Who presents 'Sounds Of The Sixties' on BBC Radio 2 on Saturday mornings?
"1965, Brian Matthew, who had also begun a Sunday morning programme, ""Easy Beat"", had been replaced as host by Ray Orchard. The programme was effectively killed off by the advent of Radio 1 in 1967, although the BBC did keep it going for a year with Keith Skues as host. The first Radio 1 ""Saturday Club"" on 30 September 1967 featured the Bee Gees, and other editions included Dusty Springfield, Wayne Fontana, the Searchers, Jimi Hendrix, Manfred Mann, Small Faces, Cream and the Who. The show completed 500 editions on 4 May 1968, but was axed on 18 January 1969."
"1950s, ""Sounds of the '50s"", which was presented by singer and entertainer Ronnie Hilton. In the 2000s there was also ""Sounds of the '70s"", a title first used in 1970 for a daily late-night show of ""progressive"" music on Radio 1. Radio 2's version of ""Sounds of the '70s"" was presented by singer songwriter Steve Harley and later by Johnnie Walker. ""Sounds of the '80s"" was launched on Radio 2 on 5 October 2013, presented by Sara Cox and later Gary Davies. Sounds of the 60s Sounds of the '60s is a long-running Saturday morning programme on BBC Radio 2"
"jazz, folk music, blues, country and western, reggae, classic rock, showtunes and biographies and documentaries on musical artists and genres. This specialist programming typically runs from 8pm to midnight. Radio 2 hosts both the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Big Band. ""Sounds of the Sixties"" remains a regular fixture on the Saturday schedule, as does Johnnie Walker's ""Sounds of the Seventies"" on a Sunday. On 5 October 2013, these two shows were joined by ""Sounds of the Eighties"", which was originally hosted by Sara Cox and broadcast on Friday between 10pm and midnight; in May 2018 Gary Davies took"
"station said, ""He is a great asset, a fantastic broadcaster and someone we are proud to work with."" In October 2016, it was reported that Blackburn would again be working for the BBC, presenting an hour-long programme on BBC Radio 2 on Friday evenings, and additionally returning to both BBC Radio London and Radio Berkshire. He returned to Radio 2 on 31 December 2016, opening with Gloria Gaynor's ""I Will Survive"". Blackburn also presents ""Sounds of the 60s"" on BBC Radio 2, having taken over in 4 March 2017 from Brian Matthew, who hosted it for 27 years. The show"
"on Sunday 5 April 2009, broadcasting on BBC Radio 2. It runs from 3pm-5pm, and is hosted by former Radio Caroline DJ Johnnie Walker. There was also a BBC2 TV series called ""Sounds of the 70s"" which compiled 1970s performances from the BBC's music archives, taken from programmes such as ""Top of the Pops"" and ""The Old Grey Whistle Test"". This was first shown in 1993, and was rerun on BBC Four in the 2000s. Sounds of the Seventies Sounds of the Seventies was a BBC radio programme broadcast on weekdays, initially 18:00–19:00, subsequently 22:00–00:00, on Radio One during the"
"2, presenting a Saturday afternoon show from 3 pm to 6 pm. In 2000, she began as a weekday presenter. She hosted originally from Birmingham but since April 2008 from BBC Radio 2 studios in London. Live music has included sessions from Adele, the Zutons, Primal Scream, Kasabian, Amy McDonald, Hard Fi, Faithless, the Manic Street Preachers, Marillion, Josh Ritter, the Stranglers, Paul Weller, Morrissey, Moby, the Dandy Warhols, Stereophonics, Aslan and a significant number of new and unsigned bands such as Elle S'Appelle, Vijay Kishore, Damien Dempsey, Amsterdam, Senses and Sam Isaac. Amy Winehouse performed her first radio session"
"Brian Matthew Brian Matthew (17 September 1928 – 8 April 2017) was an English broadcaster who worked for the BBC for 63 years from 1954 until 2017. He was the host of ""Saturday Club"", among other programmes, and began presenting ""Sounds of the 60s"" in 1990, often employing the same vocabulary and the same measured delivery he had used in previous decades. In January 2017, after a short break from the programme owing to a minor illness, the BBC announced, against Matthew's wishes, that he would not be returning to the programme and that he would be replaced. He was"
"to be donated to Carers UK. Johnnie also compered the Concert At The Kings show in 2015. Johnnie Walker (DJ) Johnnie Walker, MBE (born Peter Waters Dingley 30 March 1945 in Birmingham) is a popular English veteran radio disc jockey and broadcaster. On 27 February 2006, Walker announced his departure from the BBC Radio 2 drive time slot he had occupied for several years. He now presents ""Sounds of the Seventies"" on Sunday afternoons and occasionally deputises for other presenters when they are on leave. During his seven years on the drive time slot, Walker conducted many interviews, stories and"
