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First broadcast on BBC Radio in 1973 during Tony Blackburn's mid-morning show, the Golden Hour segment was continued for many years on BBC Radio 1 by Simon Bates, Simon Mayo, and Chris Moyles, with Bates currently presenting the feature as a programme on Universal Music's range of Now Music television channels. [1]
He returned to BBC Radio 2 on New Year's Eve 2016, and to BBC Local Radio on both New Year's Day and 6 January 2017, opening with Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive". [45] Blackburn now presents Sounds of the 60s on Radio 2, having taken over on 4 March 2017 [46] from Brian Matthew, who hosted it for 27 years.
BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 14 million weekly listeners. [ 1 ] Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content.
The DJ, 81, worked on pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s. Tony Blackburn hijacks BBC Radio 2 show to mark 60 years of pirate radio Skip to main content
Host will focus attention on BBC Radio 2 shows
2 July – Woman's Hour is transferred from BBC Radio 2 to BBC Radio 4. [1] 13 July – Actor James Beck participates in the recording of two episodes of the first series of BBC Radio 4's adaptation of the sitcom Dad's Army as Private Walker for broadcast in 1974. The following day, he is taken ill, dying three weeks later. [2]
The drivetime show would also be extended to 8pm (being cut back an hour to make room for Tony Blackburn's Golden Hour every Friday from 7pm.) [3] The final regular show was broadcast on Thursday 3 May 2018, with the show officially ending with All Request Friday the following day. The new show was not a success, with Mayo announcing his ...
6 January – Tony Blackburn's The Golden Hour broadcasts for the first time, after his return to BBC Radio 2 on New Year's Eve 2016. 9 January – BBC Radio 2 announces that all remaining overnight live programming will be dropped for a while as part of cost-cutting measures.