Radio Moments - This Week in History

Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 22nd November 2019. Johnny Vaughan leaves Capital London breakfast; Mark Goodier vacates the chart chair; BBC Radio Merseyside launches; the death of former Radio 4 Controller Monica Sims; Absolute Radio 60s arrives; and  Follow the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here

Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 15th November 2019. A DG resigns; 20 years of Planet Rock and of national commercial DAB; Any Questions is disrupted; the news bulletin is born; the chart is extended to a Top 40; and BBC Radio Wales begins. Follow the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here

Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 8th November 2019. The start of Radio Leicester; two years since the DG's turnaround on local radio; Hancock's Half Hour begins; the launch of Devonair; and the end of Laser 558. Follow the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here

Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 1st November 2019. The death of Roger Scott; Radio Leicester responds to the LCFC tragedy; Capital Gold launches; and the Today programme begins on Radio 4. Follow the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here

Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 25th October. Response to the death of John Peel and a reflection of his work 15 years on; Radio City is born in Liverpool; and the death of BBC leader Frank Gillard. Follow the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here

Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 18th October. Any Questions began; Capital launched; Chris Evans arrived at Virgin for the first time; Sachsgate and early stereo broadcasting. Follow the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here

Seven days of radio history in seven minutes. Memories from the week ending 11th October. LBC closes - and LBC begins; Radio London is born. Follow the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here

Rattling through the busiest time in the radio calendar through the years - the week ending 4th October 2019. Hear the Kisses in the North become Galaxy; the first Network Chart; Absolute Radio, Invicta, the BBC Third Programme, Hallam and Swansea Sound launch; Sam and Amy leave Gem; the BBC Home Service closes; Peter Allen leaves BBC 5Live Drive; and Roger Day leaves Piccadilly. Follow the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here

Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 27th September 2019. Jane Garvey's last 5 Live Drive; Tony Blackburn and Peter Powell's last Radio 1 shows; the BBC launches DAB; Luxembourg stops its international broadcasts in advance of the War; 'Singing Together' begins; Les Ross ends his BRMB breakfast days; Xfm becomes Radio X and Chris Moyles returns. Follow the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here

Some moments from the launch of Pennine in Bradford; Bob FM bans Scottish songs; Scot FM comes on air; BBC local radio ideas are tested; Moyles leaves Radio 1 breakfast; and Alan Freeman takes over Pick of the Pops. Follow the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here

Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 13th September 2019. Moyles becomes the longest running breakfast show; Wogan resigns; the death of Bill Meeks  who helped create the jingle industry; BBC Radio Norfolk begins; Listen With Mother controversially ends; and commercial radio arrives - twice. Follow the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here

Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 6th September 2019. 25 years of the Heart brand; John Myers launches Century; Tony Blackburn takes over the BBC Top 40; Radio 1's big FM switch-on; David Jacobs takes over Pick of the Pops; and Chris Evans announces his intention to move station. Follow the 'Radio Moments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here

Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 30th August 2019. Happy 65th birthday Steve Wright; Steve Penk arrives at Key; Simon Bates ends his Top 4 stint; Pennine becomes The Pulse; Radio Durham closes; and BBC Radio 5 opens Follow the 'RadioMoments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here

Big Ben falls silent; Greg James begins on Radio 1 breakfast; Caroline returns; Xfm changes; Blue Danube Radio makes its debut; and the wartime 'Radio Doctor' died.

Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 16th August 2019. Sarah Kennedy's last Radio 2 show; the end of Radio 2 on AM; goodbye to Juice in Brighton; Clyde tries splitting; the big pirate closedown; and a great Capital eclipse.  Follow the 'RadioMoments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here

Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 9th August 2019. Eddie Mair leaves LBC; Nick Grimshaw finishes his spell on Radio1 breakfast; Atlantic 252 begins testing its powerful transmitter; Richard Allinson makes his Capital debut; Stuart Henry and Noel Edmonds pay surprise return visits to the BBC - and THAT clip from Test Match Special. Follow the 'RadioMoments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here.

Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 2nd August 2019. Chris Moyles arrives at Radio;  the death of Mike Smith; the last Chelsea show on Key; the BBC Light Programme launches; and Tony Blackburn joins the BBC; and Oak 107 closes. Follow the 'RadioMoments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here.

Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 26th July 2019. The moon landing; Kid hosts his last Network Chart; the first Radio 1 roadshow; LBC is on strike; and Sonovox is born. Follow the 'RadioMoments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here.

Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 19th July 2019. Metro opened; new imaging for Radio 2; Tony Blackburn left pirate Radio London; newsreaders began to say who  they were; Kenny was sacked; and Radio Pembrokeshire opened. Follow the 'RadioMoments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here.

Memories from the last seven days in radio history - week ending 12th July 2019. DAB got a big launch; Chris Moyles announced his Radio 1 farewell; the key Broadcasting in the 70s' report was published;  Hereward launched; Teddy Wakelam, the first sports commentator died. Follow the 'RadioMoments - This Week in History' weekly podcast  here.