90 x 90: The Full Set (1970-1989)
Celebrating 90 years of BBC radio - short features marking some memorable radio moments.
1970: The Long March of Everyman
Daniel Snowman begins work on a landmark history of the British People.
1971: If You Think You've Got Problems
Worried married woman seeks an anti-aphrodisiac and advice in radio's agony column.
1972: Belfast's Golden Girl
Mary Peters remembers winning Gold in the Olympics, and her Belfast homecoming.
1973: Let’s Get This Show on The Roadshow
Tour Manager Richard Greaves relives a day in the life of the Radio 1 Roadshow.
1974: Spike's tales from the Raj
Spike Milligan tells the story of his Indian colonial childhood.
1975: Order, Order
Ken Clarke revisits the start of Parliamentary radio & the fear it would change the House.
1976: Mind over matter
A young Colin Blakemore's Reith Lecture on understanding the human brain.
1977: This is Radio Orkney
Livestock prices and a dating agency for sheep. A different kind of local radio.
1978: Drainpipe Radio
Hear 13-year-old Jeremy Vine making his radio debut on his own home made station.
1979: Up All Night
On the first night of 24 hour national broadcasting - Radio 2 DJs on how to fill the time.
1980: The difficult second Series
Simon Jones, who played Arthur Dent recalls the hurried birth of the difficult 2nd series
1981: Lady of the Rings
Elizabeth Parker recalls manipulating sound in the Radiophonic Workshop.
1982: A Mole on the Radio
Adrian Mole, Radio 4's surprise hit of 1982, was famously anti-Thatcher.
1983: It was Our Tune
Grace Dent explains her teenage love of Our Tune.
1984: The Assassination of Indira Gandhi
Hardeep Singh Kohli remembers hearing Mark Tully break the news of Indira Gandhi's death.
1985: Piano Movement
How to 'fill' for 30 minutes, by Radio 3's Suzy Klein.
1986: Post-Modern Neo Dada Mullard
When Libby Purves went on holiday, producer Victor Lewis-Smith, booked her replacement.
1987: Stormy Weather
The power is out in Broadcasting House. It's torchlight and typewriters for Sue MacGregor.
1988: Anthony and Claire: In the Psychiatrist's chair
Claire Rayner is moved to comment when confronted by Dr Anthony Clare.
1989: Now That's What I call Mali
Andy Kershaw on an early trip to Mali.



















