Radio Riel Light Classics On-Line Listening

feeds@yuku.com (malcyb) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:35:44 GMT

Thanks to Richard Elen for the heads-up on this info someone passed on to me: -
Any 1950s test card / light music (Eric Coates, Addinsell, etc.) music fans with access to a streaming internet connection could do worse than try listening to this:

http://moto.slserver.com:8020/listen.pls

It's a stream from Radio Riel who are currently streaming a selection of 'light' music from the 1950s...

Max Robertson R.I.P.

feeds@yuku.com (Lee Carpenter) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:03:58 GMT

Max Robertson obituary
BBC radio's lightning-fast voice of Wimbledon tennis for four decades

Richard Evans
guardian.co.uk, Friday 20 November 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk...0/max-robertson-obituary

More Paul Temple

feeds@yuku.com (Steve Winders) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:56:03 GMT

Gerda Stevenson's website says that she has just recorded another eight part Paul Temple serial for broadcast in Spring 2010.

Malcolm Laycock

feeds@yuku.com (eastville for entertainment) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:24:12 GMT

Malcolm died yesterday at home in London.

AFN

feeds@yuku.com (Ray) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:59:01 GMT

We often refer to Radio Luxembourg on this thread when talking about the 50s but in our house we would often listen to American Forces Network Radio. It depended on the weather conditions. Sometimes you couyldn't pick it up or it would fade in and out. I can't recall a single named programme but always remember that they played a lot of up top date pop hits of the day.

Norman Painting (Phil Archer) has died

feeds@yuku.com (musikooluk) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:53:20 GMT

The death is reported at the age of 85 of 'The Archers' most familiar voice, Norman Painting. In his role as Phil Archer, Norman was in the series from the start in 1951. The BBC website is running a clip from his final contribution, an episode recorded a couple of days ago.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8332656.stm

RIP

Brian

Wensley Pithey

feeds@yuku.com (jimbo) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:41:57 GMT

stephendoran anybody remember?

(Tue, 21-Sep-04 17:01:48)

wensley pithey.

sugarfoot22 Wensley Pithey

(Thu, 30-Sep-04 20:08:02)

I seem to remember that Wensley Pithey played in a BBC production of Robin Hood in the
early fifties,I think he played Friar Tuck.
Didn't he also play in "The Archers"?

son of nomad

(Fri, 9-Oct-09 19:55:34)

Cliff Richard

feeds@yuku.com (earl138) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:20:13 GMT

Cliff Richard was is Nottingham as part of his tour and I was invited into the BBC to talk about my days as Cl;iff's recording engineer at Radio Luxembourg 50 years ago. If you feel inclined to listen to it you can hear it on the 'Listen again' facility. My part starts at 51 minutes in but it's only there until next Tuesday.

Make Way For Music Footage

feeds@yuku.com (malcyb) — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:59:51 GMT

Found on "You Tube" an amazing piece of footage showing Alyn Ainsworth conducting the BBC Northern Dance Orchestra in 1959 with Roger Moffat at the end compering "Make Way For Music" from the Playhouse in Manchester. The clip also includes scenes from the BBC Canteen. See if you can spot Judith Chalmers and David Coleman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1vTJS8uqUI

Science-fiction

feeds@yuku.com (Erasmus) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:11:11 GMT

Am I daft or was there a (children's?) science-fiction radio serial in the fifties where some burning substance regularly fell from the sky? It was probably mid-50s and if I am not imagining things I wonder if it ever inspired Anne McCaffrey's 'PERN' novels

question about rock and roll

feeds@yuku.com (pescag) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:41:40 GMT

Hi
Can anyone tell me when rock and roll started to be played on early morning radio (in the 1950's?).
What was the reaction of parents? Were 16+ kids allowed to listen or was early morning radio aimed solely at the older listener.
Any memories/ funny stories of breakfast time of that period?
Any help welcome.
Thanks

The Goons

feeds@yuku.com (stephendoran) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:33:17 GMT

Yes i have some tapes but i cannot recall which episode has a reference to Sabrina is there a link with synoposis for episodes?Cheers

Malcolm Laycock Quits

feeds@yuku.com (librarian466) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:12:47 GMT

Malcolm Laycock has quit his Sunday night dance and swing band programme on BBC Radio2. Looks like he disagreed with the BBC's policy of dropping it's first half hour of the programme featuring British based dance bands and vocalist's of the 30s and 40s it was a regular slot for the likes of Al Bowlly, Ambrose, Lew Stone and early Billy Cotton. Their has been quite a protest by regular listener's and In Tune magazine has raised the issue on a monthly basis. Clare Teal has been...

Robert Beatty/Phillip O'Dell

feeds@yuku.com (camaygirl) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:19:28 GMT

Does anyone remember Robert Beatty doing this radio series. Not sure of the exact title and year.

Workers Playtime

feeds@yuku.com (Vince Eager) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:16:15 GMT

Does anyone know where, without visiting the BBC archives in Reading, that I could trace Workers Playtime programmes? I appeared on 2 or 3 of them and would like to find out where they were and who was on with me. All I know is that one of them was in East Anglia. Lowestoft I think.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

"Good Turns" on Luxembourg?

feeds@yuku.com (Mr Turnip) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:11:11 GMT

I received this e-mail today. can anyone shed any light?

Dear Sir/Madam,

I wrote to E.M.I. about a Radio Programme from 1959 called "Good Turns" of which me & my Brother used to listen to during the evening from 9.30pm - 10pm, l think this Programme...

Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert

feeds@yuku.com (Ray) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:32:05 GMT

I put this here as Gert and Daisy have been mentioned here. I came across an album of Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert yesterday. They were superstars of their day and their career carried on until the 60s. My reason for mentioning this is that on the album is a track called Laughing Gas. It's about the reading of a will. However laughing gas has been released into the room and the people all start laughing at everything. It reminded me of Michael Bentines Master of Ceremonies...

British History Radio Show

feeds@yuku.com (Nighthawk) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:29:16 GMT

In the early 50's I heard a radio show in the U.S. that may have originated in the U.K. It was a dramatization of British historical events; the two episodes I remember were about the Battle of Hastings and Henry II meeting Eleanor of Aquitaine. Could anyone identify this program?

Music for Sweethearts

feeds@yuku.com (RayGrimsby) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:21:07 GMT

Around 1958 there was a mid-weekly programme "Music For Sweethearts" on the Light Programme featuring the Eric Jupp orchestra. I have a Columbia LP of recordings from that show ....I often play it now ....excellent orchestra.
I often wonder what has happened to so many orchetras of that time, pity we don't hear much of this on the radio anymore.BBC Radio 2 for a time used to have occasional programmes but that doesn't seem to happen anymore.
I still enjoy David...

EARLY MORNING RADIO

feeds@yuku.com (brianr) — Sun, 31 May 2009 16:18:32 GMT

Looking back through old posts, I came across a discussion about early morning radio shows such as "Bright and Early", "Morning Music" and "Melody on the Move". The main participants were Malcyb, William Brown, Joshea98, Focalist, and Musikooluk. Memories seemed a bit vague and there were some wrong conclusions made. I could not comment at the time as I didn't have a computer, so I'm starting the topic again. Even the esteemed Mr. Turnip was wrong in...

'50s Radio