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No self-respecting London teenager listened to Radio One in the 1970s and 80s... DJ photos and occasional other stuff from back then. 100% unofficial.
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Staying with the Capital Gold theme, here is a later batch from the Leicester Square era. I can offer no more info on who the Naughty Boys were, so please feel free to explain!
A montage of thirteen Capital Gold photocards from the late 1990s. Included are: Dave Andrews, Suzi Becker, Tony Blackburn, Mick Brown, Keith Butler, Dave Clark, Eamonn Kelly, The Naughty Boys, Mike Osman, Mike Sweeney, Neil Winfield, the Sports Team, Jonathan Pearce CapitalRadioLand X: @capradland Bluesky: @capradland.bsky.social All materials remain copyright of Global/Capital
August 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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I knew I had a set of the original Capital Gold photocards somewhere and today they turned up in box I hadn’t opened in years - as a bonus, they are still in the Capital bag from when I bought them at Euston Tower!
A set of 14 Capital Gold photocards. They are landscape in format and feature the original Capital Gold logo of a stylised jukebox. The DJs featured are Tony Blackburn, Martin Buchanan, Paul Burnett, Dave Cash, Stuart Colman, Graham Dene, Mike Dickin, Kenny Everett, Paul Gambaccini, David Hamilton, Randall Lee Rose, David Symonds, Sarah Ward and Peter Young The photocards in a clear bag with the words “The Capital Bag” printed on it
August 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Photo of the day: Adrian Love
A head shot of the former Capital Radio DJ Adrian Love.
May 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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DJ photo of the day: Nicky Horne @nickyhorne.bsky.social
A black and white headshot photo captioned NICKY HORNE CAPITAL RADIO 194
March 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Photo of the day: Gerald Harper
A black and white headshot photo captioned GERALD HARPER CAPITAL RADIO 194
March 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Photo of the day: Kenny Everett
A black and white photo of a headshot captioned KENNY EVERETT Capital Radio 194. It had been signed in red ink
March 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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As it’s breakfast time, today’s photo of the day is Graham Dene
A black and white headshot photo captioned GRAHAM DENE CAPITAL RADIO 194
February 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Photo of the day: Dave Cash
A black and white headshot photo captioned DAVE CASH CAPITAL RADIO 194
February 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Photo of the day: Simon Booker
A black and white headshot photo captioned SIMON BOOKER CAPITAL RADIO 194
February 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Photo of the day: Michael Aspel.
A black and white headshot photo captioned MICHAEL ASPEL CAPITAL RADIO 194
February 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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From 1980: four reasons to advertise on Capital Radio… #radio
CAPITAL RADIE 194 IS SELECTIVE Research shows that radio can be highly selective. Capital's 5 million listeners cover the complete spectrum of target groups, offering the advertiser a unique opportunity to select his own particular audience. It is possible to reach very different audiences by buying different airtime segments. Capital's Research Department can help advertisers accurately select the most appropriate airtime to reach their target audience through the new Capital computer terminal. AND IMMEDIATE Radio is immediate. An advertising message can reach Londoners faster on radio than on any other medium. Advertisers simply call our Sales Department to book their commercial and it can be on air within hours. We can help you select the right studio to script and produce commercials and we have our own studio facilities for those advertisers who require them. That's the way we did it for Laker Airways who used Capital's immediacy to advertise seat availability on their Skytrain service to Los Angeles. The commercial was on air in less than two hours. That's immediacy! CAPITAL RADIC 194 IS TACTICAL Radio offers unique tactical advantages. Because Capital is on air throughout the day and night every day of the week, advertising messages can be planned to reach the right audience at the right time. Radio enables you, for example, to advertise toiletries to listeners in the bathroom; cereals to families at breakfast time; groceries to housewives about to go shopping; automotive products to motorists in their cars. AND PERSONAL Radio is an extremely personal medium. Capital's presenters talk to their listeners on a person to person basis and form a close relationship with them The station's involvement with listeners is both close and practical. In its three years of operation, Capital Helpline - London's only 24 hour telephone advice and referral service - has handled over 225,000 calls from Londoners requiring help or information. In a single year, the Capital Job Finder service found jobs for over 2,500 unemployed young Londoners. The station is closely involved with its listeners at many levels - playing their requests, talking to them on the phone, helping them to find homes or jobs and advising them on education opportunities, examination revision and versonal oroblems. This environment provides credibility for advertisers and an ideal communication link with the listeners.
February 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Kenny and Cash for Breakfast, a show which started in January 1974 as the station responded to lower than expected listening figures in its first two months. This poster, one of a set of six, was produced by Mick Greenslade in a pop-art style.
A brightly coloured poster with cartoon heads of Kenny Everett and Dave Cash sticking out of brown egg cups that are sitting on a blue and white chequered tablecloth.
February 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Some quality 1974 Capital postage label and franking machine action!
A brown envelope with a blue and white label on it. On the left hand (blue) section of the label are written the words Capital Radio in red in a block serif typeface. Underneath is written (in white) 539m 95.8 VHF In tune with London.
February 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM