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Alan Leslie Freeman MBE (6 July 1927 – 27 November 2006), nicknamed "Fluff", [Note 1] was an Australian-born British disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom for 40 years, best known for presenting Pick of the Pops from 1961 to 2000.
The characters reference such DJs as Tony Blackburn, Dave Lee Travis, Simon Bates, Alan Freeman, Mike Read, Peter Powell, Noel Edmonds and Jimmy Savile. Enfield's parody of Radio 1's increasing irrelevance to the youth audience it supposedly catered for was a factor in Matthew Bannister 's decision to terminate the employment of many older ...
Notable catchphrases in British culture Catchphrase Character/person Media source First appearance Notes "Bernie, the bolt!" Bob Monkhouse: The Golden Shot: 1967 [1] "Ooh, you are awful ... but I like you!" Dick Emery: The Dick Emery Show: 1963 [2] "You might very well think that; I couldn't possibly comment" Francis Urquhart: House of Cards ...
29 September–December – Don Moss joins Alan Freeman to host Pick of the Pops. 23 November – 20th anniversary of the first broadcast of the British Forces Broadcasting Service . Martin Esslin is appointed Head of Radio Drama at the BBC, a position he holds until 1977.
Alan Freeman at the BBC (1973) Pick of the Pops returned to the BBC as an independent production by Unique Broadcasting on BBC Radio 2 on 5 April 1997, with Freeman now counting down two archive charts each Saturday afternoon, featuring the top 10s and interspersing trivia about the records, again researched by producer Swern. Freeman featured ...
The jingles you'll never remember to forget, the cartoon characters that you'll always recognize: Whether you're a fan of McDonald's or not, it's impossible to not know (and realistically, love ...
Notable U.S. radio disc jockeys of the period included Alan Freed, Wolfman Jack, Casey Kasem, [25] and their British counterparts included the BBC's Brian Matthew and Alan Freeman, Radio London's John Peel, Radio Caroline's Tony Blackburn, and Radio Luxembourg's Jimmy Savile. [26] [27] Radio DJ Alan Freed on New York City's WINS (AM) in 1955.
Some words or phrases might be out of bounds for you or your partner, and it’s both of your jobs to know what they are. ... The Swimming-Pool Library, by Alan Hollinghurst. Fifty Shades of Grey ...