31 Days In May: part 31

One final set of questions.

Who uttered the last words to be broadcast on:
1) TV-am
2) Thames Television
3) The Big Breakfast
4) Mark Radcliffe’s Radio 1 graveyard shift
5) Eldorado?

Thanks to everyone who’s joined in this bit of nonsense during the month.

31 Days In May: part 30

Which of these is not a song by Paul McCartney?

a) Oo You
b) Bogey Music
c) Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reggae
d) Bip Bop
e) Electricity Man

31 Days In May: part 29

Three quick questions today:

Who was the first voice to be heard on
a) Radio 1
b) Radio 5
c) Radio 5 Live?

31 Days In May: part 28

Here’s Mary Whitehouse in 1967 talking about her favourite programme. But what is it?

“Already there are some programmes serving a very real social purpose. Week after week that popular programme xxxx has brought to us the tragic side of life, but always with humour and drama and with a responsible objective in mind. It shows that the BBC can do it if it wants to.”

31 Days In May: part 27

What’s the odd one out in this list – and why?

Window cleaner
Milliner
Billsticker
Costermonger
Post Office engineer

31 Days In May: part 26

One last batch of Radio Times billings to identify, this time from May 1988:

1) Tonight’s contest is between Sandbach School from Chesire and All Saints High School from Huddersfield.

2) Imported animals are found slaughtered and with the use of a metal detector and surgery, Taylor finds out why.

3) From the casino in xxx, introduced by Gary Davies. Some of the artists in today’s programme include Bananarama, Climie Fisher, Taylor Dayne, Was (Not Was) and Donny Osmond.

4) Real-life stories about children today, told by children themselves.

5) “It’s all about you, the Great British public”, says Derek Jameson. For the next 13 weeks he’ll be joined by reporters Jeni Barnett, Lucy Pilkington and Chris Serle.

31 Days In May: part 25

Whose nose do you suppose?

And the answer is…

31 Days In May: part 24

Which of these are not episode titles from This Life?

a) Milly Liar
b) You Can’t Make An Omelette Without Breaking Egg
c) Apocalypse Wow
d) I Can See Four, Miles
e) One Bedding And A Funeral

31 Days In May: part 23

The production team for This Is Your Life used to have a code-name system in operation, to help disguise the identity of forthcoming subjects. Which celebrities were given the following, not entirely unrelated, handles? Each one refers to an aspect of that person’s career (a programme, an advert, etc.) or a play on one of their names.

1) Cube
2) Legend
3) Yeast
4) House
5) Abbot

31 Days In May: part 22

Match up the Eurovision winning song with the correct country:

1) Diggy-Loo Diggy-Ley
2) Ding-Dinge-Dong
3) A Ba Ni Bi
4) La, La, La
5) Insieme: 1992

a) Italy
b) Spain
c) Sweden
d) Israel
e) Netherlands

31 Days In May: part 21

More sequel-itis:

What was Margaret Thatcher’s favourite pop song?

31 Days In May: part 20

Another literary effort today. Who penned these memoirs?

1) Let’s Get Through Wednesday
2) It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
3) The Harder Path
4) Jacobs’ Ladder
5) A Clown Too Many

Not to crow or anything but…

…this is old news.

31 Days In May: part 19

A theme scene today. Which programmes boasted (or in some cases, still boast) these pieces of music as their signature tune?

1) By The Sleepy Lagoon
2) The Good Word
3) An Ordinary Copper
4) Johnny Todd
5) Offside
6) Old Ned
7) Barwick Green
8) With A Song In My Heart

31 Days In May: part 18

More Radio Times billings to identify, this time from March 1989:

1) Consumer advice, misprints, mishaps and real-life humour drawn from your letters.

2) As a hippie community come to the outback to commune with nature, Geoff finds the city isn’t all he remembered, while Chris has to deal with a difficult patient dying of emphysema.

3) With the aid of international experts and personalities on the satellite link, xxx goes world-wide to test the trends, plunder the programmes, and take a look at what’s on everywhere, right now.

4) “I want some straight answers Sally – I want to know what’s going on.”

5) Rock for grown-ups, including Brian Wilson, Robert Cray, Malcolm McLaren and Huey Lewis.

31 Days In May: part 17

Re-arrange this list of artistes into the order they appeared on stage at Live Aid (earliest first):

U2
Paul McCartney
Elvis Costello
Queen
Sade
Noel Edmonds

31 Days In May: part 16

Halfway through these now; to everyone who’s contributed so far, many thanks.

Today: what’s happening here?

31 Days In May: part 15

Match the household junk to the Blue Peter Appeal:

1) Used stamps
2) Pre-decimal coins
3) Silver paper
4) Buttons, buckles and badges
5) Scrap metal

a) The 3Bs Appeal (1974)
b) Guide Dogs For The Blind (1964)
c) Lifeline Lebanon (1976)
d) Lend An Ear (1985)
e) Operation Pipeline (1981)

31 Days In May: part 14

Which of these albums had the most number of tracks also released as singles?

Madonna LIKE A PRAYER
Pet Shop Boys INTROSPECTIVE
Michael Jackson DANGEROUS
REM AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE

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