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OTD another BBC local radio music programme got the chop with the last edition of Simon Logan's 80s vs 90s show on BBC Radio Newcastle

OTD last year saw the end of more BBC local radio Sunday afternoon music shows including John Leech's soul show on BBC Essex

RadioJottings@radiojottings.bsky.social · 4d ago

Full aircheck of Simon's show www.mixcloud.com/andy-walmsle...

Simon Logan With 80s V 90s - Bbc Radio Newcastle - 31 August 2025

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OTD another BBC local radio music programme got the chop with the last edition of Simon Logan's 80s vs 90s show on BBC Radio Newcastle

OTD another BBC local radio music programme got the chop with the last edition of Simon Logan's 80s vs 90s show on BBC Radio Newcastle

OTD last year saw the end of more BBC local radio Sunday afternoon music shows including John Leech's soul show on BBC Essex

The 1980 production of Kind Hearts and Coronets has its first repeat today on Radio 4 Extra. Robert Powell plays Louis Mazzini and the eight members of the d'Ascoyne family, roles played by Dennis Price and Alec Guinness in the 1949 Ealing comedy www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Wakey! Wakey! Sunday lunchtime was the traditional spot for The Billy Cotton Band Show just after Two-Way Family Favourites. The repeat on BBC Radio 4 Extra today dates from 11 August 1963 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

If you enjoyed the edition of Jazz Score repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra this weekend then head over to my November 2024 blog post on the series with audio from another two shows andywalmsley.blogspot.com/2024/11/jazz...

The 1980 production of Kind Hearts and Coronets has its first repeat today on Radio 4 Extra. Robert Powell plays Louis Mazzini and the eight members of the d'Ascoyne family, roles played by Dennis Price and Alec Guinness in the 1949 Ealing comedy www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

It was the book we all had to read a school. The 1968 novel by Barry Hines 'A Kestrel for a Knave' was adapted for BBC Schools programme 'Listening and Writing' in March 1973. It's repeated today on Radio 4 Extra www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 Extra - A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines

In a raw, mean town, a boy turns to the one thing he can trust.

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Eugene Fraser remembered by his daughter-in-law Ngaire Fuata via TP+ in New Zealand tpplus.co.nz/community/eu...

Eugene Fraser (15 July 1942 – 29 August 2026) - TP+

Remembering broadcaster Eugene Fraser, whose remarkable career took him from Fiji and New Zealand to the BBC, Radio Victory and Tagata Pasifika.

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A 1983 edition of the Radio 2 comedy series The Impressionists (1974-88) airs on BBC Radio 4 Extra today. Read about the programme in my latest blog post andywalmsley.blogspot.com/2026/08/maki...

If you enjoyed the edition of Jazz Score repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra this weekend then head over to my November 2024 blog post on the series with audio from another two shows andywalmsley.blogspot.com/2024/11/jazz...

A repeat of the 2-part adaptation of Neil M Gunn's novel The Green Isle of the Great Deep starts on Radio 4 Extra today. First broadcast on the Home Service in 1966 shortly after the death of actor Alex Mackenzie www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Wakey! Wakey! Sunday lunchtime was the traditional spot for The Billy Cotton Band Show just after Two-Way Family Favourites. The repeat on BBC Radio 4 Extra today dates from 11 August 1963 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Eugene Fraser remembered by his daughter-in-law Ngaire Fuata via TP+ in New Zealand tpplus.co.nz/community/eu...

Eugene Fraser (15 July 1942 – 29 August 2026) - TP+

Remembering broadcaster Eugene Fraser, whose remarkable career took him from Fiji and New Zealand to the BBC, Radio Victory and Tagata Pasifika.

tpplus.co.nz

The 1980 production of Kind Hearts and Coronets has its first repeat today on Radio 4 Extra. Robert Powell plays Louis Mazzini and the eight members of the d'Ascoyne family, roles played by Dennis Price and Alec Guinness in the 1949 Ealing comedy www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

A 1983 edition of the Radio 2 comedy series The Impressionists (1974-88) airs on BBC Radio 4 Extra today. Read about the programme in my latest blog post andywalmsley.blogspot.com/2026/08/maki...

Sadly I report the news of the death of a familiar voice to BBC Radio 4 listeners in the 1970s/80s/90s, that of newsreader/announcer Eugene Fraser. Eugene started broadcasting in New Zealand and also worked on Radios 1 & 2 and Radio Victory. A few audio clips by way of tribute

If you enjoyed the Trumpton Riots Again episode 'It's Friday, It's Five to Five and It's...' that was on BBC Radio 4 Extra today, you can hear the six programmes on my YouTube channel studio.youtube.com/playlist/PLI...

A rare repeat for The Grumbleweeds on BBC Radio 4 Extra today. This episode, with guests Ruth Madoc & Paul Shane, dates from 23 November 1986 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Jazz Score repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra today is a 13th series edition from 30 March 1991. Benny Green quizzes Digby Fairweather, Humph, Ronnie Scott & Bob Wilber www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Ray Bradbury's 'Leviathan '99' reimagines Moby Dick in outer space and features a radio radio appearance from Christopher Lee. Repeated today on BBC Radio 4 Extra it was first broadcast on Radio 3 on 3 May 1968 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

A rare repeat for The Grumbleweeds on BBC Radio 4 Extra today. This episode, with guests Ruth Madoc & Paul Shane, dates from 23 November 1986 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Gareth Joy @lookoutwales2.bsky.social · 6d ago

Jazz Score repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra today is a 13th series edition from 30 March 1991. Benny Green quizzes Digby Fairweather, Humph, Ronnie Scott & Bob Wilber www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

And Eugene willingly sending himself up on one of Victor Lewis Smith's contributions to Loose Ends. Many apologies for the presence of a disgraced non-entity post-package/tape winds. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QLX...

Victor Lewis-Smith's Look at Life - Buygones (1988)

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