Radio Moments - This Week in History: Recent Episodes
David Lloyd
Seven days of radio history in seven minutes - as told through clips and narration from David Lloyd.
Happy 95th birthday Pete Murray; Radio X begins and Moyles returns; Peter Powell waves farewell to Radio 1; and Children's Favourites ends.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending September 25th 2020.
This episode marks the end of the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' series after a nine year run. Thanks for listening. The daily 'this day in history' tweets continue @davidlloydradio - and the 'Radio Moments Conversations' series. Thanks for listening.
Pennine arrives in Bradford; Rosko leaves Radio 1; Moyles leaves Radio 1; Radio Luxembourg returns; 2CR launches.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending September 18th 2020. Follow the series by weekly podcast here.
Happy 50th anniversary to BBC Radio Manchester; the 40th anniversary of Radio Norfolk Timmy Mallett launches Centre Radio; Wogan announces his resignation; Heart arrives in London.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending September 11th 2020. Follow the series by weekly podcast here.
Radio Aire opens and closes; 30 years of Kiss; 50 years of BBC Bristol; the death of Diana; disruption at the Proms; and the declaration of War.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending September 4th 2020. Follow the series by weekly podcast here.
The launch of BBC Radio 5; Bates leaves the chart ; the first Heart brand conversion; BBC Radio Durham closed; and happy birthday Steve Wright.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending August 28th 2020. Follow the series by weekly podcast here.
BBC Radio 2 left its AM frequencies; Caroline continued aboard a new vessel; and BBC 1Xtra launched.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending August 21st 2020. Follow the series by weekly podcast here.
Blackburn arrives on Caroline; Moyles arrives at Radio 1; Aspel departs Capital mornings; Kid leaves the Network Chart; and the BBC Light Programme begins.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending July 31st 2020. Follow the series by weekly podcast here.
The 40th anniversary of Our Tune; Kenny Everett is sacked; Neil begins at Radio 1 and strike action at LBC.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending July 24th 2020. Follow the series by weekly podcast here.
Newsreaders first say their names 80 years ago; 35 years since Live Aid; Radio Aire splits 30 years ago; Metro launches in 1974; Moyles announces he's to leave Radio 1 - and the first anniversary of the new Hits Radio breakfast show.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending July 17th 2020. Follow the series by weekly podcast here.
The BBC changes chart day; Kid celebrates his 70th birthday; Hereward launches; 30 years since Melody's launch; and Steve Wright starts afternoons on Radio 2.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending July 10th 2020. Follow the series by weekly podcast here.
Angie Greaves leaves Magic for Smooth; Viva 983 launches in London targeted at women; Johnnie Walker leaves Radio 1; radio 1 AM frequencies close; Trent launches in Nottingham.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending July 3rd 2020. Follow the series by weekly podcast here.
Les Ross begins at the commercial Radio Tees; commercial operators rebel at the Heathrow Conference; Music While You Work launches 80 years ago; Blackburn campaigns to play Cliff on Gold; and Ray Moore settles on early breakfast on Radio 2.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending June 26th 2020. Follow the series by weekly podcast here.
50 years on from the General Election which led to the beginning of commercial radio; the ill-fated GB Radio launches in Newport; the death of Lord Reith; Melody acquired by EMAP to become Magic; BBC Radio Northampton launches; Moyles in the Archers - and that broadcast from Dame Nellie Melba, the first broadcast in the World by a celebrity a hundred years ago.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending June 19th 2020. Follow the series by weekly podcast here.
Bob Holness leaves Douglas Cameron after ten LBC years; the Commons broadcasting trial begins; Premier Radio's silver jubilee; Tony Blackburn climbed aboard pirate Radio London; Everett returns after a sacking.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending June 12th 2020. Follow the series by weekly podcast here.
Red Rose splits and Rock FM is born; Hits Radio launched; Workers' Playtime begins; Blackburn makes way for Noel on Radio 1 breakfast; Nicholas Parsons misses Just a Minute; and Dave Berry and Christian O'Connell start new breakfast shows.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending June 5th 2020.
The birth of the Archers; Mercia's 40th; Jazz becomes Smooth London; Mayo beings on R1 breakfast; the death of Roy Plomley; and a Top 40 fail.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending May 29th 2020.
A celebration of radio contesting.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending May 22nd 2020.
Jenni Murray is 70; and happy birthday too to Jon Wolfert from legendary jingle company JAM; commentary of a tragedy in Bradford; the famous Radio1 funday at Malllory Park - and the art of the signature tune.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending May 15th 2020.
Happy 65th anniversary to FM/VHF; Capital splits; DLT starts on Radio 1 breakfast; and Monty Modlyn Died.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending May 8th 2020.
