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David Jensen presents the best of the week's singles and plays tracks from the latest albums.
Also featuring Collector's Choice, when a special guest digs out a rare disc from their precious collection.
Producer KEVIN HOWLETT

Contributors

Unknown:
David Jensen
Producer:
Kevin Howlett

Noel Edmonds presents a six-part series tracing the development of pop music broadcasting, with recollections from influential DJs and rare archive recordings.

Alan Freed and the US radio revolution.

Brian Matthew, David Jacobs and Jimmy Savile recall the British response to Rock 'n' Roll, including Saturday Club, Pick of the Pops, and the Teen & Twenty Disc Club on 208 and the Light Programme. Radio Caroline sails onto the air, leading the pirate radio armada.

Contributors

Presenter:
Noel Edmonds
Interviewee:
Brian Matthew
Interviewee:
David Jacobs
Interviewee:
Jimmy Savile
Researcher:
Brian Thompson
Writer/Producer:
Trevor Dann

BBC Radio 1 England

About BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967.

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This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More