Annie Nightingale

[tiger76]

50 years on Radio 1, I knew she'd been around for a while, but I had no idea it had been as long as 50 years, I remember listening to the likes of her and John Peel back in the dim and distant past, I haven't tuned into Radio 1 for over 20 years now, maybe it's an age thing as I don't follow the modern stuff as much as I used too, but either way that's a heck of an innings, and I'd imagine she's seen a number of changes down the decades.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-54742390

[Steve1956]

A fantasy shag of mine over those last 50 years and a great DJ.

[Herts Clarets]

She used to do a Sunday evening show straight after the charts in the 80s. After whatever (usual garbage) had been played as "Britain's Number One" there was invariably a great song to kick the programme off, with the trademark "Hi" from Annie before the vocals kicked in. A great listen over the years.

[Bosscat]

Anyone else check google to see if she was now spinning discs for the "Choir Invisible" .... thought this was another RIP thread....

As Uriah Heaps Ken Hensley passed away yesterday ... a lot of our hero's are hitting the exit button.....

[giveusaB]

Lots of stuff with Annie Nightingale tonight on bbc4.Starting at 9pm with punk & new wave years.

[HB Claret]

Great DJ but didn’t cover herself in glory when she interviewed Paul Simon !

[tiger76]

Lots of stuff with Annie Nightingale tonight on bbc4.Starting at 9pm with punk & new wave years.

Cheers for the heads up giveusaB, yep BBC4 usually have decent musical content from the archives at the weekends, I often find out information and trivia I didn't previously know by watching their documentaries, and it presents a useful eye to how social attitudes have changed down the years around a wide range of issues.

[Quicknick]

Lovely spoken voice.

[ashtonlongsider]

One of the very best DJ's who deservedly received a CBE and was a pioneer for female DJ'S. Her Sunday night request show in the nineties was a must listen.