BBC Radio 2 - They Did the Afternoons

[@stephenguppy7882]

I am pleased and proud to say that I use Terry's theme music, 'Just Like That', on my community radio shows, because it is a cracking piece of music and we must keep these things going. Too much has been lost already.

[@stephenrimmer3629]

Another excellent programme of the people that done the afternoon shows great stuff.

[@mariaparatore7318]

Good stuff

[@stephenguppy7882]

Superb!

[@StuartVallantine]

Note the quick blast of 'Somewhere in Hollywood' by 10cc prior to David Hamilton's spoken jingle.

[@lesliedymond9484]

i use to love the old light program and early radio 2 great presenters the old 1500m signal with the TV timebase whistle that would appear in the early evening ha

[@PaulGibbons13]

Great thank you 😀

[@DRAINPIPE57]

This is fantastic Ive got so much to listen too with all these great radio memories Steve wright does a great show Where did all those years go

[@paullynton-green6570]

I don't know mate.happy days though.

[@stephenrimmer3629]

Meant to say when radio 1/2 opened up in 1967 it was on my birthday I was 5 years old

[@robalexander8065]

Responding to David Hamilton's "1977" jingle Steve Wright claims he never mentions the year on a regular basis. Could this be the same DJ who used to have a jingle "True Stories: 1990" whilst on Radio 1?

[@marcobolli2363]

Show's how Radio 2 has changed over the years.

[@peanutseller]

Brilliant Andy

[@johnmangham2802]

What about the JY Prog? Jimmy Young is never given his due by the BBC. And who ousted him? An overpaid Nobody who survives to this day. Let’s hear it for Jim! TTFN...

[@RandomRadioJottings]

Agree you you that JY was a great broadcaster. I guess he didn't feature in this sequence because his shows were mainly late morning or around lunchtime

[@metalman4141]

Radio 2 is all but finished now only a couple of DJs worth listening to, but check out Greatest Hits Radio it’s like Radio 2 used to be

[@elaineprescott3972]

That was great, thanks. Are there any clips of Ray Moore? Loved him, too. :-)

[@RandomRadioJottings]

Thanks Elaine. You'll find a Ray Moore recording here kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYiufqCIociAedk

[@elaineprescott3972]

Thank you again! It's good hearing his lovely voice again. x

[@johnmangham2802]

Ray Moore was great in the mornings. Remember him for his Bog Eyed Jogs in the early days of Children in Need.

[@paullynton-green6570]

Yeah.used to wake up to him every morning.taken far too soon.lovely guy.

[@abhudson14]

It's amazing how Radio 2 has changed for the better

[@dvidclapperton]

+andrew hudson Being entirely on FM now also does help as well. Too many were just stuck in their 909 or 693 medium wave ways way back then to realise that not only did the music sound a lot better on FM than how they were listening to it medium wave, but also the fact that the schedule didn't constantly give way to sport on FM, apart from midweek horse racing where they sent Gloria Hunniford off to the races to do her show from there.

[@thaiscottie65]

Amazed by that statement. Zoe ball? Vanessa Feltz? Whilst a whole host of legends have passed. The only one left with any warm, genuine personality & talent is Ken Bruce.

[@stuartbritton7408]

Why do you say that? What's better about it now?

[@abhudson14]

@@stuartbritton7408 northing now I haven't listened since Simon Mayo and Chris Evans left the station

[@66PHILB]

@@thaiscottie65 Ken is a National Treasure of course but I really enjoy Sara Cox's show & Gary Davies' Sounds of the 80s. At the weekend its hard to beat Tony Blackburn, Paul Gambaccini, Johnny Walker & Paul O'Grady. I do wish they'd take O J Borg away from the graveyard shift and give him own his own daytime show. The BBC Sounds app helps with that problem of course.

[@andrewdocherty73]

What was the name of the song right at the end

[@adrianconoza]

I guess its Light My Fire by The Doors

[@johnsmith-cy2ty]

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