"BBC; they wanted repeat fees each time one was played. The first music to be heard on the station was ""Theme One"", specially composed for the launch by George Martin. It was followed by an extract from ""Beefeaters"" by Johnny Dankworth. The first complete record played on Radio 1 was ""Flowers in the Rain"" by The Move, the number 2 record in that week's Top 20 (the number 1 record by Englebert Humperdink would have been inappropriate for the station's sound). The second single was ""Massachusetts"" by The Bee Gees. The breakfast show remains the most prized slot in the"
"boost in listeners for Radio X and gave the station its best breakfast show figures in London in almost a decade. The original Radio 1 show lasted for three and a half hours, with news and sport read half-hourly between 06:30 and 10:00, except at 09:00. Starting on 1 January 2007, the show began with the ""Cheesy Song"", an opening song performed by session singer Richard Oliver in the style of the ""Station Song"" jingles which were commonly used in radio before the advent of 24-hour broadcasting. Starting on 5 January 2009, the song had its own day, for example,"
"1964, the band released their first single, ""I'm Gonna Jump"" b/w ""Bye Bye Birdy"", which was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. The A-side was based on a man who desired to jump into a river after his girlfriend left him. ""I'm Gonna Jump"" received positive reviews from critics, but BBC Radio banned its radio play because of the controversy surrounding the theme. As a result, the debut single flopped in England and on its US release on the Tower label. Despite the disappointing sales, the band continued to appear on television and received steady gigs throughout England. They opened for"
"as a singer, Blackburn then worked as a DJ for the offshore pirate radio stations Radio Caroline and Radio London (1964–1967), before joining the BBC in 1967, initially broadcasting on the Light Programme. After a simulcast with Radio 2 hosted by Paul Hollingdale, Blackburn was the first DJ to be heard on BBC Radio 1 when it officially launched on at 7am on 30 September 1967, with his first words on the new station being ""And good morning everyone! Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1"". The Move's ""Flowers in the Rain"" was the first complete record he"
"during the Nazi occupation. On Luxembourg, he presented the Saturday Top 20 show from 1967 to 1974. On 24 March 1974 Burnett joined BBC Radio 1 hosting a Sunday morning show ""All There Is To Hear"" (a radio one airplay chart show) and sitting in on the station's national Top 20 show. The first record he ever played on the station was Seven Seas Of Rhye by the group Queen. In 1976, an on-air parody of the U.S. hit single ""Convoy"", became ""Convoy GB"" (by Laurie Lingo & The Dipsticks), which led to a release of the song as a"
"Radio One from the BBC Light Programme in October 1967, along with host Alan Freeman. Tom Browne took over in 1972 with ""Solid Gold Sixty"". This consisted of two hours featuring Radio One playlist tracks which were not in the Top 20, followed by a one-hour Top 20 rundown. Starting from March 1974, the playlist tracks were incorporated into Paul Burnett's 'All There Is To Hear', and the Tom Browne show was reduced to just the Top 20 for one hour at 18:00. In April 1978,Simon Bates took over as presenter. From May 1978, Radio One had started promoting the"
"broadcasters that would be outlawed by the Marine Broadcast Offences Act in August 1967. The new pop station, BBC Radio 1, launched on 30 September 1967, with a signature tune commissioned by Scott, ""Theme One"", recorded by George Martin. He was also Controller of BBC Radio 2, the successor to the Light Programme. He was succeeded as Controller of Radio 2 and Radio 1 by Douglas Muggeridge. Scott was appointed Controller of BBC2 television in 1968, succeeding David Attenborough. During his five years in the post, his aim was to secure 15% of the overall viewing audience by balancing highbrow"
"to them meant that new mixes and masters would have to be made, resulting in the delayed album only being released in March 1968 instead of the original plan of autumn 1967. Their third single ""Flowers in the Rain"" was the first chart single played on BBC Radio 1 when it began broadcasting at 7am on 30 September 1967, introduced by Tony Blackburn. However it was not, as is generally claimed, the first ""record"" played on air that day—Radio 1 opened with George Martin's specially commissioned ""Theme One"", followed by the theme of Blackburn's ""Daily Disc Delivery"" show (""Beefeaters"" by"
