Goodbye to the House of Fun?

Article Abstract:

The BBC's plans to develop services of distinction in their document 'Extending Choice' are seen as ending television 'soaps' but also threaten Radio 1. Although it is popular it consists of disc jockey shows, which are excluded in the plans as services similar to those available in the commercial marketplace are low priority. Record producer Pete Waterman instigated a Save Radio 1 campaign which includes a job description for intelligent disc jockeys.

Management, Planning, British Broadcasting Corp., Employment, Broadcasting, Radio stations, Disc jockeys, Popular music radio stations

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Martin Kelner went in search of a sad-old-end-of-the-pier-comic story. But when he found it, he discovered Freddie 'Parrot Face' Davies had rewritten the script

Article Abstract:

Comedian Freddie Davies was a well-known television personality in the 1960s and early 1970s, and at the time looked set to be remembered as one of the greatest British comics. He has been much less popular over recent years, and at one stage even tried to get work in the US. However, he is now hoping that a new British film in which he appears, 'Funny Bones,' will revive his fortunes,

Interview, Comedians, Davies, Freddie

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