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RadioToday - UK & Ireland @handle.invalid · 29/07/2026

Former BBC Political Correspondent Paul Rowley is returning to commercial radio for a day on Boom ’66.

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 22/03/2026

I’ve unearthed, curated + digitised another Kenny Everett gem being broadcast today on BBC Radio 4 Extra at 0730,1230 + 1830 plus 0230 (Monday) + BBC Sounds as part of its listener request weekend. It’s the first national airing of a revealing interview from 50 years ago on BBC Radio Merseyside.

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Kenny Everett on Radio Merseyside - BBC Sounds

A revealing interview from 1976 with the “wireless wizard”. Presented by Iain Mann.

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 22/03/2026

I’ve unearthed another Kenny Everett gem being broadcast today on BBC Radio 4 Extra at 0730,1230,1830 + 0230 (Monday) as part of its listener request weekend. It’s the first national airing of a revealing interview with Cuddly Ken from 50 years ago on BBC Radio Merseyside

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Lost Kenny Everett interview airs nationally this Sunday

Rare Kenny Everett interview from 1976 set for national radio broadcast

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 25/12/2025

Kenny Everett would have been 81 today. He was born on Christmas Day 1944 and left us in 1995 aged 50. In my view he was our greatest radio practitioner. Here’s my 2009 radio documentary about his early life “Happy Birthday Maurice Cole” (his real name). www.mixcloud.com/NickClark196...

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Happy Birthday Maurice Cole !

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 25/12/2025

Kenny Everett would have been 81 today. He was born Maurice Cole on Christmas Day 1944 and left us in 1995 aged just 50. The wireless wizard was a radio genius. Here’s my documentary from 2001 about his time on BBC Local Radio www.mixcloud.com/nick-clark11...

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Kenny Everett - The Local Radio Years

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 23/12/2025

61 years ago today on December 23, 1964, Radio London came on air, arguably the most successful of the offshore pirates. Its Top 40 format, slick jingles + DJs such as Kenny Everett, Tony Blackburn + John Peel changed the face of UK radio, paving the way for Radio 1 and licensed commercial radio

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 19/09/2025

Happy 100th birthday to a radio giant Pete Murray, who I had the pleasure of working with at LBC/IRN in the late 80s/early 90s. A pioneer on Luxy, 6.5 Special, the Light Programme, TOTP and R1/2 he was one of the nicest people in the business. And he still has that amazing quiff!

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 14/08/2025

On this day 58 years ago the Marine Offences Act outlawed Britain’s offshore radio stations. At 3 o’clock on August 14, 1967 this 12-year-old was in tears as Radio London closed down. Radio Caroline continued for 7 more months but without the pirates we wouldn’t have had Radio 1 or commercial radio.

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 02/08/2025

Wigan Athletic begin their 48th season since being elected to the Football League, half of them (24) in the 3rd tier (Third Division, Division 2, now League One), with 8 seasons apiece in the Premier League, the 2nd tier and the 4th. Plus 40 years in non-league. Is League 1 #wafc’s “natural home”?

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 13/04/2025

Yesterday’s goalless draw with Wrexham was Wigan Athletic’s 8th 0-0 of the season, a joint club record in both 2000/01 (reached Division 2 play-offs) + 2016/17 in the Championship (relegated). Another 0-0 in the remaining 5 games of this season will be an outright #wafc record in league + non-league

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 15/02/2025

Richard Attenborough started it at the opening of Capital Radio in 1973 followed by Terry Smith at Radio City (Liverpool) in 1974, Graham Dene at Boom Radio 4 years ago today, then Nicky. All saying “for the VERY first time”. Tautological. A redundant word. Just saying. I’m a journalistic pedant.

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 07/02/2025

Thank you, Matt. Much appreciated.

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 07/02/2025

Fascinating statistics, Matt. Do you have the top half of the table i.e. the top 50. I can roughly work out the top dozen from the Rajar stats, but I’d appreciate seeing the full table for London or showing me where I (and others) can access it.

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 25/01/2025

Wigan Athletic’s 1st double of the season after 4-0 away win in Sept. James Carragher’s 1st career goal in his 17th league appearance for #wafc. Dad Jamie managed just 3 goals in 508 Premier League apps for Liverpool though the 1st was in his 2nd game in 3-0 win over Aston Villa this month in 1997.

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 18/01/2025

Wigan Athletic’s 2-1 victory at Stevenage means they’ve now beaten EVERY team they’ve met in the Football League and the Premier League, 105 teams in total. Stevenage did the double over #wafc last season, and drew 0-0 at the Brick in September.

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 18/01/2025

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 17/01/2025

I worked with Denis on Match Time + Match Night on Granada TV between 1981-83. A brilliant footballer but unlike today’s pundits he didn’t like publicly criticising other players, most of whom weren’t as good as him. A true gent. RIP The Lawman. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Denis Law: The squinting kid who grew into giant of global game

The Scotland and Manchester United legend had elegance, charisma and courage. He was a playmaker and a goalscorer, a total footballer, adored by his team-mates and a giant of the game, writes Tom Engl...

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 17/01/2025

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Denis Law: The squinting kid who grew into giant of global game

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99th Red Balloon @99thredballoon.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Thank you to whoever recommended the Kenny Everett Radio Bristol shows on BBC Sounds. Bloody Kenny, making me snigger out loud on the bus

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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

This Kenny Everett Show on Radio Bristol has been cleaned up and it’s a really good listen. No radio station would allow a show like this now. (Also, I didn’t know ‘Puppet Man’ by Tom Jones, but instantly realised that Corduroy had lifted it for ‘London, England’.) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol - 12/06/1971 - BBC Sounds

The wireless wizard’s first BBC Local Radio show in 1971 after Radio 1 fired him.

