A special programme to mark 50 years since the first BBC Radio 1 Roadshow will air on BBC Sounds next month.
Announced exactly 50 years after the first event in Newquay, ‘My Radio 1 Roadshow at 50’ will premiere on BBC Sounds from 5pm on Bank Holiday Monday, the 28th August.
Tony Miles, who appeared on BBC Breakfast this morning (Sunday – 37 min in) to talk about the anniversary, will be joined by Shaun Tilley to look back at the last half decade.
He said: “We’ll be joined by some huge names too such as Steve Wright, Gary Davies, Tony Blackburn, Peter Powell, Mike Read, Bruno Brookes, Simon Mayo, Adrian Juste, Kid Jensen, Jackie Brambles, Rosko, David Hamilton, Paul Burnett, Annie Nightingale, Andy Peebles, and Simon Bates.
“You’ll hear from the boss Johnny Beerling and others who played key roles behind the success of the world’s biggest travelling outside broadcast.
“This will be the ultimate story of the roadshow and is a glorious way for us to celebrate its 50th in Style!”
#OnThisDay 1973: the very first Radio 1 Roadshow took place in Newquay (with Torquay, Poole and Southsea in the same week). Alan Freeman was the very first host, and in 1997, he spoke about how it was brought to life.
R1 Vintage highlights – https://t.co/R7dC9sHgck pic.twitter.com/AKtTWjO52J
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary, here are some ‘bits and pieces’ of the Radio 1 Roadshow. Most of this audio was originally broadcast on medium wave, now – here’s the show as you’ve never heard it before. https://t.co/ycyRFl5qQJ
— Duncan Newmarch (@DuncanNewmarch) July 23, 2023
New audio – To celebrate #50YearsOfTheRadio1Roadshow here’s a selection of jingles used over the years!#AircheckDownloads pic.twitter.com/uOZh8q86Qi
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