I applied for and was auditioned to present the late evening programme in August 1980. Although the audition was a nightmare (I had to ‘interview’ Programme Controller, Jeff Winston, about Russian dissidents a subject he knew a lot and I knew nothing), I got the job and the 2200-midnight weekday […]
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Herald Express 10 August 1993
Herald Express 09 October 1993
DevonAir Radio, as a member of AIRC (Association of Independent Radio Contractors), submitted a response to the Peacock Committee in 1985 regarding BBC funding. This document is now held by The National Archives at Kew (HO 327/5). It reads: Professor A Peacock c/o Room 1078 The Home Office 50 Queen […]
DevonAir Radio had fantastic studios in Torquay at Harbour Point. Technically it was a copy of the Control One, Studio One facilities in Exeter. The Harbour Point studios were used mainly for programmes transmitted to Torbay and South Devon although they had the capacity to network live programmes across both […]
The true story of the building that housed DevonAir Radio in Exeter – from historic documents, it’s original owners, life in the building as a Victorian home, the Mayor, the Alderman, in wartime, government ownership and yes, you’ve guessed it – tales and origins of the alleged ghosts and spirits […]