Still listening to all that junk...it was Arthur Askey the other day, Take It From Here etc. The Navy Lark and Round the Horne (with Julian and Sandy bringing up the rear) are classy pieces of the spoken word. And it all sounds such natural good fun!I believe this Bush was bought to better hear the forthcoming coronation, (1953).
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The memories, 'Top of the Form', 'Journey into Space', Peter Brough and Archie Andrews, 'The Navy Lark', 'Beyond our Ken' and 'Round the Horne'
Wonderful for warming your hands up on a cold day.
We used to have a small Bush set, which used the mains cable to drop the voltage, so as well as warming your hands on the valves at the back of the set, you could use the cable as well. That unit has now been donated to the vintage wireless display at the Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre. Worth a visit next time anyone's visiting Bognor.![]()
Didn't they make a "heterodyne whistle" as they warmed up or something, or was that the noise you heard between stations? A lovely noise anyway.
Does anybody remember Radio Geronimo from the late 1960s? They used to send out skins for rolling foot-long joints if you sent a modest contribution. Their adverts on air were spectacularly appealing to hormone-fuelled youths......a young lady huskily breathing " I love to ball with men who listen to Radio Geronimo...." Happy memories...
Oh Glow worm! That's a feast! Thank you. Edit: If anybody could post a clip of their intro and outro music, a particularly spacey version of Amazing Grace by "The Bauls of Bengal", I would die a happy man....I once heard that a young Richard Branson offered to help them out in the 70s and they told him to Foxtrot Oscar!
Edit- found this link: http://www.radiogeronimo.co.uk/