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Send us a textJulian Wharam has enjoyed four decades on radio stations across the country. These have included stints on Radio Aire, Red Dragon, BRMB, Heart Radio, Real Radio and Radio Wyvern.In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, Julian sits down with Luke to share stories of the stations he worked on and the people he worked with. This includes invaluable advice from Carl Kingston, working with Bruno Brookes and presenting shows for Radio Aire, to how a chat with Mark Franklin at a Cranberries gig led to a job at Red Dragon, where he achieved many great highlights - including presenting a feature that has never been re-created. Presenting shows for BRMB, Real Radio and Heart and how a chance of moving to Worcester led to a re-entry into the radio world.Big Thanks to Aircheck Downloads and Julian for the use of content.
The latest episode of the podcast which asks; do we really have to hug? And rub-a-dub?The Chart Music time sofa descends upon March of 1993, Pop-Crazed Youngsters – the Forgotten Nineties, if you will. A time where the only options available to The Kids were having their heads filled with rubbish by trampy Americans, or being exploited by Ian Beales in Hypercolor t-shirts who can't play real music and want you to take loads of drugs. Your panel – ligging their way around London, ensconced in an Isleworth love nest and dealing with the misery of Gym Knickers, respectively – look back upon this strange perineum between Rave and Britpop, and have a tentative sniff at itAs for Our Favourite Thursday Evening Pop Treat, it's currently weathering it's 27th crisis under the stewardship of Stanley Appell, two years removed from its Year Zero clearout. The good news is he's been given carte blanche to put on whoever he likes. The bad news is, he's only a few months away from his 60th birthday, and there's soon to be a new BBC1 controller in town who – according to rumour – is thinking about letting Janet Street Porter have a go. Musicwise, it's a reminder that everything is still up for grabs in the post-Neightnies musicsphere: Right Said Fred get the wind of BBC Star Power at their backs, which can be a bit uncomfortable when you've cut the arse out of your trousers. Lenny Kravitz is SuperMuso. After Some Rap, Brett Anderson gets dragged to the front of assembly to explain why he's let the school down by singing too violently. Then it's over to Hawaii to drop in on the Lower-Case Canadian, before she gets a shave off Cindy Crawford. Runrig make their TOTP debut, then Rage Against The Machine, fresh from getting Bruno Brookes suspended for a week, kick off the run of blipverts that passes for the Breakers section these days, which also takes in Bryan Ferry, The Jesus Lizard and Dead Madonna. Diana Ross and a Sexy Saxman appear on the set of a school play of Escape From New York, and we end with some sexy Belgian pinball action, all hosted by Mark Franklin, who was probably younger than you at the time, and still is. Sarah Bee and Simon Price join Al Needham for a rummage under the sewn-on cushion on the Mastermind chair of 1993, veering off on such tangents as being mithered by members of Suede and Elastica at a student disco, why all snack wafers of the Eighties sound like Bryan Ferry LP titles, the Lesbian Elephant, Jonny Sex-Cat and the Accessible Gamesdog, Paintballing with Ride, and Al's Secret Terror. SWEAR SWEAR, SWEAR-SWEAR SWEAR SWEAR, SWEAR-SWEAR SWEAR SWEAR, SWEAR-SWEAR THERE'S SOME SWEARING.Video Playlist| Subscribe | Facebook | Twitter| The Chart Music Wiki | PatreonGet your tickets for Chart Music at Birmingham Town Hall on Jan 13th HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Shaun Tilley celebrates the special relationship Top of the Pops and BBC Radio 1 enjoyed during the 60's, 70's and 80's. Sharing their memories with him are former hosts Pete Murray, Tony Blackburn, David Symonds, Dave Lee Travis, Johnnie Walker, Greg Edwards, Paul Burnett, Rosko, David Hamilton, Kid Jensen, Peter Powell, Mike Read, Andy Peebles, Simon Bates, Steve Wright, Richard Skinner, Adrian Juste, Gary Davies, Pat Sharp, Bruno Brookes, Dixie Peach, Paul Jordan, Simon Mayo and Adrian John! Plus there's archive chats he recorded with David Jacobs, Dave Cash and Ed Stewart as well as Janice Long, alongside classic clips and rare recordings of all those presenters in action fronting the BBC's most iconic TV music show!!
