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The intrepid organisers of  this year's Student Radio Conference  invited me to speak about 50 yrs of Radio One. That was k ind. Much as I would have thoroughly enjoyed reminiscing fondly in front of the bored faces of bright young things, I thought it might be more useful to use the Radio One …

Scarborough - pic by Mark G7RJV The BBC has announced it is to shut down the AM frequencies of its local radio services. It will close 13 medium wave transmitters in January 2018, with BBC Sussex, Surrey, Humberside, Wiltshire, Nottingham, Kent and Lincolnshire no longer available, and reduced cov…

Uniquely-gifted voice artist Peter Dickson and I ended up chatting about  changing vocal styles when we met to record his edition of the Conversations series .  As soon as he mentioned BBC Home Service stentorian newsreaders like Brian Perkins or Peter Donaldson , I could hear those influences in…