Setting the scene. It's 07.00am 30 Sept 1967

 

The first ever programme (from 7.00am to 8.30am) was the Tony Blackburn show.

The programmes theme (Beefeaters by Johnny Dankworth plays) with the barking of Arnold, then Tony Blackburn introduces the first record.

 

This then is the playlist for the very first show.

 

1. Johnny Dankworth - Beefeaters (Programme's Theme) - no video

2. The Move - Flowers In The Rain

 

3. Bee Gees - Massachusettes

 

4. The Tremeloes - Even The Bad Times Are Good -- no video

5. Simon & Garfunkel - Fakin' It -- no video

6. Cliff Richard - The Day I Met Marie

 

7. Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love (Golden Oldie)

 

8. Engelbert Humperdinck - The Last Waltz

 

9. Foundations - Baby Now That I've Found You

 

10. Eric Burdon & The Animals - Good Times

11. Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - A Banda -- no video

12. Felice Taylor - I Feel Love Comin' On -- no video

 

13. Young Rascals - How Can I Be Sure

 

14. The Settlers - Major To Minor -- no video

 

15. Procol Harum - Homburg

 

16. Four Tops - You Keep Runnin' Away -- no video

 

17. Flowerpot Men - Let's Got To San Francisco

 

18. Jimmy Jones - Handy Man (Golden Oldie) -- no video

 

19. The Turtles - You Know What I Mean

 

20. Alan Price Set - The House That Jack Built

 

21. Keith West - Excerpt from A Teenage Opera

 

22. Diana Ross & The Supremes - Reflections

 

23. The Hollies - King Midas In Reverse -- no video

 

24. Bobbie Gentry - Ode To Billy Joe

 

25. The Crystals - Then He Kissed Me (Golden Oldie)

 

26. Harper's Bizarre - Anything Goes

 

27. Box Tops - The Letter

 

28 Johnny Dankworth - Beefeaters (Programme's Theme)

Edited September 30, 200717 yr by Euro Music

Is anybody listening to Radio 1 today?

 

This morning Chris Moyles has been doing a special Breakfast show with the original Breakfast show host from 1967 - Tony Blackburn, with former Radio 1 Breakfast DJ's Mike Read & Noel Edmonds phoning in.

 

While they are playing plenty of old records like:

 

Diana Ross - I'm Still Waiting (UK#1 1971)

 

David Bowie - Starman (UK#10 1972)

 

Duran Duran - Planet Earth (UK#12 1981)

 

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax (UK#1 1984)

 

Why can't Radio 1 be like this all the time?

I've been listening and watching the webcam all morning.

Brilliant stuff.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/established196...treampage.shtml

I tuned into Radio 1 now. Just heard old songs so far:

 

Hear Say - Pure And Simple

Robbie Williams - Millenium

Craig David - 7 Days

Black Legend - You See The Trouble With Me