"BBC Radio 2. This show recreated the sounds of pirate radio from the 1960s, and had other Pirate DJs from the era as guests. From 5 April 2009 Walker started a new Sunday afternoon (35pm) show on Radio 2 called ""Sounds Of The Seventies"". This show is similar to the show previously presented by Steve Harley who broadcast his final show on Thursday 27 March 2008, but parts of the format are different and often features interviews with guest artistes. Launched podcast Alternative Johnnie Walker on 30 March 2012 which aims to ""Open the door to an alternative view of"
"2's arts magazine ""Round Midnight"", from 1978 to 1990. From 1990, he hosted ""Sounds of the 60s"" (a programme first presented in 1983 by Keith Fordyce) on the same network on Saturday mornings, playing many of the records he initially played on ""Saturday Club"" and ""Easy Beat"". Matthew announced at the end of his show on 26 August 2006 that owing to health problems he would be taking several weeks off his Radio 2 show, for the first time in sixteen years. Johnnie Walker was the main host in his absence. Sandie Shaw, Joe Brown and Suzi Quatro were also"
"2017, January 2018 & October 2018 Davies sat in for Steve Wright's BBC Radio 2 show. On 18 May 2018, Davies took over from Sara Cox as host of Radio 2 Sounds of the 80s. Gary Davies Gary Davies (born 13 December 1957, Manchester, England) is an English broadcaster. During the 1980s and early 1990s he was a BBC Radio 1 disc jockey and a regular presenter of ""Top of the Pops"". As of 2018 he can be heard on BBC Radio 2. After working in marketing for a mail order company and managing a Manchester disco, Davies began his"
"Johnnie Walker (DJ) Johnnie Walker, MBE (born Peter Waters Dingley 30 March 1945 in Birmingham) is a popular English veteran radio disc jockey and broadcaster. On 27 February 2006, Walker announced his departure from the BBC Radio 2 drive time slot he had occupied for several years. He now presents ""Sounds of the Seventies"" on Sunday afternoons and occasionally deputises for other presenters when they are on leave. During his seven years on the drive time slot, Walker conducted many interviews, stories and features—covering less glitzy topics and bringing attention to environmental issues, spiritual experiences, musicians and artists outside of"
"“the selfie-fication” of political thought, Marxism remains refreshingly bracing in its view of the world."" Stuart Maconie Stuart Maconie (born 13 August 1960) is a British radio DJ and television presenter, writer, journalist, and critic working in the field of pop music and popular culture. He is currently a presenter on BBC Radio 6 Music, where he hosts an afternoon show five times a week (MondayFriday, 1pm4pm), alongside Mark Radcliffe, called ""Radcliffe & Maconie"", which broadcasts from the BBC's MediaCityUK in Salford, Greater Manchester. The pair had previously presented an evening show on BBC Radio 2. Maconie used to present"
"Signal presenter Doug Wood presented the breakfast show. Ex BBC Radio Northampton, BBC Radio Sheffield and BBC Radio Stoke presenter Mervyn Gamage presented the breakfast show from 2003 until 2010 and worked for a period of time as manager. He continues to be involved as he co-presents the Saturday Morning breakfast show with Tony Mullins. Verity Hilton, formerly of BBC Radio Stoke and Signal 2, presented various programmes on the station and worked for a period of time as Tony Mullins (formerly of Amber Sound FM, High Peak Radio, Erewash Sound, Focal Radio and numerous other stations), is the founder"
"Bob Harris (radio) Robert Brinley Joseph Harris, OBE (born 11 April 1946), known as ""'Whispering Bob Harris"", is an English music presenter known for being a host of the BBC2 music programme ""The Old Grey Whistle Test"", and as a co-founder of the listings magazine ""Time Out"". Harris has been broadcasting on the BBC for over 40 years and has been recognised with the Americana Music Association of America Trailblazer Award, a UK Heritage Award, and a MOJO Medal, as well as his OBE for services to broadcasting. Born in Northampton, England, Harris first followed in his father's footsteps and"
"Phil Swern Phil ""The Collector"" Swern (born Anthony Philip Swern, 30 June 1948, Ealing, London, England) is an English radio producer and music collector. He was formerly a record producer and songwriter, and has also written for television. He produced ""Pick of the Pops"" for Radio 1 in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and has produced the show for Radio 2 since 1997. He also produces ""Sounds of the 60s"" for Radio 2 and formerly produced the Saturday night ""Bob Harris Show"" for the same station, also producing Harris's Radio 1 shows in the early 1990s. He also devises"
"Simon Bates Simon Philip Bates (born 17 December 1946 in Birmingham) is an English disc jockey and radio presenter. Between 1976 and 1993 he worked at BBC Radio 1, presenting the station's weekday mid-morning show for most of this period. He later became a regular presenter on Classic FM. He hosted the breakfast show on Smooth Radio from January 2011 until March 2014, and took on the same role at BBC Radio Devon from January 2015 until January 2017. He was the first presenter of BBC Two's ""Food and Drink"" programme in 1982. Bates was raised in Suffolk and Shropshire"
