1982 in British radio

This is a list of events in British radio during 1982.

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Events

January

February

  • 27 February – BBC Radio 1 broadcasts the final editions of Junior Choice and Playground.

March

April

  • April – At the start of the Falklands War, Portsmouth-based Radio Victory begins 24-hour broadcasting.
  • 9-10 April – BBC Radio 1 broadcasts a non-stop Marathon Music Quiz. Featuring two teams, Radio 1 and the Music Industry, it is scheduled to run continuously for 26 hours plus 385 minutes with Mike Read is quizmaster for the whole of the quiz. The overnight portion is broadcast live. [3]

May

June

  • No events.

July

  • No events.

August

  • No events.

September

October

  • 1 October – After 32 years on air, Listen with Mother is broadcast for the final time. It is replaced by a shorter five minute lunchtime programme called Listening Corner.

November

December

  • 3 December – BBC Radios 1 and 2 simulcast for the final time.
  • 4 December – The transmission time that BBC Radio 1 lost in March 1980 is regained. Programmes once again begin at 6 am with Mike Smith returning to the station – he had been a presenter and producer in the mid 1970s – to present the new weekday early show. Weekend early shows are introduced and the station also recommences Saturday evening broadcasting with Janice Long and Gary Davies joining to present the new shows. Programming is also extended by two hours on Sunday evenings with Annie Nightingale's request show returning to the airwaves after a nine year hiatus. Thus Radio 1 is now on air daily from 6 am until midnight.[8]
  • 31 December – Regional programming on BBC Radio 4 ends when the final edition of Morning Sou'West is broadcast ahead of the launch of BBC Radio Devon and BBC Radio Cornwall.

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See also

References

  1. Contemporary Dramatists. St. James Press. 1993. p. 659. ISBN 978-1-55862-185-5.
  2. BBC programme Index - BBC Radio 2 listings 18 January 1982
  3. "BBC Radio 1 listings 9 April 1982". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  4. Rychlikova, Megi (25 June 2022). "Harry Gration and the day the Pope visited York". The Press. York. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  5. Young, Graham (17 January 2018). "Best friend Les Ross reveals fellow radio star Ed Doolan's final wish". Birmingham Mail. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  6. Radio Aire archive
  7. Archived Look North profile, BBC
  8. BBC Genome Project – Radio 1 listings 6 December 1982
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