In a surprise festive episode, Graham and Chris timewarp to 1987 to revisit “peak Pet Shop Boys Christmas”. With a cassette of Bruno Brookes' Christmas chart countdown and Graham's teenage diary as map and compass, Television and Annually are re-unwrapped, Going Live rewatched and the thrill of our heroes' finest chart victory re-lived. But will Always on my mind still be number one in Chris's arbitrary top 12 days of Neil and Chris-tmas? You can get additional content on our socials: You can follow us on social media via our new Facebook page: http://tiny.cc/3jhcvz Or on X: http://tiny.cc/5jhcvz You can buy a t-shirt here: in-depth.teemill.com
Good news from podcasting as downloads are up; and Podcast One gets onto the NASDAQ.Plus, we've an interview with Naomi Mellor, and for some reason, start talking about Bruno Brookes.Support the showConnect With Us: Email: weekly@podnews.net Twitter: @jamescridland / @podnews and @samsethi / @joinpodfans Lightning/NOSTR: ⚡james@crid.land and ⚡sam@getalby.com Mastodon: @james@bne.social and @samsethi@podcastindex.social Support us: www.buzzsprout.com/1538779/support Get Podnews: podnews.net Podnews Live (London) Sep 27: Tickets on sale now!
50 years on from it's debut in 1973, Shaun Tilley is joined by Smiley Miley as they tell the story of The Radio 1 Roadshow, the world's biggest travelling outside broadcast event going coast to coast every Summer! Its creator Johnny Beerling also shares his memories plus there's tales from Tim Blackmore, David Hamilton, Annie Nightingale, Dave Atkey, Rosko, Paul Burnett, Tony Blackburn, Adrian Juste, Peter Powell, Andy Peebles, Kid Jensen, Steve Wright, Mike Read, Gary Davies, Bruno Brookes, Simon Bates, Simon Mayo and Jackie Brambles as well as archive interviews, classic clips and much more!!
Shaun Tilley celebrates 70 years of the UK's official singles chart and remembers the days when the BBC's countdown of best selling hits was the listening event of the week! From the Tuesday lunchtime reveal to the Sunday evening recap, this is The Story Of The Radio 1 Chart Show. The programme features archive and exclusive interviews with Alan Freeman, Dave Lee Travis, Tom Browne, Johnnie Walker, Paul Burnett, Simon Bates, Andy Peebles, Tony Blackburn, Tommy Vance, Gary Davies, Richard Skinner and Bruno Brookes!!
From its launch in 1967, right through the 70's to the mid 80's...BBC Radio 1 was probably the world's biggest music station! In this edition of the series Shaun Tilley introduces you to DJ Bruno Brookes, one of the many people behind the network's success during those golden years as he tells the story of ‘his' Radio 1!!
It’s 04:00 – 04:06 and / or 04:36 in the am and DredgeLand are back! Due to a discrepancy in broadcasting, DredgeLand have been drafted in to HoveFM to bring … Continue reading "The DredgeLand HoveFM Return in the Absence of Bruno Brookes Spectacular"
It’s 04:00 – 04:06 and / or 04:36 in the am and DredgeLand are back! Due to a discrepancy in broadcasting, DredgeLand have been drafted in to HoveFM to bring you the best in local radio for the 04:00 person(s). Join John and Andy and a number of Hove based residents for some live and … Continue reading "The DredgeLand HoveFM Return in the Absence of Bruno Brookes Spectacular"
It's 1995 and time for some pop classics, as Noax and John take an aural gander at Now 30. Stand by for some genuine timeless classics, iconic anthems and the inevitable misguided attempts at country/reggae crossovers that were never a good idea and remain so to this day. Track by track reviews of artists as diverse as Eric Clapton to Deuce via Portishead, plus a controversial Warnock and our impressions repertoire continues to expand as we both have a go at Bruno Brookes and Kelly Llorena. @theoblongdesk on social media or RIGHT HERE to contribute your thoughts...