Foxy leaves Capital; the beginnings of the World Service name; Johnnie Walker joins the BBC; Virgin 1215 launches, Radio 1 goes 24 hours; Lors Haw Haw makes his final broadcast.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending May 1st 2020.
25 years since Chris Evans began on Radio1 breakfast; 15 years of Jamie Theakston on Heart; 35 years since GB Radio closed; 1010 WINS launches rolling news in New York; and there is no news on the BBC.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending April 24th 2020.
Censorship and jamming; Isle of Wight Radio and Beacon arrive; the BBC Radiophonic workshop; and the tale of the small scale BBC radio optouts.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending April 17th 2020.
BBC changes are introduced following the 'Broadcasting in the 70s' report including the start of PM and The World Tonight; Cardiff gets commercial radio; Dave Berry leaves Capital; and 25 years since the death of Kenny Everett.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending April 10th 2020.
'We are the World is played around the World'; IRN messes up the Queen Mother's death; happy 75th birthday to Johnnie Walker; Caroline's anniversary; protests about Radio 4 plans; Zoe Ball ends Radio 2 breakfast; and Piccadilly is born in Manchester.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending April 3rd 2020.
A new Desert Island Discs presenter; the Peacock Committee is established; Real launches in Yorkshire; a tranche of Heart rebrands; Tom Browne finishes on the Radio 1 chart; a troubled Boat Race broadcast; Paul Burnett arrives at Radio 1; Radio 5 ends; and Alan Freeman's last Pick of the Pops
Chris Evans sold Ginger Media (inc the original Virgin Radio); the Radio Caroline ship the Mi Amigo sinks; Sara Cox's 24 hour 80s Dance Challenge; commercial radio arrives at last in Belfast; Hallam appoints its first programme director; Derek Jameson starts on Radio 2 breakfast.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending March 20th 2020.
Why the BBC chose numbers for their network names in 1967; BBC 6 Music launches; listening on your pghone negins; Radio 210 starts in Reading; and Round the Horne begins 55 years ago.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending March 13th 2020.
Jazz FM celebrates 30 years: Helen Boaden becomes Radio 4 Controller; John Peel makes his NightRide debut; Zane Lowe says a Radio 1 farewell; and Derby gets commercial radio
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending March 6th 2020.
Capital moves from 539; Commons proceedings are to be broadcast; Moray Firth arrives; Trent makes its Derby debut; Ed Stewart begins on Junior Choice; Brian Matthew's last programme; Radio Humberside's official launch.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending February 28th 2020.
Sara Cox leaves Radio 1; Margaret Thatcher guests in the JY prog; the first farming prices on radio; Mayo leaves Radio 1; BRMB begins
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending February 21st 2020
25 years since Talk Radio UK launched; LBC goes national; launches in the East Midlands for Saga and in Brighton for the BBC; entertainment radio arrives; and pirate Radio City closes.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending February 14th 2020
20 years on since the death of BBC 60s Controller Robin Scott; Mark Forrest ends his run on BBC local radio network; Iain Lee gives views on radio station style guides; Ken Bruce's birthday; and thirty years of Cool FM.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending February 7th 2020
Relish another 7 days of radio bygones.
The Desert Island Discs anniversary; Two Strangers and a Wedding; the death of Wogan; FTP becomes Galaxy; and Janice Long leaves Radio 2.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending January 31st 2020.
50 years of Radio Northsea International (RNI); the art of test transmissions; BBC Radio Berkshire launches; Christian O’Connell arrives at Golden Square - and resigns; Chris Evans starts at the new Virgin; and Radio Forth launches.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending January 24th 2020
70 years since the birth of Listen With Mother; Touch arrives in the Midlands; Evans arrives at Radio 2; and Zoe follows; and Ed Doolan dies.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending January 17th 2020
Wogan returns to Radio 2; Mike Read and Steve Wright begin Radio 1 breakfast; Greatest Hits Radio launches; and Carrie Gracie is the subject of her own news bulletin on Radio 4's Today programme.
Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending January 10th 2020
A bumper Christmas edition of 'Radio Moments - This Week in History'.
We look back to Mayo farewells; Wogan ends on breakfast; Steve Wright ends on Radio1 afternoons; Fluff ends on POTP; Blackburn and Foxy end their chart days; Tom Binns isn't keen on the Queen; Clyde and pirate Radio Scotland are born; Radio Luxembourg 208 closes - and a few random festive jingles.
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Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 13th December 2019.
Steve Allen marks 40 years at LBC; 70s cost cutting at the BBC; a surprise call to Radio 4; the BBC boss introduces the King on-air for a dramatic announcement; BBC Radio Brighton comes on-air prematurely.
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Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 6th December 2019.
Ten years of Absolute 80s; Power FM arrives on the south coast; the first election coverage on radio; pirate Radio London begins test transmissions; and the Royal 'prank call'
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Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 29th November 2019.