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 31/12/2024

Johnnie Walker, the DJ who continued broadcasting aboard Radio Caroline Sputv on August 14,1967 defying the Marine Offences Act which outlawed pirate radio, leaving this 12-year old in tears. Half a century later I thanked him at the Offshore 50 reunion. “For no man will ever forget … “ RIP JW

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Davidp1103 @davidp1103.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Required listening! Just how clever was this guy? No-one comes near to his presentation skills.Much missed

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 30/12/2024

If you missed the 3 Kenny Everett shows from Radio Bristol from 1971, broadcast during Christmas week on Radio 4 Extra, they’re now in one place on BBC Sounds. Also available, my two Cuddly Ken documentaries : “The BBC Local Radio Years” + “Happy Birthday Maurice Cole”. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...

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BBC Sounds - Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol on BBC Sounds.

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 29/12/2024

37-year old Steven Fletcher’s stoppage-time winner for @Wrexham_AFC is his 8th goal v Wigan Athletic for 5 clubs over 15 years, having previously scored for Burnley (1) Wolves (2) + Sunderland (3) in the Premier League + Sheffield Wednesday (1) in the Championship. #wafc.

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The Leaf Library @theleaflibrary.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

These are glorious (thanks for the nod, @maxtundra.com)

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 28/12/2024

Lift Up Your Hearts. Jack De Manio. Daily Service. Alvar Lidell. Music and Movement. William Hardcastle. Afternoon Theatre. Anona Winn. Listen With Mother. Gale Pedrick. Workers’ Playtime. Home This Afternoon. Toytown. John Ebdon. In Town Tonight. Twenty Questions. David Dunhill : “What’s Radio 4?”

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 28/12/2024

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@imagespending.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

BBCR4 has been playing some of Kenny Everett's radio shows from the 1970s. (www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... from 47:30). Everett plays "It Don't Matter To Me" by Bread. Listening to it, I thought the song was sincere, but now I'm realizing I missed the irony and sarcasm. Sincerely ironic?

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G @graaaarm.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Fantastic dip into post RAM period, adored by Kenny Everett on 4 track. Even plays a Norman Smith tune! Amazingly close relationship he had with The Beatles, they trusted him

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

This is so good! And very funny, love how he plays Too Many People before the interview with John!

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Jillian Reilly @jillianreilly.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

This is brilliant. And it's lovely to hear contemporaneous positivity for Ram!

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 28/12/2024

Yes, Ann. I’ve been on Radio 4 Extra every day this week at 1000, 1600, and midnight with my two documentaries on Monday and Christmas Day, and introducing the three Radio Bristol programmes on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and yesterday. All are still on BBC Sounds.

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Nemo @nemonihil1664.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

John Lennon interview from 1971. Not heard this before! Starts 18 minutes in.

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Max Tundra @maxtundra.com · 27/12/2024

An unmissable long-lost work of genius from the greatest radio producer/DJ to ever do it. Just deranged levels of creativity throughout. (And the Lennon interview is a peach!)

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 27/12/2024

It is timeless. Kenny Everett loved songs with melody. Lots of Beatles, Beach Boys, Harry Nilsson, Cat Stevens, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Fifth Dimension, Bread, Simon and Garfunkel. Mama Cass, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves, and Colin Blunstone. Class. Quality. Proper DJ playing proper stuff.

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Ann Hopcyn @annhopcyn.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

I loved him 1st time around.

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 27/12/2024

Thanks, Ann. I’m delighted you enjoyed them. Kenny Everett lived near Llandovery when he was finally allowed back on Radio 1 in 1973. His programmes were recorded at his home studio at a farm Gwarllwyn in Pentre-ty-Gwyn, having moved from Cowfold in Sussex where he recorded his Radio Bristol shows.

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 27/12/2024

That’s easy for you to say, Ann. I hope you enjoyed the week of Kenny Everett programmes on BBC Radio 4 Extra.

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Count Yorga @bobbatatt.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Hats off to you the 10am one was brilliant. The John Lennon interview you could feel the animosity that happened between Lennon and McCartney

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 27/12/2024

I’ve digitally remastered another of Kenny Everett’s Radio Bristol programmes, being broadcast today on Radio 4 Extra at 1000, 1600 + midnight. It’s a work of art + includes an interview with John Lennon not heard since it went out on July 3, 1971. Now on BBC Sounds. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol - 03/07/1971 - BBC Sounds

Kenny Everett is joined by Beatle John Lennon on local radio. From July 1971.

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AngryDigit @angrydigit.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Today I have been, mostly, listening to old Kenny Everett shows thanks to BBC sounds and Radio 4extra. As big an influence on forming my sense of humour as Spike Milligan, with much of the same manic energy. Happy Eternal birthday for yesterday Ken!

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 26/12/2024

I’ve digitally remastered Kenny Everett’s Boxing Day show on BBC Radio Bristol from 1971. It’s being broadcast today on Radio 4 Extra at 1000, 1600 + midnight + BBC Sounds. It includes a Christmas appeal to Radio 1 to reinstate him after his sacking the previous year. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol - 26/12/1971 - BBC Sounds

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol, a day after his birthday - Boxing Day 1971.

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Paul Rowley @paulrowleyradio.com · 26/12/2024

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Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol - 26/12/1971 - BBC Sounds

Kenny Everett on BBC Radio Bristol, a day after his birthday - Boxing Day 1971.

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RadioJottings @radiojottings.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Radio genius Kenny Everett was born 80 years ago this week. The documentary The Local Radio Years tells the story of Kenny’s time making shows for BBC local radio in the early 70s after his sacking from Radio 1. Made in 2001 by @paulrowleyradio.com it’s now on BBC Sounds buff.ly/4fvJLob

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