And – for that matter – gangsta rap? Plus the knee-sliding, mic-wrangling stagecraft of Bruce Springsteen, Amy Winehouse and Dad invade the Ivor Novellos, the strange reinvention of Johnny Cash, when pop stars go suburban (Desmond Dekker in Thornton Heath, August Darnell in Urmston!) and the extraordinary tale of Bruno Brookes and Bob Harris’s record collection. Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
If you’ve ever hosted a chart, you’ll know that precision counts. Every word. Every second. You have little space to adlib around errors inconspicuously. Remember that too in vinyl days without digits counting down in front of you, just a pile of black singles and a list of songs with your scribbled timings all over it. Bruno Brookes was a chart great on Radio 1 – without doubt. On this occasion though on 6th July 86, listen to the moment when he played number three – then launched into the rundown and the number one – leaving out number two. Every chart presenter on any station ever will feel for him. As you can hear, he then had to play the number two after the number one just to hit the end of the hour… (It was also the 400th show since the 2 hour Top 40 started on 12 November 1978) Chart audio and diligence as ever - from Richard White.
From its launch in 1967, right through the 70's to the mid 80's...BBC Radio 1 was probably the world's biggest music station! In this edition of the series Shaun Tilley introduces you to DJ Bruno Brookes, one of the many people behind the network's success during those golden years as he tells the story of ‘his' Radio 1!!
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.](https://podnews.net/podcast/1459316855/no)
On the evening, weekend and early programmes, he played a key role in Radio 1 through the 80s and 90s; and his voice defined the UK Top 40 for three years. In this hour of #radiomoments ‘Conversations’, Bruno Brookes tells of his early influences in life and radio, his BBC local radio days and the call that led to his journey to Radio 1. He opens up about how London life felt to the boy from Stoke – and the challenges life at the top brought. In his own words, this is the Bruno Brookes story. The whole 'Conversations' series may be found [here](https://audioboom.com/playlists/1307245-conversation). Music by [Larry Bryant](http://Larry Bryant www.larrybryant.com).
A compilation of archive material from the Bruno Brookes and Liz Kershaw show at Radio 1.
Bruno Brookes and Liz Kershaw talk about their years as DJs at BBC Radio 1
Ofcom has taken over regulation of the BBC and has published proposals as to how the corporation's TV and radio channels should be distinct from the commercial sector. Mark Damazer, is a former Controller of Radio 4 and now Master of St Peter's College in Oxford. Andrea Catherwood asks him how distinctiveness should be defined. Bruno Brookes, Chief Executive of Immedia and Matt Deegan of Folder Media discuss what Ofcom's proposals might mean for Radio 2 which is now facing a quota for the amount of news broadcast at peak-time. Cricket's TV rights are due for auction and the ECB is facing calls to ensure that a free-to-air channel wins some of the coverage. Simon Hughes, editor of The Cricketer Magazine and former test cricketer Allan Lamb discuss whether Sky's monopoly has been good for the game. Producer: Richard Hooper.
In which we continue to count down the recently published Guardian list of 20 board games that you haven't heard of - though being gamers you probably have. Today we count down from 15 to 11. Its like ToTP this isn't it. I wonder who is Bruno Brookes?
This week we once again head out of town, to the exceedingly well-equipped Skellingthorpe – less than half a mile from the Birchwood estate but a very different ambiance, prompting us to question whether public money always goes to the right places. We also stumble across some Sunday League footballers, leading Paul to reveal his Roy Of The Rovers delusion, while Jonny runs away from the ball like a girl.Back in the studio, we hear more of your memories of lost Lincoln pubs, and Paul invokes the spirit of Bruno Brookes to countdown the OFFICIAL TOP TEN of Lincoln's most missed boozers. All this, plus some proper history of the area from Jo Hughes, Tref's unique take on the grid, and of course another round of A Question Of Lincoln.