Radio Birmingham becomes Radio WM; the birth of Xfm South Wales; BBC Radio Scotland arrives at last; Radio 1 and 2 stop programme sharing; and the death of Alan Freeman.
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Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 22nd November 2019.
Johnny Vaughan leaves Capital London breakfast; Mark Goodier vacates the chart chair; BBC Radio Merseyside launches; the death of former Radio 4 Controller Monica Sims; Absolute Radio 60s arrives; and
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Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 15th November 2019.
A DG resigns; 20 years of Planet Rock and of national commercial DAB; Any Questions is disrupted; the news bulletin is born; the chart is extended to a Top 40; and BBC Radio Wales begins.
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Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 8th November 2019.
The start of Radio Leicester; two years since the DG's turnaround on local radio; Hancock's Half Hour begins; the launch of Devonair; and the end of Laser 558.
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Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 1st November 2019.
The death of Roger Scott; Radio Leicester responds to the LCFC tragedy; Capital Gold launches; and the Today programme begins on Radio 4.
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Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 25th October.
Response to the death of John Peel and a reflection of his work 15 years on; Radio City is born in Liverpool; and the death of BBC leader Frank Gillard.
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Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 18th October.
Any Questions began; Capital launched; Chris Evans arrived at Virgin for the first time; Sachsgate and early stereo broadcasting.
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Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 11th October.
LBC closes - and LBC begins; Radio London is born.
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Rattling through the busiest time in the radio calendar through the years - the week ending 4th October 2019.
Hear the Kisses in the North become Galaxy; the first Network Chart; Absolute Radio, Invicta, the BBC Third Programme, Hallam and Swansea Sound launch; Sam and Amy leave Gem; the BBC Home Service closes; Peter Allen leaves BBC 5Live Drive; and Roger Day leaves Piccadilly.
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Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 27th September 2019.
Jane Garvey's last 5 Live Drive; Tony Blackburn and Peter Powell's last Radio 1 shows; the BBC launches DAB; Luxembourg stops its international broadcasts in advance of the War; 'Singing Together' begins; Les Ross ends his BRMB breakfast days; Xfm becomes Radio X and Chris Moyles returns.
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Some moments from the launch of Pennine in Bradford; Bob FM bans Scottish songs; Scot FM comes on air; BBC local radio ideas are tested; Moyles leaves Radio 1 breakfast; and Alan Freeman takes over Pick of the Pops.
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Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 13th September 2019.
Moyles becomes the longest running breakfast show; Wogan resigns; the death of Bill Meeks who helped create the jingle industry; BBC Radio Norfolk begins; Listen With Mother controversially ends; and commercial radio arrives - twice.
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Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 6th September 2019.
25 years of the Heart brand; John Myers launches Century; Tony Blackburn takes over the BBC Top 40; Radio 1's big FM switch-on; David Jacobs takes over Pick of the Pops; and Chris Evans announces his intention to move station.
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Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 30th August 2019.
Happy 65th birthday Steve Wright; Steve Penk arrives at Key; Simon Bates ends his Top 4 stint; Pennine becomes The Pulse; Radio Durham closes; and BBC Radio 5 opens
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Big Ben falls silent; Greg James begins on Radio 1 breakfast; Caroline returns; Xfm changes; Blue Danube Radio makes its debut; and the wartime 'Radio Doctor' died.
Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 16th August 2019.
Sarah Kennedy's last Radio 2 show; the end of Radio 2 on AM; goodbye to Juice in Brighton; Clyde tries splitting; the big pirate closedown; and a great Capital eclipse.
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Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 9th August 2019.
Eddie Mair leaves LBC; Nick Grimshaw finishes his spell on Radio1 breakfast; Atlantic 252 begins testing its powerful transmitter; Richard Allinson makes his Capital debut; Stuart Henry and Noel Edmonds pay surprise return visits to the BBC - and THAT clip from Test Match Special.
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Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 2nd August 2019.
Chris Moyles arrives at Radio; the death of Mike Smith; the last Chelsea show on Key; the BBC Light Programme launches; and Tony Blackburn joins the BBC; and Oak 107 closes.
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Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 26th July 2019.
The moon landing; Kid hosts his last Network Chart; the first Radio 1 roadshow; LBC is on strike; and Sonovox is born.
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Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 19th July 2019.
Metro opened; new imaging for Radio 2; Tony Blackburn left pirate Radio London; newsreaders began to say who they were; Kenny was sacked; and Radio Pembrokeshire opened.
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Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 12th July 2019.
DAB got a big launch; Chris Moyles announced his Radio 1 farewell; the key Broadcasting in the 70s' report was published; Hereward launched; Teddy Wakelam, the first sports commentator died.
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Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 5th July 2019.
The end of AM for Radio 1 as the station became FM only; Steve Wright began on Radio 2 afternoons; Manx Radio launched; 60 years since Sing Something Simple began; Johnnie Walker left Radio 1; Trent and BBC York launched.
