In The Pink

 

This morning I have returned to the radio, BBC Radio 2 to be specific, for some company. I have always been a big radio fan but have listened to it seldomly in recent months favouring our own music selections. We have all of our music on the PC so its so easy to come in and set a playlist off or play all music and see what comes up but there is no sub substitute for me for the companionship you get from listening to the radio. My all time favourite DJ Terry Wogan passed away just over a year ago but his predecessor and colleagues at the good old BBC keep me in good company. I have played around with internet radio as you can access hundreds of stations around the world but I have never settled into regular listening. If anyone has a station they can recommend I would be happy to hear about it so I can check it out. For now its me and Ken Bruce, whiling away the morning.  Image Credit: The Telegraph

I have made a few long early morning journeys over the past couple of weeks to attend training and an exam in Suffolk. My new company car has a great stereo but no memory stick socket and I have not had a chance to burn some cd's for it yet. As such I turned back to my old friend radio 2. The first day I was early enough to listen to Sarah Kennedy again which was wonderful. And I was even more delighted when she finished to discover that my timing could not be better and Chris Evans (the current breakfast show DJ) was on holiday! His temporary replacement has been Graham Norton. I cannot listen to Chris Evans in the morning, don't ask me why but if I do I know I will end up crashing my car! However I do like Graham Norton and more importantly my other old breakfast show favourite, Alan Dedicoat , came back too! Since Wogan left I have not really listened to the radio and I had begun to forget just how much I love it, especially in the morning. I arrived each day at my destinati...

Today marked the last broadcast of Wake up to Wogan . I am currently listening again via the BBC Iplayer as I had to go to work this morning before the show finished. You can listen to the last seven days of shows via the BBC Radio 2 website . Click HERE to listen to todays final broadcast. I have been mentally writing a farewell letter to Terry for many weeks now. In the end many many people wrote in and reflected my thoughts and feelings. So I have decided to save my letter until his new weekly Sunday show starts on Valentines Day 2010 and instead of dwelling on how much I will miss him, put my effort into welcoming him back to the airwaves! My Sunday routine is about to change! In addition to listening to the last few shows you can sign Terry's online card HERE . If like me you feel the need to reach out to the TOGMeister why not leave him a message. In recent years in particular I have become used to this Terry's wonderfully familiar and comforting voice getting me thr...

I have to confess, even after my last post, I am feeling very festive at the moment. Since waking up to dark mornings in a warm house, which has been going on for the past few weeks now, every day feels like Christmas Day! Well at least for the few minutes before I remember I have to get dressed and go to work! If I had my way the decorations would be up and the Christmas play list my fella and I created a few years back would be playing! And speaking of Christmas songs, the Terry Wogan and Aled Jones Christmas song Silver Bells is now available to download from iTunes, and is also available at other stores for purchase or download. It is all for the very excellent cause of Children in Need and I am hoping that it becomes Christmas Number 1 this year. Aside from supporting the very worth while charity all TOGS (and TYGS) are hopeful that it can be achieved in tribute to the TOGMeister as we approach the end of the Wake up to Wogan show which will be airing for the very last time ever o...

It is with a heavy heart that I comment on the recently announced news that as of 18th December this year Terry Wogan will be retiring from the breakfast show 'Wake up to Wogan' on BBC Radio 2. Radio 2 is a big part of my day and I listen to much of the daily shows. In addition, like many, many people nationwide Terry Wogan has been part of my life since childhood. My parents used to have him on in the mornings as I was getting ready for school. He has in recent years brought a smile to my face on many mornings with his melodic, baritone voice and calming demeanor. I am absolutely gutted that he is going and find myself concerned about what I will listen to during my morning journey. I do not approve of the chosen replacement of Chris Evans. Although his success with the drivetime show is a tribute to him and the Radio 2 team I can only take him in small doses and cannot face the thought of him in the mornings. I have no doubt that he will make it a success and build his own mo...