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Falling Out of Love with Radio 2

I don’t know what Helen Thomas thinks she’s doing. The current Head of Radio 2 is not so much making a mark as scribbling over a largely successful blueprint. Taking over in lockdown and realising how much the station and its presenters meant to the millions of people listening should have been enough evidence toContinue reading “Falling Out of Love with Radio 2”

Jo Whiley & Simon Mayo – The New Radio 2 Drivetime Show

Give it time. That’s what they asked for. And it was only fair. But two months on, and I am still reading letters in the Radio Times lamenting the demise of the Drivetime show, as was, on Radio 2. How much time do you give someone to bed in? Is it still too early toContinue reading “Jo Whiley & Simon Mayo – The New Radio 2 Drivetime Show”

Desmond Carrington – All Time Great

Having passed away on the same day that this show was already scheduled to be broadcast, Desmond Carrington: All Time Great turned out to be a timely and fitting tribute to a truly great broadcaster. After a long battle with cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, the presenter of The Music Goes Round on Radio 2 forContinue reading “Desmond Carrington – All Time Great”