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Tony Blackburn insists on playing Cliff on Gold; many AM stations in the UK dropped much local programmes; commercial radio convened the Heathrow conference and demanded regulatory lessening; Radio Victory closed; Henry announces his commentary farewell; and Chris Evans was ousted from the original Virgin Radio.
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BBC Northants and Team Rock arrive; Casey Kasem died; Tony Blackburn arrives at pirate Radio London; Ray Moore takes over his dawn slot permanently; and the death of Lord Reith.
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Kerrang is born in the West Midlands; Russell Harty dies; Chris Moyles in the Archers; changes at the huge COI advertising account; and Wave 105 is born.
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20 years since Galaxy launched in the North East; Tony Blackburn arrives at pirate Radio London; Noel Edmonds takes over Radio 1 breakfast; Greg James arrives at Radio 1; Hits Radio launches; Christian O'Connell takes over Australia; Bob Holness leaves LBC.
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Grimmers announces his departure from Radio 1 breakfast; and Kid Jensen hosts his final show on the station. The first live programme from behind the Iron Curtain; RTE launches its second channel in Ireland; farewell to London's Jazz FM in favour of Smooth; and hello to Test Match Special.
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In this edition, find out what Mercia was nearly called, enjoy the launch of Laser 558 – and hear the sort of meaningful speech Plymouth Sound was planning. James Naughtie clashes with Kinnock on Radio 4 – and Fearne Cotton departs Radio 1.
All this and more on this week’s ‘RadioMoments – This Week in History’, for the week ending 24th May 2019. Follow the weekly podcast.
The bombing of RNI; Russ Williams leaves Absolute; Buzz FM launches in Birmingham; Pirate Radio Atlanta launches; and the Radio 1 Fun Day is disrupted as the Bay City Rollers arrive.
All that and more on this week’s ‘RadioMoments - This Week in History’. Seven days of radio history in seven minutes.
Johnnie Walker leaves Radio 1; Mike Smith’s final Radio 1 breakfast; Rock Radio begins in Manchester; Dawn Chorus Live; and the story of the AM/FM splits.
The last week’s radio memories - from the week ending 10th May. Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Follow the weekly podcast.
Radio 1 goes 24 hours; Neil Fox leaves Capital; Radio Derby begins; DLT starts Radio 1 breakfast, 50 years since the start of Waggoners’ Walk’; Virgin 1215 launches; and much more.
'RadioMoments - This week in history'. 7 days of radio history in 7 minutes - for the week ending 3rd May. Follow the podcast.
Johnnie Walker joins the BBC; the Dales soap ends; Evans goes on Radio 1 breakfast; Royals host the chart; and Bruno Brookes is 60; BBC Radio Shropshire is born; and GB Radio in Gwent dies.
'RadioMoments - This week in history'. 7 days of radio history in 7 minutes - for the week ending 26th April. Follow the podcast.
Steve Wright left Radio1 & Ed Stewart left Radio 2; Johnny Vaughan started Capital breakfast; CFM launched; s challenge for the chart shows; 10-10 WINS launched in New York; and Dale Winton died.
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Graham Dene is 70; Dave Berry finishes at Capital; Home Truths begins on Radio 4; the commercial radio network 'finishes' in 79 as Beacon began..
7 days of radio history in 7 minutes - week ending 12th April 2019.
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Century becomes Real; Zoe Ball ends at Radio 1; BBC radio changes for the 70s; Piccadilly launches; protests about Radio 4.
7 days of radio history in 7 minutes - week ending 5th April 2019.
Happy 65th birthday Steve Allen; the Olga Collett story 80 years on; Downtown Radio launched in '76; 20 years of Tower FM; happy birthday BBC Radio Guernsey; & 50 years of Radio Jackie.
7 days of radio history in 7 minutes - week ending 29th March 2019.
A record breaking @SimonMayo show; Adrian Love died; BBC 6 Music, Talksport2, BBC Radio Stoke and Xfm Manchester launched; farewell to Bush House.
7 days of radio history in 7 minutes - week ending 22nd March 2019.
Peel made his debut on Radio1's Nightride; Zane Lowe Lowe left; Helen Boaden became Controller of Radio 4; more incremental commercial radio for London; Blackburn takes over Sounds of the 60s; Radio 210 launches - and happy 80th birthday Keith Skues - all on this week's #radiomoments review - 7 days of radio history in 7 minutes.
Week ending 17th March 2019
Reluctant presenter changes programme; Moray Firth launches; talking to elderly folk; the start of the General Forces Programme; Simon Mayo starts at @BBCR1; Ed Stewart starts on Junior Choice; Jim Naughtie starts on Today and Sue MacGregor leaves - all on this week's Radiomoments review for the week ending March 1st 2019.