That b....y television advert!

Hi Paul:  and a most wonderful New Year to you, my friend.

I agree completely about radio advertising.  That's one reason why I now listen to the BBC at work - I pick one of the local stations and listen all day at work.  Commercial free and what a variety of music they play!  It's great!  I wish I could get it in my car.

I have listened to it, Michael.  It's great!  In fact, I think I'll turn it on now.

They're playing some Indian/Asian music now - it's great!

Hi Ruth---that's why BBC Radio Berkshire is normally tuned in the car. The music sound quality seems better to me than the CD's. Shame they love talking over song intro's. I like the older stuff so Sat nights was listening to Dave Cash, relayed from BBC Kent, and Sundays, 5 to 7PM, [Tony] Gillam's Gold----hits from the last 40 years, relayed from BBC Oxford, often with interesting anecdotes about the song or artiste.

The other day he was playing US Number Ones from 1966 ( I think) and played Simon & Garfunkle's, The Sound(s) of Silence, electrified version over-dubbed by Bob Dylan's The Band without their knowledge, thus didn't know they had a No. 1 hit, which ended up on The Graduate sound track later.  Their own acoustic version that The Band borrowed, had gone no where in the charts earlier, ending up as a track on their Weds Morning, 3AM LP which a Boston DJ kept playing until it reached the ears of Mr Dylan and Co. who had a play with it in the studio, producing a No. 1 hit by accident.

Hi Paul:  I listened to Dave Cash yesterday, during the 50s segment.  He does not have a British accent.

I will, George.  Those are about the hours I would be listening whilst I'm at work.  That's noon to three, my time.

Hmmm, that personal history sounds a bit familiar.  Brought up in Canada, moved to England....sound familiar?