"8pm Saturdays and 7:30pm Sundays and is produced by Shooting Shark Productions Limited since 2015: it was formerly made by Campbell Davison Media from 2003, then Somethin' Else Productions from 2009. As well as listeners phoning in, a selection of texts and e-mails to the studio are read out. The programme was inspired by long-running BBC Local radio football phone-ins such as the BBC Radio Sheffield programme ""Praise or Grumble"". 6-0-6's current theme tune is an arrangement of ""Psycho"" from Muse. The original host was Danny Baker in the 1991–1992 season. Baker also hosted the show in the 1996–97 and"
"Sounds of the Seventies Sounds of the Seventies was a BBC radio programme broadcast on weekdays, initially 18:00–19:00, subsequently 22:00–00:00, on Radio One during the early 1970s. Among the DJs were Mike Harding, Alan Black, Pete Drummond, Anne Nightingale, John Peel (who alone had two shows per week), and Bob Harris. For contractual reasons one of Peel's two weekly shows was known as ""Top Gear"", but the format and content of the show on every weekday were in essence identical for most of the early 1970s. Unlike most other Radio One programmes, ""Sounds of the Seventies"" concentrated on albums rather"
"with an Oasis song in Lock's Elvis Presley voice. The show was transferred to BBC Radio 2, the UK's most popular radio station, from Saturday 18 November 2006 in the 9pm11pm timeslot. The Radio 2 controller at the time, Lesley Douglas, who was also the controller of 6Music, said ""Russell established himself as a genuine radio talent on 6 Music and has done a brilliant job there. Radio 2 gives him a fresh challenge, and a new audience. He proved a hit with Radio 2 listeners when he stood in for Mark Radcliffe earlier this year"". In October 2006, BBC"
"every Sunday originally from 1 to 4pm but from 2006 the show went out from 4pm to 7pm. However, this finished in mid-2008. Currently he owns a publishing company called Good Groove, where he also manages new artists. Good Groove's 1st publishing hit was Black Coffee by All Saints and Davies later went on to sign singer Corinne Bailey Rae. On 9 June 2017, Davies stood in for Sara Cox to present a special 2¾ hour edition of Sounds of the 80s on BBC Radio 2. This was his first time back on BBC Radio for 23 years. In October"
"Ronnie Hilton Ronnie Hilton (26 January 1926 – 21 February 2001) was an English singer and radio presenter. According to his obituary in ""The Guardian"" newspaper, ""For a time Hilton was a star – strictly for home consumption – with nine Top 20 hits between 1954 and 1957, that transitional era between 78 and 45rpm records. A quarter of a century later he became the voice of BBC Radio 2's ""Sounds of the Fifties"" series"". Born Adrian Hill in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Hilton left school at 14 and worked in an aircraft factory at the beginning of the"
"Saturday Live (radio series) Saturday Live is a BBC Radio 4 magazine programme which combines real-life stories with short features and contributions from studio guests as well as the musical feature known as ""Inheritance Tracks"". Currently presented by Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir, it is broadcast between 9.00 and 10.30 on Saturday mornings. In May 2008 the programme, then presented by Fi Glover, was named Best UK Speech Programme at the annual Sony Radio Academy Awards. In February 2011, however, it was highlighted by the journalist and newscaster Alastair Stewart as ""unfunny, self-indulgent, contrived and, worst of all, twee"" and"
"Top of the Pops 2 Top of the Pops 2 (also known as TOTP2) is a British television music show broadcast on BBC Two, showing archive footage from the long-running ""Top of the Pops"" show, some dating back to the 1960s when the programme first aired on British television. From its debut in 1994, the show was narrated by BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker. Steve Wright took over in 1997 and hosted the show until being replaced by Mark Radcliffe in December 2009. The presenter never appears in-vision, but provides voice-over commentary that introduces each performance. The original show"
"lives near Norwich with his wife, Sarah, and their three children. Adam Buxton Adam Offord Buxton (born 7 June 1969) is an English comedian, writer and actor. He forms one half of the duo Adam and Joe, with filmmaker Joe Cornish. The pair presented ""Adam and Joe"" on BBC Radio 6 Music, whilst Buxton also presented his own show on 6 Music on Sundays, called ""Adam Buxton's Big Mix Tape"". In 2012–2013 Buxton presented another radio show for BBC 6 Music, co-hosting with Edith Bowman. When not presenting on radio and television or recording podcasts, Buxton hosts ""Bug"", a humorous"
