RADIO ONCE UPON

IT HAS provided the soundtrack to many people’s lives and today Radio 1 celebrates its 50th birthday. It was on September 30 1967 that the pop music station first broadcast, with Tony Blackburn spinning The Move’s Flowers in the Rain.

Until then new music was mainly broadcast by pirate stations, where many of the BBC’S recruits began their careers.

However, when these outfits were outlawed in 1967 the BBC started Radio 1 and brought the sound of the Swinging Sixties to a grateful nation. But what happened to the original 23 DJS, who posed so proudly in Central London all those years ago?

BOB HOLNESS PETE MURRAY

Now 92, moved to Radio 2 then LBC until 2003, when he retired. A widower, he lives in London.

TERRY WOGAN ED STEWART

“Stewpot” also hosted Top of the Pops and Crackerjack. He died last year after a stroke.

BARRY ALLDIS PETE DRUMMOND

Stayed with BBC until 1990s on radio and TV. Now 74, he is now an in-demand voice-over artist.

TONY BLACKBURN MIKE LENNOX JIMMY YOUNG

Moved to Radio 2 in 1973 and stayed until his retirement in 2002. Died in his sleep aged 95 last year.

MIKE RAVEN

Worked at Radio 1 until 1971 and died in 1997, being buried in a grave that he dug on Bodmin Moor.

KENNY EVERETT KEITH SKUES

Hosted TV game shows, famously Blockbusters. Died in 2012 at 83 after suffering dementia. Just voted the greatest BBC radio presenter of past 50 years, he died aged 77 last year. Aussie Alldis returned to Radio Luxembourg, staying until his death in...

ALARM He wakes at 5am

SHAVE Ready for big day

SNOOZE He’s still asleep

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