continues the tradition in a slot that has featured jazz, swing and many years of David Jacobs with "our kind of music" (no.26 in a series of Radio 2 timelines) #unwinds
Here are Sundays between 3 and 5 on @BBCRadio2 since 1967. @piratejw Johnnie Walker has been playing the Sounds of the 70s since 5 April 2009, which is 40% longer than the 1970s lasted. #SOT70s (no.25 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)
November 20, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Here are Sundays between 3 and 5 on @BBCRadio2 since 1967. @piratejw Johnnie Walker has been playing the Sounds of the 70s since 5 April 2009, which is 40% longer than the 1970s lasted. #SOT70s (no.25 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)
It's a new dawn, a new day for @BBCRadio2 and @OwainWynEvans, with the launch of a refreshed early breakfast, live from Cardiff each morning. Here's the Radio 2 weekday schedule from 4am each year since 1967. (no.24 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)
November 20, 2024 at 10:20 PM
It's a new dawn, a new day for @BBCRadio2 and @OwainWynEvans, with the launch of a refreshed early breakfast, live from Cardiff each morning. Here's the Radio 2 weekday schedule from 4am each year since 1967. (no.24 in a series of Radio 2 timelines)
Saturdays from 1 until 3 on @BBCRadio2 since 1967. Paul Gambaccini plays the Pick of the Pops, where once sport and comedy, including 24 years of the News Huddlines, filled the airwaves. #PickOfThePops (no.23 - down 1 place from last week - in a series of Radio 2 timelines)
November 20, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Saturdays from 1 until 3 on @BBCRadio2 since 1967. Paul Gambaccini plays the Pick of the Pops, where once sport and comedy, including 24 years of the News Huddlines, filled the airwaves. #PickOfThePops (no.23 - down 1 place from last week - in a series of Radio 2 timelines)
On @tonyblackburn's 80th birthday, the mid-evening schedule on Sundays on @BBCRadio2 since 1967. Now home to Tony B's Golden Hour and Sunday Night is Music Night (which is on a break), this slot also featured 45 years of Sunday Half Hour and 37 years of Your Hundred Best Tunes.
November 20, 2024 at 10:20 PM
On @tonyblackburn's 80th birthday, the mid-evening schedule on Sundays on @BBCRadio2 since 1967. Now home to Tony B's Golden Hour and Sunday Night is Music Night (which is on a break), this slot also featured 45 years of Sunday Half Hour and 37 years of Your Hundred Best Tunes.