1970 in British radio

This is a list of events in British radio during 1970.

List of years in British radio (table)
In British television
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
In British music
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
In British film
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973

Events

January

  • No events.

February

March

  • No events.

April

  • 3 April – Any Questions is broadcast on Radio 2 for the final time. Previously, BBC Radio 4 has carried only the Saturday lunchtime repeat; now both the Friday evening and Saturday lunchtime airings of the programme will be heard on Radio 4.
  • 4 April – BBC Radio’s sports coverage transfers from BBC Radio 3 to BBC Radio 2 and the first edition of Sport on 2 is broadcast.
  • 5 April – Your Hundred Best Tunes moves from BBC Radio 4 to BBC Radio 2.
  • 6 April – On BBC Radio 4, programmes which will still be running 50 years later are introduced:
    • The first edition of PM, the early evening news and current affairs programme, airs.
    • The first Thought for the Day is broadcast, replacing ‘’Ten to Eight’’.
    • The first edition of Start the Week is broadcast with Richard Baker as presenter.
  • 10 April – First broadcast of Radio 4's news and current affairs programme Analysis.

May

  • No events

June

  • No events.

July

August

  • No events.

September

October

  • 5 October – The consumer affairs programme You and Yours debuts on Radio 4.
  • 9 October – Round Table, a weekly programme discussions the week’s new releases, is broadcast for the first time on Radio 1. Emperor Rosko is the programme’s host.

November

  • No events.

December

  • No events.

Station debuts

Programme debuts

Continuing radio programmes

1940s

1950s

1960s

Births

  • 14 February – Simon Pegg, comedian, film and television actor and writer, radio personality
  • 15 February – Jonny Dymond, journalist and presenter
  • 27 February – Fi Glover, journalist and presenter
  • 18 June – Katie Derham, radio presenter
  • 23 November – Zoe Ball, television and radio presenter
  • 25 November – Emma B, radio presenter
  • 2 December – Jo Russell, radio presenter
  • Verity Sharp, music presenter

See also

References

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