Radio Luxembourg on BBC Radio

[alan french]

Hi,
I am looking forward to it. My sadness is that Radio Luxembourg did fade out. I think had it not been for this reception problem, it would have been a greater rival to the BBC. I sometimes heard other versions of records. And before it did go more for the disc jockey programmes, I well remember adventure broadcasts with Dan Dare, Hopalong Cassidy, Oson Welles with stories from the Black Museum, and a series with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

Alan French.

[earlb]

Hi,
I am looking forward to it. My sadness is that Radio Luxembourg did fade out. I think had it not been for this reception problem, it would have been a greater rival to the BBC. I sometimes heard other versions of records. And before it did go more for the disc jockey programmes, I well remember adventure broadcasts with Dan Dare, Hopalong Cassidy, Oson Welles with stories from the Black Museum, and a series with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
Alan French.

Alan, if you go to my website, on the 'sounds' page you'll hear parts of Hopalong Cassidy, Black Museum and of course Humphrey and Lauren in 'BOLD VENTURE'

[earlb]

The BBC Radio 2 documentary about Radio Luxembourg part 1 is now on Iplayer for 6 days. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01hzkxx

[alan french]

Hi Earlb,
Just seen your comment. Thankyou for your information.

In the meantime, I heard the programme. Fascinating stuff. I am looking forward to next weeks programme.

Alan French.

[Laura Jesson]

You forget to mention the also electric kettle for the Star Letter, which I mentioned that we won as well as the tea service!

Have now found the little cardboard disc and slip in case, see below. You were right - Keith Fordyce! As I say my memory is blurred now, owing to bits falling off and generally senility!

[earlb]

PART 2 IS ON TOMORROW - BBC Radio 2 (June 7th) - Horace Batchelor kicks it off.

[alan french]

Hi,
Very interesting series. Radio Luxembourg must have had something; to have had people tuning in and tolerating the annoying fade outs at inconvenient moments. Pity their frquency did this. Excellent radio station.

Radio Luxembourg; I offer you a belated thank you. Gone but not forgotten.

Alan French

[earlb]

Last chance to hear the documentary Part 2 tomorrow

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...ars_Episode_2/

[hankoler]

I used to love listening to 208 when I was young, I think it finished about 3 am and why did it play the American national anthem. And I think old bing sang " at the end of the day"