"of the show in 1971, and performed ""Wild Horses"" and ""Bitch"", which was shown on 22 April 1971; due to BBC practices at the time, the performances were wiped and all that remains is ""Brown Sugar"". ""Brown Sugar"" was eventually released in May 1971 as the first single from the album, becoming a number one hit in both the United States and Canada and a number two hit in both the United Kingdom and Ireland, and has since become a classic rock radio staple. While the US single featured only ""Bitch"" as the B-side, the British single featured that track"
"One for the Radio ""One for the Radio"" is a single by British band McFly, released first single from their fourth studio album, """", which was released 20 July 2008 via British national paper. The band's 14th single overall, ""One for the Radio"" is described as being about the band's ""constant struggle for critical acceptance"". The single was premiered on BBC Radio 1's Switch with Nick Grimshaw on 1 June 2008. It was the first single that was released under the band's new record label, Super Records, and was also the first McFly single to be A Listed at BBC"
"and Radio London, which had been outlawed by Act of Parliament. Radio 1 was launched at 6:55am on Saturday 30 September 1967. Broadcasts were on 247 metres (1215 kHz) medium wave, using a network of transmitters which had carried the Light Programme. Most were of comparatively low power, at less than 50 kilowatts, leading to patchy coverage of the country. The first disc jockey to broadcast on the new station was Tony Blackburn, whose cheery style, first heard on Radio Caroline and Radio London, won him the prime slot on what became known as the ""Radio 1 Breakfast Show"". The"
"Radio 1 opened in 1967. ""No One Needs My Love Today"" was not a hit, but it was featured as a climber by the offshore ""pirate"" station Radio London in the week beginning 20 November. One critic commented that ""any vocal shortcomings on this single are outweighed by her charming delivery"". Both ""No One Needs My Love Today"" and its ""B"" side, Pierre Tubbs' ""If Trees Could Talk"", were available on compilation discs and to download 40 years later. During ""Top of the Pops"" Juste met artists who contributed to the British rock boom of the mid-1960s. In January 1967"
"at the time. The last song to be played before officially going live was ""Sweet Surrender"" by Wet Wet Wet. A specially-produced introduction was then played featuring a montage of voice-overs, clips, and other segments officially launching the station. The first official song played was ""Wake Up Boo!"" by The Boo Radleys. Shortly after the main on-air launch, James Moran and David Stratton (High Sheriff of Wiltshire) unveiled a gold plaque in the reception area of the station live on air, in front of many photographers and press reporters. The station's studio in Wiltshire included two broadcast and production studios,"
"supplied in real time by the show's Twitter feed. It is described as an 'audio journey through five decades of triumph, tragedy and trivia.' The first part of the series was first broadcast at 10pm on Thursday 7 April. Focussing upon 1951, it featured the real King's Speech (as he opens the Festival of Britain), a General Election victory for the Conservatives and their Liberal allies, the first hit single with multi-tracking (Les Paul’s ""How High The Moon""), the first rock ’n’ roll record (Jackie Brentson’s ""Rocket 88""), screen heroes from Marlon Brando to The Lone Ranger. The series was"
"of Dee Time on the BBC. Christopher Moore (DJ) Christopher Moore was a co-founder of the offshore pirate radio ship Radio Caroline, and the first voice to be heard on the air from that station. His opening words were ""This is Radio Caroline on 199, your all-day music station"". The first song played on Radio Caroline was by the Rolling Stones. At its peak in 1967, the station had 23 million listeners, and it revolutionized radio broadcasting in the UK. In 1991, Moore was interviewed extensively for the BBC TV show A Pirate's Tale, where he described his key role"
"BBC Radio 1 on 4 October 1980. On 28 September 2010, The Buggles reunited to play their first full-length live concert. The event was billed as ""The Lost Gig"" and took place at ""Ladbroke Grove's Supperclub"", Notting Hill, London, and was a fund raiser with all earnings going to the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability. Except ""Video Killed the Radio Star"" and ""The Plastic Age"" which the band had previously played together, ""The Lost Gig"" saw the first live performances of all songs from The Age of Plastic, and included Bruce Woolley performing vocals with Horn on ""Clean, Clean"". Clean, Clean"
"chosen by the UK government to come up with a station to replace the pirates, and so in 1967 BBC Radio 1 started broadcasting, employing many of the DJ's from the pirate stations (Tony Blackburn, Kenny Everett and John Peel etc.) and obtaining re-sings of the PAMS jingles. In fact it was Tony Blackburn who played the first pop record on Radio 1, The Move's ""Flowers In The Rain"". Contemporary hit radio Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in"
