BBC Radio 2 - Day-time - March 1978

[@terryjones5757]

Listening to all these old radio shows makes the world a better place just to hear all those old jingles..memories

[@paulfrost8895]

Jimmy Young used to start at 11 ' I remember his programe starting at midday.

[@masonsr1951]

Thank you for these quality recordings. I loved Radio 2 in the 70's and your efforts are appreciated.

[@RetroRadioUK]

Thanks Steve - you're very welcome. I could never have imagined when I hit those Play + Record keys on my radio-cassette that I'd be sharing the material with so many people all these years later!

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

@@RetroRadioUK when Terry Wogan presented come dancing Ray moore was the announcer

[@jimbilton1956]

Thank you for this. Happy days! Pete Murray and David Hamilton happily still with us!

[@stephenhall6595]

Memories of my late Mum who listened to Radio 2 all day in the 70s and 80s.

[@paulfrost8895]

So different now ' even from 20 years ago ' mind you Jeremy Vine is a good presenter ' sad to lose Steve Wright and Ken Bruce recently.

[@richhcassidy]

Found this as I just read about Jimmy Young's death. Great to hear it again - Wogan and Young were the sound of my childhood. What's extraordinary is that 22 March 1978 was my 10th birthday!

[@colin.robert.newman.456]

I was delighted to listen to your recordings of BBC Radio 2 from the 1970's.Brought back many happy memories for me !!! ... Thankyou so much for sharing ...

[@TTH77]

Happy days legendary DJ's

[@hairynews1973]

Just discovered this. Great little segment! Thankyou

[@tinahardman9805]

Wow, this is my childhood. I remember these so well. Great broadcasters. Wonderful to hear this.

[@geoffjoffy]

When Radio2 was a great radio station with excellent likeable presenters.

[@tonyworrall7379]

Really enjoyed the daytime line up back then.

[@derekwalker8697]

Thank you for all these great recordings happy memories for me. Derek

[@TicoStudio90]

Oh if only we could pop back in time every now and then. These are pure magic memories 🤗

[@Loverboy19691]

Excellent recording, great days.

[@lossadjuster1]

Back in the days when radio 2 was worth listening to, great presenters, great music. Sadly not the same anymore.

[@michaelmcdonald2348]

Takes me right back - the days before breakast tv we always listened to Wogan before heading to school. Most of the kids in my class listened to radio 1 but our house was always 2. Only heard Jimmy Young during holidays or when off sick (or pulling a sickie mostly)

[@RetroRadioUK]

You and me both - Radio 1 reception was so bad in our part of the world, so I was brought up with Radio 2 on VHF :-)

[@darrenwalsh354]

Great memories when I was a kid getting up for school listening to wogan no TV back then

[@beccamay9291]

Love this!

[@christopherhulse8385]

Proper radio 2, not the station we have today.

[@markjolley3768]

Radio 2 was brilliant then !!! When djs were just that!!

[@ianmclaughlan]

I agree radio 2 has gone downhill since the 1990s where pop music like radio 1 now plays only difference is a few years earlier pop the real music with light orchestra music is missed

[@fisherpeter695]

My work patterns in the 70s and 80s allowed me to listen to Radio 2 for its variety of music and friendly presenters. These made the Radio 2 the most popular station for decades, Ken Bruce continued this legacy that has been lost. Radio 2 often had guest presenters like Brian Hayes, Derek Jameson, Judith Chambers and Gloria Hunniford to supplement Brian Mathews, Desmond Carrington to provide great conversation and knowledge of music from the 50s to 90s. Just why was this special station allowed to sink without trace, save for Johnnie Walker and Tony Blackburn.

[@paulclayton8904]

My seventh birthday 😂

[@Stringbean421]

No jingle for announcing David Hamilton on this occasion. Shame about that. Great memories, thanks for the upload.

[@RetroRadioUK]

I think it's there - under the banter with Pete Murray - at 5'05" :)

[@MarkGeraghty]

Times have changed. Where has my life gone ?

[@RandomRadioJottings]

The announcer at 3:04 is Ruth Cubbin.

[@stephenguppy7882]

I do community radio in Lancashire and Cumbria. I use Terry Wogan's 'Just Like That' music by Brass Incorporated. And JY's Raymondo still moves among from time to time.

[@RetroRadioUK]

Keep up the good work :-)

[@stephenguppy7882]

@@RetroRadioUK Thank you!

[@RobertHaynes-kw2sk]

Town Talk by Ken Woodman & his Piccadilly Brass was JY's theme tune.

[@julianfogarty2243]

There was a track that Terry Wogan used to play c.78-80 that I've been trying to find for years but to no avail. It was a synthesiser piece, kind of Vangelis like but not him (nor JMJ). If anyone has any idea what it was please let me know

[@andrewswift8139]

0:01 - That news jingle was used for years until 1984 (I think)

[@danw1374]

Andrew Swift Yes I remember hearing it in the early 80s.

[@darren2514fv]

I remember it being used in 1985

[@LJAnimationss]

Tuesday 22 march 1978

[@319metresMW]

Very risque joke for the time of day from David Hamilton! 😯😯

[@319metresMW]

There's no way you'd hear that on daytime radio nowadays!

[@thaiscottie65]

Any idea when Ray Moore hosted the early breakfast show? This is 1978 yet apparently incorrectly on wikipedia it says he hosted it from 1980-88. Many thanks for uploading such wonderful memories.

[@robalexander8065]

According to BBC Genome, Ray Moore was the host of The Early Show from January to June 1978. He was replaced by Richard Vaughan, Tony Brandon, David Allan and Steve Jones between July 78 and 7th March 1980. Ray Moore began his longest stint as host on Monday 10th March 1980.

[@eugenemorice8545]

Wasn't Wogan a really really great broadcaster?

[@paulfrost8895]

Sure ' among many other things.

[@OriginalSkaMan]

Day before my 11th birthday 🎉

[@paulfrost8895]

I turned 11 6 weeks before on Feb 12

[@ozzie-sk9dh]

BFN Jim

[@retrotvfan5702]

What was the music played at end of Wogans breakfast show does any one know?

[@RetroRadioUK]

Sure thing! It's "Just like that" by Brass Incorporated: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHjUapmpmbh7a9k

[@paulfrost8895]

@@RetroRadioUK Even a then station for a mature audience couldn't resist dipping into a bit of disco funk.

[@Bruce-vq7ni]

And now there's Rylan 😮