featuring events, birthdays and anniversaries on this day through the years.

with the Radio 1 Roadshow today from
Torre Abbey Meadows,

with Peter Mayne

including two golden oldies in today's Firm Offer.

at 6.0 a review of the new Top 30 album chart including at 5.30 Newsbeat with Peter Mayne

with an appreciation of Chuck Berry

An hour is barely long enough to look at one of the great pioneers of rock 'n' roll, but Paul Gambaccini sums up:
'He was the first rock star to really sing and write in the language of the teenager about the things on their minds, and put it all down in a very clever rhyming scheme. He made sure that all the lyrics could be heard clearly - ensuring radio play, a point where so many other Black artists failed. His songs have also been covered more than other pioneers. I have a great deal of respect for him.'