"experienced presenter from BBC Radio 6 Music [...] BBC Radio 2 appreciates if their presentation wasn't to everyone's liking, but feels it's important to be able to bring new talent to its output and hopes its audience understands the importance of maintaining a breadth of content on the network."" In the summer of 2012, Holmes stood in for comedian Graham Norton, presenting solo on Saturday mornings 10-1. The format was similar to Holmes's BBC 6 Music show but extra features included guests and live music in ""His Busker's Voice' which was a live music session from buskers that Jon had"
"John Forrest (producer) References: Songs of Praise Article in the Jewish Chronicles re. the Insight Film Festival johnforrest.tv John Forrest is a UK production creative who has made significant contributions to the UK broadcast production scene since 1970. He currently presents Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2 and The Daily Service on BBC Radio 4. He was a founder member of staff with BBC Radio Manchester, one of the first established BBC local stations in England. He launched a religious programme aimed at children - 'The Two O'clock Spot', the format of which was later taken up by other"
"be on 30 May 2009. Zoë Ball took over the show early June 2009. Mo Dutta Mohit ""Mo"" Dutta (born 1971), is a television and radio presenter known for his dry sense of humour, who presented Saturday and Sunday morning shows on BBC Radio 2 between 1994 and May 2009. He has also been a familiar face on BBC1's Daytime TV. His TV work includes ""Big Day Out"" and ""TalkAbout"", both on BBC1, ""Network East"" and ""Bollywood or Bust"", the Hindi movie quiz show, both on BBC2, plus occasional appearances on BBC1's Countryfile. He joined Radio 2 in 1994 when"
"Alex Lester Alexander Norman Charles ""Alex"" Lester (born 11 May 1956 in Walsall, Staffordshire) is a British broadcaster. He presented the weekday overnight/early-morning programme on BBC Radio 2 from 1992 until 2014. From October 2014 until January 2017, he presented the midnight to 3am programme every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. He also temporarily replaced Russell Brand on Saturday evenings in late 2008, between 9 and 11pm, following Brand's resignation over his infamous prank calls row. A doctor's son, Lester was educated at Denstone College, and worked in a variety of jobs (including at Dudley Zoo, in a pub, and as"
"Tom Edwards (broadcaster) Tom Edwards (born 20 March 1945, Norwich, England) is a British radio presenter and television announcer. Tom began work as a journalist, then became the announcer on the Border Television programme ""Beat the Border"". He worked for Radio City and Radio Caroline in the 1960s, and later for BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, presenting the early Saturday morning show on the latter in the 1970s and early 1980s. In 1968, Edwards replaced Simon Dee on “Midday Spin” on BBC Radio One and Two. In the 1970s he worked as a presenter on BBC East's daily"
"Stuart Maconie Stuart Maconie (born 13 August 1960) is a British radio DJ and television presenter, writer, journalist, and critic working in the field of pop music and popular culture. He is currently a presenter on BBC Radio 6 Music, where he hosts an afternoon show five times a week (MondayFriday, 1pm4pm), alongside Mark Radcliffe, called ""Radcliffe & Maconie"", which broadcasts from the BBC's MediaCityUK in Salford, Greater Manchester. The pair had previously presented an evening show on BBC Radio 2. Maconie used to present his own solo show on Saturday afternoons from April 2006 until 29 March 2008, and"
"occupied by Reverend John Hugh Smyth-Piggott and by Charles Saatchi. It was featured in Sir John Betjeman's documentary ""Metro-land"" (1973). Vanessa Feltz Vanessa Jane Feltz (born 21 February 1962) is an English television personality, freelance broadcaster and journalist. She currently presents an early morning radio show on BBC Radio 2 and the Breakfast show on BBC Radio London. Vanessa Feltz was born in Islington, London, and grew up in Pine Grove, Totteridge. On her radio show she frequently refers to Totteridge as ""the Beverly Hills of North London"" and her middle class Jewish background as like ""growing up in ""Fiddler"
"Music's principally novel, trans-era eclectic-musicologistic origins and tradition. This gambit proved controversial, driving an attrition of 6 Music's long time listeners, provoking rival petitioning websites: and . Similarly, national media reviews were polarised. Radio veteran Paul Gambaccini said Lamb's interview with Ray Davies of The Kinks was ""worst interview in the history of broadcasting"". In May 2008 Lamb was reprimanded for pledging his support on air for Boris Johnson in the London mayoral race. In 2014, he criticised the BBC, claiming ""You can't have opinions at the Beeb"". George Lamb George Martin Lamb (born 20 December 1979) is an English"