r/BritishRadio

Has Vernon Kay been away?

On Radio 2 today I heard a pre-recorded trailer with vernon saying “I’m back” followed by an ad for his show.

I hadn’t noticed he’d been away, and this sort of trailer seems unusual if he’s only returned from a short holiday.

Have I missed something?

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u/cake-bake-fake — 15 hours ago

2 x 1980s Chiltern Radio adverts

It’s haunted me for years that seared into my skull are the tunes for Poplar’s Nursery (“pop along to Poplar’s Nursery…”) and “Larkswood Take wood….and turn it into furniture” and yet I can’t find a clip of either to play to my tortured wife. Anyone got any suggestions where I can find clips for these 80s local commercial radio adverts? They were on ALL the time!

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u/solidpro99 — 23 hours ago

Transcription by Kate Atkinson ('18): Juliet Armstrong got her WWII job in MI5 as she was so good at lying during the interview. Later she works for BBC Schools and sees an old conspirator who lies about knowing her and when she gets a threatening note about a past crime she doesn't know which one.

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u/whatatwit — 1 day ago

Hans Christian Andersen read by Toby Jones. In the final story a wicked prince decides to ignore the standards of behaviour of those with wealth and power. He pillages and conquers all his neighbours and demands statues of him are placed on the altars. When the priests refuse he declares war on God.

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u/whatatwit — 2 days ago

Maths Profs Sarah Hart and Marcus du Sautoy discuss the art of MC Escher with Misha Glenny and the curator of the Escher in the Palace gallery Judith Kadee. Like Bach, Escher didn't know he was good at Maths but he had a lifelong mutually rewarding relationship with the Group Theorist Donald Coxeter

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u/whatatwit — 3 days ago