Your Favourite Radio Show of All-Time

wnolan1992 · 22-07-2014 7:13pm #1

So we've currently got two threads about stations we hate/wouldn't miss, shur why not inject a bit of positive vibes to counter-balance that? :P

So, of all time, what was/is your favourite radio show?

For me, it's hands down The Ray Foley Show, probably the Blast days above all else just because nostalgia was better in them days. I've said this here before I think, but it's basically the first show I would put time aside to listen to every night if I could. We didn't have Spin down here in those days, so it was really my first introduction to youth oriented radio.

Honourable mentions go to Victor Barry before he moved to mornings, KC and Lenny on the Red Rooster and Talking History circa 2010.

ofcork · 22-07-2014 7:17pm

I second ray foley also will leahy drivetime was great.

chilloutrelax · 22-07-2014 7:23pm

For me the strawberry alarm clock back around 1996-1999 with Colm Hayes, Joan Lea and Justin McKenna on FM104. It was quite unique at that time.

Also was a fan of Rick O'Shea drive time show on FM104 back in the late 90s.

Mondo 088 · 22-07-2014 11:04pm

Val Joyce on Late date one of a kind.

Skid X · 22-07-2014 11:18pm

Nick Abbot had a late night phone in show on Virgin 1215 around 1992-93 which blew me away. I've never heard anything like it before or since. He got moved to an earlier slot and then sacked soon enough but it was magic while it lasted.

He's on LBC now but it's a very watered down version of his old persona.

Say Your Number · 22-07-2014 11:29pm

Off the Ball 2007 to 2013, it had the perfect mix of silliness and serious thoughtful analysis, I love Ken's philosophical and existential musings, while they are still going in podcast form it's not the same as tuning into them for a few hours every evening.

buckfasterer · 22-07-2014 11:30pm

That Gerry Ryan fella wasn't too bad......

real rocker · 23-07-2014 8:30am

Alan Freeman was a one off & when I first heard Pickin' The Pops in the 60's it sounded very refreshing. He also had a Saturday afternoon Rock Show during the late 1970's. None of the follow on imitations came near in my view.

Leilak · 23-07-2014 6:12pm

Gerry Ryan
R & B with Tony D (RIP)
James Whale late night talk circa 1995 Sports Radio

stephenireland · 24-07-2014 12:25pm

Will Leahy's Saturday Show...with the Sports Guy!!!

Tombo2001 · 24-07-2014 12:27pm

Two favourites

Off the Ball (2011 vintage)

Donal Dineen

Other honourable mentions

Reels to Ragas
South Wind Blows
Any Tom Dunne music show

ballsymchugh · 24-07-2014 12:32pm

adam and joe on bbc 6 music.

their take on the shyte pierce brosnan movie taffin was legendary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVFyznuyx8Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO6dw-TFXqY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4LMDAnq7UQ

zoobizoo · 24-07-2014 12:34pm

I used to like Sean Hughes on GLR in London.. and Mark Lamarr. They made London seem more like a village than a city.

USed to like Maloney after Midnight when I was in school..

Lapin · 24-07-2014 1:02pm

The late Mike Dickin on Talksport.

Klim · 24-07-2014 1:20pm

Mark and Lard's afternoon show on BBC Radio1. Just brilliant. How they got away with half the stuff, I'll never know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itMGRYAUsPE

Skid X · 24-07-2014 1:45pm

Also, pretty much any of Danny Baker's shows but particularly his Morning Edition show on the old Radio 5. It was an unpredictable irreverent feast of wit energy, character and whimsy. Like nothing I'd ever heard on the radio before.

http://www.internettreehouse.co.uk/updated.htm

Ol' Donie · 24-07-2014 8:35pm

Proper Off The Ball. No question.

ads20101 · 24-07-2014 8:38pm

Chris Tarrent on Capital when I was a student nurse in London.

Shame he left dj ing to do who wants to be a millionaire.

Harry Palmr · 24-07-2014 8:47pm

BBC Radio 4 The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy 1978/79, bloody marvellous!

gammygils · 24-07-2014 9:04pm

Scrap Saturday with Dermot Morgan.
Early 90's
Used to listen to it in bed hungover!!

zoobizoo · 24-07-2014 9:18pm

I used to like Ian Dempsey in the mornings on 2fm when Zig & Zag were on doing their interpretation of songs.

Enya's "Save a whale, save a whale, save a whale" from Orinoco flow

Mary Black's "no front ears"

Jason Donavan's "too many broken harps in the world, too many strings have been broken in two"

Diabhal Beag · 25-07-2014 12:38am

Lapin wrote: »

The late Mike Dickin on Talksport.

What a damn good choice. He's just behind James Whale in my own list purely because aul Whale could go from talking Lib Dems to extra terrestrial portals in the Middle East and take them both equally seriously.

grey_so_what · 25-07-2014 12:44am

They are two quirky little shows but I love "Playback" on a Saturday morning and "Sunday Miscellany"....

The weekend wouldn't be the same without them.....

foxtrot101 · 25-07-2014 1:22am

Diabhal Beag wrote: »

What a damn good choice. He's just behind James Whale in my own list purely because aul Whale could go from talking Lib Dems to extra terrestrial portals in the Middle East and take them both equally seriously.

