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Simon Mayo DrivetimeCelebrating 90 Years of the BBCMe and My Radio

Pictures of Simon's listeners with their radios to mark the BBC's 90th birthday in 2012.

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This is a photo of our frog waterproof radio which we listen to in the bathroom. He's called 'Freddy'.

Ellie (aged 3.5 years) and Evie (aged 5 weeks)

  • My radio is my room, it fills it up with all the other people in the world and I can never feel lonely when I have it turned on
  • Me and My Radio in 1961 and now in 2012. The radio has not changed and still works, however I have changed and stopped working.
  • This is me and my old portable valve radio, can’t receive Radio 2 as only MW and LW. I recreated the original advert's photo!
  • The 'wireless' that belonged to my grandparents - it has many memories for me and I'm really proud to have been given it.
  • Fred and his Radio, special to him because it was given to him by a dear old gentleman named Richard who died age 96 in 2002.
  • Myself and just a few of the collection... Nothing sounds better than Radio 2 on a valve radio!
  • This is a photo of our frog waterproof radio which we listen to in the bathroom. He's called 'Freddy'.
  • My trusty old 1956 Philips B5X63A Bi-Ampli radio. This model was specially made as a present for Philips employees in Holland.
  • I live in Berlin - there's nothing like Radio 2. My contact with home is internet radio streamed through a tablet.
  • On holiday in North Wales in 1962 listening with my dad and sisters. Our Radio has always been part of our family!
  • Here I am in my shop listening to your show - the radio behind me is 80 years old this year and still going strong!
  • Me and my 1955 KB radiogram that was brought from Chester to southern France. It's been fully repaired and works beautifully!
  • Me and our ancient PYE valve radio. It takes a while to warm up, but reminds me good things are sometimes worth waiting for!
  • Me with my McMichael console radio which my parents bought around 1951. I had it restored to working order in 1994.
  • Me and my Radio 1 radio from Gary Davies for a caption competition win.
  • My self-made Guitar Radio. I've always had a great attachment for radio, listening under the covers at night to Radio Luxembourg

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