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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2017 23:03:45 GMT 1
From 30th September, Radio 1 are launching a 3 day pop-up radio station on DAB "Radio 1 Vintage" with special shows all weekend.
Bruno Brookes has tweeted a pic of himself back at Radio 1 today
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Post by SheriffFatman on Aug 16, 2017 12:02:46 GMT 1
This sounds great. Although I don't listen to Radio 1 regularly any more, it was constantly on in my house following my oldest sister's tenth birthday, in 1980, when I was 3. I really feel like I was brought up with it in the background.
I'm not uncritical of it - looking back now many of the DJs were dreadful, but nostalgia has a strange appeal.
I read The Nation's Favourite by Simon Garfield a few years ago, it is a brilliant and fairly unbiased view of the station's history. When it was launched in 1967 they did a fantastic job of putting together a line-up with their fingers on the pulse of the various different aspects of youth culture, but the problem was there was absolutely no succession planning at all. Fast forward 15 years, the 80s are well under way, and the DJs are all close to middle aged, very comfortable financially, and see anything new, be it younger DJs or modern music, as a threat. By the end of the 80s youth culture and Radio 1 had virtually nothing left in common.
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Post by Robbie on Aug 16, 2017 12:45:07 GMT 1
I don't know if it's still on youtube as it is constantly uploaded and then taken down but a great documentary to watch about Radio 1 is BBC Radio 1 - Blood On The Carpet. It deals with the early Matthew Bannister days when he basically got rid of the dinosaur DJs. It's a wonderful documentary.
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Post by Mic1812 on Aug 17, 2017 20:28:59 GMT 1
Surely its also the 50th anniversary of Radio 2 as well.
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Post by suedehead on Aug 17, 2017 21:12:34 GMT 1
Surely its also the 50th anniversary of Radio 2 as well. And Radios 3 and 4. However, Radio 2 was a successor to the Light Programme (and Radio 4 to the Home Service) whereas Radio 1 had no direct BBC predecessor. |
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Post by raliverpool on Aug 20, 2017 18:30:02 GMT 1
I don't know if it's still on youtube as it is constantly uploaded and then taken down but a great documentary to watch about Radio 1 is BBC Radio 1 - Blood On The Carpet. It deals with the early Matthew Bannister days when he basically got rid of the dinosaur DJs. It's a wonderful documentary. Or alternatively you can spend the best part of 45 minutes watching this comedy mockumentary of Smashie and Nicey: The End of an Era from 1994 and spot all the Radio & DJ references: |
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Post by Winged_Robi on Aug 21, 2017 10:20:09 GMT 1
Oh wow 😳 that's amazing I believe
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Post by Deleted on Sept 1, 2017 12:45:13 GMT 1
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Post by SheriffFatman on Sept 4, 2017 15:56:52 GMT 1
There's virtually nothing on that poster that I don't remember listening to at some point. It will be interesting to see what "The Best Of The Official Chart" is at 6pm on Sunday. Looking forward to Mark & Lard on the Monday afternoon too.
Honestly, it looks like three days of non stop fantastic, nostalgic entertainment! I hope it all goes on the iPlayer.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2017 9:59:07 GMT 1
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Post by SheriffFatman on Sept 30, 2017 10:48:20 GMT 1
I posted this elsewhere this morning. What's everyone else's favourite memories?
Radio 1 is 50 years old this weekend. I had older sisters and it always seemed to be on in the background in our house way before I started insisting on it. I think it is largely responsible for my ludicrously broad obsession with music, and my unfashionable preference for singles over albums.
There's a pop-up digital station this weekend called Radio 1 vintage, on which Tony Blackburn is currently recreating the first ever show, a reminder that the DJs were often at best grinning simpletons telling bad jokes, at worst sinister megalomaniacs. I switched this off and made a list of my favourite memories, in no particular order:
1. Spending Sunday afternoons hanging on every word Bruno Brookes said, writing the Top 40 down as it was announced
2. Simon Mayo's breakfast show on the school bus
3. In stitches listening to Adrian Juste's comedy sketches on a Saturday lunchtime
4. DLT bringing snooker to the radio on weekend mornings
5. Spending a whole day listening to the 100 best songs ever, as voted for by listeners to mark the station's 25th birthday. I sent off for a glossy poster with the list on
6. Mark and Lard's daily dose of the North helping avoid homesickness when I first moved to Cornwall. The best show ever on the radio
7. John Peel - he just seemed to be the ultimate arbiter of taste
8. The Big Holy One, presented by Simon Mayo. After 10 years of attending a Methodist Sunday school the idea that religion could be interesting was a complete revelation
9. The Roadshow. Smiley Miley's accent, having a pen and paper ready for Bits & Pieces, and actually going to one in Rhyl and seeing Dannii Minogue & Right Said Fred
10. Phillip Schofield on a Thursday evening, I would listen while in the bath before going downstairs to dry my hair in front of the fire while Top of the Pops was on
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Post by TheThorne on Oct 1, 2017 9:35:15 GMT 1
In a similar vein, i will rate my top 10 shows and why
Gary Davies - His records of the week showed me their was more to the charts than the top 40
Mark Goodier - the best times of my life, Baggy,Manchester, early Brit Pop, grunge
The Evening Session - just more brilliant music
Mark & Lard - the funniest show on Radio 1
Nicky Campbell - Took a lot of music I loved from Radio Clyde and Forth and gave it national radio play
Zane Lowe - The best taste of any DJ ever yes that includes Peel.
Bob Harris - I woudl leave his show on all night as I went to sleep, great US rock and indie/singer songwriters
Pete Tong - my dance phase, he was just the master
Anne Nightingale - Didnt listen to Peel then but she introduced me to The Smiths,The Cure even Deacon Blue before anyone else
Johnnie Walker - Great afternoon show on Radio One played music you would hardly here anywhere else during daytime,introduced me to The Pixies,Nirvana, REM and The Sundays
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2017 17:49:44 GMT 1
Someone has set up a petition to make Radio 1 Vintage a permanent DAB radio station. A lot of people tweeting in support of this. t.co/wfWqZk8I9y |
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Post by TheThorne on Oct 4, 2017 7:30:24 GMT 1
Still listening to all these , how awesome were Mark & Lard and the fact they were on Breakfast Show and played stuff like ‘Danger High Voltsge’ i Should be happy that my favourite genre was so well supported then and it’s maybe right that different sounds dominate now.
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Post by Mic1812 on Oct 5, 2017 21:30:31 GMT 1
I downloaded all the podcasts from all those shows which were interviews.
Some were short about 6 - 10 minutes and there were some nearly half an hour long
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