"performed in the first year of the band's live performances in 1967-1968. Note: the eight tracks included on ""Live at the BBC"" were recorded for John Peel's ""Top Gear"" programme. Four — ""Let's Get Together"", ""One Sure Thing"", ""Lay Down Your Weary Tune"" and ""Chelsea Morning"" — date from the period prior to Ian Matthews joining Fairport, and were broadcast 10 December 1967; the other four — ""Violets of Dawn"", ""If (Stomp)"", ""Time Will Show the Wiser"" and ""If I Had a Ribbon Bow"" — were broadcast 3 March 1968, a week after the release of the debut single. All"
"– who was to remain the station's cleaning lady for its entire twelve-year history. The station's official ""first record ever played"" – on the launch date of 1 September 1989 – was ""Sowing the Seeds of Love"" by Tears for Fears, followed by ""Monkey"" by George Michael. The first record played during the period of Atlantic 252's test transmissions had been ""Ain't Nobody"" by Rufus and Chaka Khan ('89 Remix). Although the transmitter was in the Republic of Ireland, the signal's reach meant that it was often looked upon as a ""UK national station"". Reception reports were received from such"
"""digital-only"" radio station and named ""Network Y"". (""Network X"" became BBC Radio 1Xtra and ""Network Z"" BBC 7). The station opened at 7 a.m., Monday 11 March 2002, with a show presented by Phill Jupitus. At the start-up, presenters included Liz Kershaw, Andrew Collins, Tom Robinson, Gideon Coe, Janice Long, Chris Hawkins, Gary Burton, Craig Charles, Stuart Maconie, Brinsley Forde, Suggs, Clare McDonnell, Bruce Dickinson, Tracey MacLeod, Sean Hughes, and Bob Harris. The first record played was Ash's Burn Baby Burn 6 Music attracted criticism for changing daytime schedules during late 2007 and early 2008. In response, Lesley Douglas, Controller"
"first song played on Radio 1. The album was released on 1 October 2007. The Raconteurs appear as the only band to cover a song, and have one of their own songs covered. Not all the years correspond to the original year of release, e.g. 1968, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997 and 1999. The songs were, however, remixed or re-released in those years. Radio 1: Established 1967 Radio 1: Established 1967 is a compilation album consisting of covers especially recorded for BBC Radio 1 by a number of artists to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the radio station. There are"
"CD2 UK CD3 One for the Radio ""One for the Radio"" is a single by British band McFly, released first single from their fourth studio album, """", which was released 20 July 2008 via British national paper. The band's 14th single overall, ""One for the Radio"" is described as being about the band's ""constant struggle for critical acceptance"". The single was premiered on BBC Radio 1's Switch with Nick Grimshaw on 1 June 2008. It was the first single that was released under the band's new record label, Super Records, and was also the first McFly single to be A"
"of programmes from news, sport, consumer, arts, religion, gardening, jazz, funk, northern soul and local music. The station began broadcasting on 14 February 1989 (St Valentine's Day), and to mark the unusual, two-centre set-up for the radio station, the first record played was the song ""Two Hearts"" by Phil Collins. The original team of presenters included Graham Day (mid-morning), Gill Capewell (afternoons) and Allan Lee (drive). Other staff included Robert Piggott (now BBC Religious Affairs correspondent), TV journalist Liz MacKean and former LBC presenter Jeremy Dry. When the station first began, Jane Garvey (of Radio Five Live) was one of"
"When Radio 1 started in 1967, the show continued for several months under the title Happening Sunday and introduced by Ed Stewart, before being dropped. Easy Beat (BBC Radio) Easy Beat was a BBC Radio programme broadcast nationally in the United Kingdom on the Light Programme on Sunday mornings, between January 1960 and September 1967. It was one of the earliest BBC programmes to broadcast pop music. Like the contemporary ""Saturday Club"", it was initially presented by Brian Matthew, later by Keith Fordyce and, finally, David Symonds. It was scheduled between 10:30 - 11:30 on Sunday mornings, and regularly featured"
"One on the Monday morning following their original broadcast. The series continued the technique of using musical montage or ""songtage"" segments in each episode, originally introduced by McHale as a means of modernising the programme. The opening episodes alone, ""The Hands that Rock the Cradle"" parts one and two, utilised ""Ben's Song"", ""Answer"", ""Angel"" and ""Dirty Little Secret"" by Sarah McLachlan, ""Sweet About Me"" by Gabriella Cilmi,""Can't Speak French"" by Girls Aloud, ""Don't Bring Me Down"" by Sia, ""The Blue Danube"" by Johann Strauss II, ""Golden Slippers"" by Lester Bradley & Friends and ""Svefn-g-englar"" by Sigur Rós. Asked whether she"
