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

including at 12.30pm Newsbeat with Frank Partridge

with The Record Race between 5.0 and 5.30 including at 5.30 Newsbeat with Frank Partridge

Anne Nightingale and Adrian Love feature listeners' letters on almost any subject.
The Mailbag phone-line, [number removed] is open every Wednesday 7.00-10.00pm or write to: Radio 1 Mailbag, BBC, [address removed]

'The music scene at the moment is a healthy one: record sales are on the way up again and more bands are getting airplay. It's good to see new groups finding success but there is a greater turnover than before.
There are too many one-hit wonders promoted and built up by the media, and then as suddenly forgotten.
Despite the fast-moving trends real talent will usually survive. But I wonder what incentive there is in the face of such insecurity.' David makes his own contribution to the music scene with his weekday show.