In message <
3jvbsildgudhf37f2...@4ax.com> at Fri, 9 Feb
2024 10:30:09, Scott <
newsg...@gefion.myzen.co.uk> writes
>On Fri, 9 Feb 2024 01:40:02 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver" <
G6...@255soft.uk>
>wrote:
>
>>In message <
ifm9si5nnf66thdiu...@4ax.com> at Thu, 8 Feb
>>2024 13:43:46, Scott <
newsg...@gefion.myzen.co.uk> writes
>>[]
>>>I just wondered if anyone here had any recordings.
>>
>>Just curious - why, was he a relative or something?
>
>I started listening periodically when Simon Bates joined Radio Davon
>(as I liked his broadcasting style from my student days). When Simon
>left, I continued listening to Gordon Sparks - mainly the Golden Hour
>over breakfast - and thought he was a great broadcaster. I texted in
>many times to guess the year. Now, sadly 'Sparksy' has passed away and
>I would quite like one of his recordings.
Ah, so just a genuine fan. I know what you mean, see below ...
>
>Incidentally, my mum worked for BBC radio in Scotland and when I tried
>there, they could only find one recording in the archive as most of
>the material went out live.
I remember, 1960s and '70s, in Germany, BFBS Cologne had a children's -
might have been hour - with "Uncle Bill", who I remember with fondness
(we visited the station once, while he was on the air!). Among other
things, he had a series of "Bigwood" stories, about animals who lived
around a lake - rather Wind in the Willows flavour, IIRR. I often
thought they should have released them as an audiobook series or
similar. (I'm pretty sure he wrote them.) I don't remember anything else
about the prog. - probably like many kids' prog.s, with record requests,
birthday wishes, and so on.
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