"of the station's launch presenting team) and pre-recorded sketches from comedians Trevor Neal and Simon Hickson (consisting of the two larking about in the studio amid the strains of ""Sailing By"", and Trevor suddenly being cut off while he was reading his so-called ""Ode to Radio 5""). The official first programme was ""Take Five"", a pre-recorded programme by Bruno Brookes. Many saw the station as broadcasting programming the other four main BBC stations did not want, reflected in a speech by Jenny Abramsky, News International Visiting Professor of Broadcast Media 2002 at Exeter College, Oxford University: ""The sports output from"
"BBC Radio 1 recordings of the same songs. The band's first release for Gut Records was an EP titled ""How May I Help You?"" Released in 2002, it featured three tracks, two of which were on the band's debut album. A video for the song ""(If You Weren't So) Perfect"" was also contained. The song ""How May I Help You?"" contained a story about a person called Rodney. The song was made into an animated video, which was written, directed and produced by Mikee Goodman. It went on to win the best video award in The Big Cheese Magazine, as"
"BBC One show ""Noel's House Party"", with ""Mr. Blobby"" (the first ever eponymously titled number 1 single). In the final week before Christmas, he was knocked off by Take That's ""Babe"", making Mr. Blobby the first one-week #1 since U2's ""The Fly"" in November 1991, and making Take That the first act to have three singles in a row all enter at #1. However, the following week (Christmas week) saw Mr. Blobby climb back up to the top, the first time this had happened since January 1969, and officially become this year's Christmas number 1. Take That's ""Babe"" became the"
"programmed the CSIR Mark 1 to play popular musical melodies from the very early 1950s. In 1950 the CSIR Mark 1 was used to play music, the first known use of a digital computer for the purpose. The music was never recorded, but it has been accurately reconstructed. The first music to be performed in England was a performance of the British National Anthem that was programmed by Christopher Strachey on the Ferranti Mark I, late in 1951. Later that year, short extracts of three pieces were recorded there by a BBC outside broadcasting unit: the National Anthem, ""Ba, Ba"
"song to be played before officially going live was 'Sweet Surrender' by Wet Wet Wet. A specially-produced introduction was then played featuring a montage of voice-overs, clips and other segments officially launching the station. The first official song played was 'Wake Up Boo!' by the Boo Radleys. Shortly after the main on air launch, James Moran and David Stratton (High Sheriff of Wiltshire) unveilled a gold plaque in the reception area of the station live on air, in front of many photographers and press reporters. The station's Studio in Wiltshire includes two broadcast and production studios, several offices, 'glass room'"
"and evolved from the Light Programme, with some of the Light Programme's music shows transferring to the newly launched BBC Radio 1. The first show had started at 5:30am (on the Light Programme) but continued with ""Breakfast Special"" from Paul Hollingdale as Radio 1 split. In early years, much programming and music was common to both stations, particularly on the shared FM frequency. Radio 1 was targeted at the audience of pirate radio stations whereas Radio 2 settled down as a middle-of-the-road station playing laid-back pop/rock, folk and country, jazz and big-band music, easy listening, light classics, and oldies, with"
"on BBC Radio 1 on 6 September 1983. The songs recorded were ""Nocturnal Me"", ""Ocean Rain"", ""My Kingdom"" and ""Watch Out Below"", which would all later appear on the band's fourth album ""Ocean Rain"" – ""Watch Out Below"" was later renamed ""The Yo Yo Man"". When the band's John Peel session was broadcast on 10 October 1983, the punk zine ""Jamming"" said, ""[The songs] hint at a readjustment and a period of new positive recovery."" Echo & the Bunnymen were booked to headline a two-week youth festival at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon on the evening of 23 October"
"on the station in 1964. Radio London was the first of the UK (pirate) offshore stations to operate a news service and Kaye was the news chief. His bulletins were on the half-hour, which conveniently gave him just enough time to re-write the BBC news which was broadcast on the hour. Kaye also presented programmes, especially in the early months of the station, and his theme was ""Town Talk"" by Ken Woodman and his Piccadilly Brass, a tune later used on the BBC by Jimmy Young. In August 1967, the Marine Offences Act became law and the first voice on"