The main reason I listened to James Whale was Ash - best sidekick ever.

The Gerry Ryan Show was brillant in it's early years, not so much by the end though.

I still miss Ken's OTB football show. Ah well.

It's all a bit twee, but I really like John Bowman's Sunday morning show.

westmidlands · 26-07-2014 1:15pm

Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1
Friday Nights 80's on Today FM when Tim Kelly did it
The Jam - Ben Murray - FM104

Loafing Oaf · 26-07-2014 4:50pm

Ricky Gervais show on XFM. Although I only listened to it as an actual radio show a handful of times and wasn't wildly impressed at the time.

Currently Free Thinking on BBC Radio 3.

Welsh Megaman · 26-07-2014 4:51pm

As Klim already mentioned, Mark and Lard's afternoon show on BBC Radio 1 was comedy brilliance and never boring.

Also 'Sounds Of The Sixties' on BBC Radio 2 with Brian Matthew on Saturday mornings.

26-07-2014 4:59pm

Radio Romance with Michael Gerard on LMFM

Welsh Megaman · 26-07-2014 5:09pm

I was also a big fan of 'America's Greatest Hits' on BBC Radio 2 with *cough* Paul Gambaccini.

Harry Palmr · 26-07-2014 5:58pm

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Two favourites

Off the Ball (2011 vintage)

Donal Dineen

Other honourable mentions

Reels to Ragas
South Wind Blows
Any Tom Dunne music show

Pretty scandalous the way Dineen was squeezed off the airwaves, his Today FM provided me with hours of *cough* free music to listen to the following day when on the road.

grey_so_what · 26-07-2014 6:02pm

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

I was also a big fan of 'America's Greatest Hits' on BBC Radio 2 with *cough* Paul Gambaccini.

Is he ***coughs, ahems,*** one of the baddies convicted??....:(

I loved that show too.....

Resume123 · 26-07-2014 6:13pm

"Letter from America" - Alistair Cooke - BBC World Service -

Welsh Megaman · 26-07-2014 11:09pm

grey_so_what wrote: »

Is he ***coughs, ahems,*** one of the baddies convicted??....:(

I loved that show too.....

As far as I know, he's been released on bail. Don't expect to hear him on the BBC again.

Harry Palmr · 26-07-2014 11:13pm

I'm Sorry I haven't a Clue (1972-) Bring me the Thread of Alfredo Garcia.

grey_so_what · 26-07-2014 11:21pm

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

As far as I know, he's been released on bail. Don't expect to hear him on the BBC again.

:mad::(:eek:

***so sad for all involved***:(

Euphoria Intensifies · 28-07-2014 4:15pm

Favourite show of all time for me is the early years of the Chris Moyles breakfast show/last years of afternoon show. First heard Moyles et al as an impressionable 11 year old looking for a new radio station to listen to after Atlantic 252 went off the air. It blew my mind - there was nothing like it on Irish radio at the time. I found it waned a bit after 2009 (must have been when the issues amongst the team first started to arise), so I just didn't listen as much.

The Blast with Ray Foley & JP also was a huge love of mine, and very much enjoy Ray & JP's breakfast show these days.

Honourable mentions go to Tom Dunne's Pet Sounds, Paul McLoone, Colin Murray's night time show on BBCR1 circa 2007. The Lockup/The Punk Show (BBCR1) circa 2006 and Scott Mills.

ford fiesta · 28-07-2014 6:06pm

Up there is Richard Allinson's weekend overnight show 3 to 6 am on BBC Radio 2. He is a fantastic music presenter with great personality and listener interaction and seems to have a big input on what gets played.

Sadly, the show's being axed in October to make way for a new overnight schedule that will feature 'the best bits of radio 2' in Richard's slot.

What a shame to axe these live shows. An end of an era for BBC Radio 2. Tune in while you can.

Welsh Megaman · 29-07-2014 8:58pm

Add 'The John Creedon Show' to the list.

Hardly ever miss a show, listen back if I do.

Go with the flow

Losty Dublin · 29-07-2014 11:32pm

Shows and presenters I loved?

Any Deccie and Bob shows; those two had a one off special connection when on air together.
Maxi and Val Joyce were master and mistress of the wee small hours.
Brendan Balfe made RTE feel like the Fab 208 anytime he took to the air.
Maurice Nevin was one who, had he not bee taken away too early, would have made strides; he was too good for radio Dublin and Heartbeat of the mid 90's Free Radio scene.
Gareth Kenny, Andy Preston, Chris Murray, Tracey Lee and Barry Dunne. Between them they made Sunset sound like fun and really stand out on air, more even than Gary's heavy compressor There were others but they were my stand outs.
George Hook. In a world where presenters try to sound intelligent about anything, Hook is only too happy to ask stupid and awkward questions when they are needed.

I could go on

Lovely Bloke · 30-07-2014 8:25am

Mark & Lard was genius radio, used to listen to it on a pirated relay on 92fm in Dublin back in the late 90s or so. Fat Harry White, legend.

Chris Moyles at around the same era too.

Actually, the Chris Moyles Breakfast show had some hilarious parts too - Carpark Catchphrase to name one, and the "Classic Hits" section he used to do on a Friday.

Your Favourite Radio Show of All-Time

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