Thameside Radio Revisited

Mar 25 2024 131 ep. 116 mins 72

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* Original 1980's recordings from Thameside Radio 90.2 London's Pirate Radio station * A new podcast every week. * More info on fmthen.com

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Thameside Radio 2May82 19:20 Late

Sep 27 2020 47 mins

The show started late the first we hear from the Paul James show is at 7:20 which is where this recording starts. Mark tells us about the South Side Dynamos who he saw at a gig at the Kings Head in Fulham. They sent a demo tape which was played the following week. There's a re-recorded version of the Thameside theme about 40 minutes in. Still catchy and memorable - who did record

Thameside 25Apr82 1945 Kite, Radio Centraal and Busted

Sep 20 2020 42 mins

The end of the Paul James show. The Intrepid Birdman takes over. Dave plays a demo tape from a band called Kite. Sent in on reel to reel! He also plays a tape from Radio Centraal - a Dutch pirate - saying "hello" to Thameside. More about them on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Centraal . Soem technical info: There is another transmitter change. The beginning of his show came fr

Thameside 25May82 1900 Paul the Pope and a Thameside Radio transmitter change.

Sep 13 2020 47 mins

Paul James takes the show. Sarah is back from Devon specially for us. Dave complains that Paul is talking down his nose rather than using his normal voice. Paul ignore him and carries on using his DJ voice and sticking close to the mic for extra extra warmth and bass. We hear from BT's "Pope Line" because the Pope is visiting the UK but he doesn't answer. Fortunately after a secon

Thameside 12Apr82 Bob's quiet patches

Sep 06 2020 64 mins

The last of 15 hours of Thameside Radio's 1982 Easter Bank Holiday 1982 broadcast. After a mammoth broadcast The Intrepid Birdman hands over Bob Edwards. Bob won't tell us where he was. Mark, Ian and Dave are still at the studio so we hear from them too. The transmitter turns itself off duding quiet patches of songs - an eternal problem with the Thameside transmitter chain! It also

Thameside 12Apr82 21:15 The Intrepid Birdman flies on

Aug 30 2020 47 mins

Dave Birdman is in a mischevous mood - He is asking listeners for scurrilos rumours about where Bob Edwards is. Dave tells us about his problem his local AM breaker - CB radio was the wild west in those days... We hear more from from Mark, Ian the Engineer, Paul James and Paul's mum who has been providing snacks. Mentions for Bamber; Mark Linden of Willden Green ; Philanen of Kilb

Thameside 12Apr82 20:28 Dave's sketches, Mark, Paul and Ian

Aug 23 2020 44 mins

In this part of the Easter Monday extended show the Intrepid Birdman asks where Bob Edwards has gone, and with whom? He plays a lot of sketches including a classical spot featuring unfinished symphonies. We hear from the telephone ladies who turn out to be Paul James, Mark and Ian the Engineer. There's a Duracell advert too demonstrating how much longer they last on OAPs hearing ai

Thameside 12Apr82 19:42 Dave is At It

Aug 16 2020 47 mins

Dave is in the studio in Harrow. He has an "interview with ELO" on a broken phone box (only Dave could do this... ) and then inevitably credits the next track wrongly. You may have to explain to your kids what a "phone box" is, what those beeps mean when calling from one, and what "Button A" and "Button B" are. There's a Duracell Battery advert - involving miners losing power in th

Thameside 12Apr82 17:19 Sarah goes to the Hammersmith Palais

Aug 09 2020 47 mins

More from Sarah who is playing the top 3 from David Bowie, Supertramp and The Human League, she is only presenting for an hour as she is about to go to the Hammersmith Palais to see The Thompson Twins, The Sound and China Crisis. She she hopes that someone is ready to take over. What a busy life! We're also promised a Thameside listeners top 15 later on in the day. Fortunately Sara

Thameside 12Apr82 16:32 More from Mark, and Sarah

Aug 02 2020 47 mins

We hear more from Mark who tells Bob to stop whatever he is doing as it's illegal and immoral! Sarah starts playing the top 3 songs from 4 of the artists in the Thameside Radio charts: The first three artists are David Bowie, Supertramp and The Police.

Thameside 12Apr82 15:01Mark takes over the hill

Jul 19 2020 92 mins

Mark takes over the show from Bob. His music is less Middle of the Road, the studio is empyying leaving only Hilly and Mark there. He plays "All too Much" by Steve Hillage part of which was used in the Thameside Radio closedown when the station first launched. There is a live link set up between the studio and the picnic and the Birdman pops in to the studio to have a chat with the