Making a Difference for 50 years
The best of BBC Radio Humberside on our 50th Birthday.
The last Humber Ferry
The Farringford makes its last Humber crossing on 24 June 1981 as the bridge opens..
The first traffic over the Humber Bridge
The first drivers pay their tolls on 24th June 1981 - described by Barry Stockdale.
The Mother of the Humber Bridge
The late Barbara Castle gave the go ahead for the Humber Bridge in the 60s.
Radio Humberside's first moments recreated
The first words and the first song ever played on Radio Humberside .. recreated.
Kofi Smiles meets our first ever breakfast presenter, Fiona Cowan
Kofi Smiles finds out from Fiona Cowan what is was like to present the show back in 1971
Happy Birthday from Pocklington's Town Crier
Amanda asks Pocklington's Town Crier Geoff Sheasby to mark our 50th Birthday.
From the archives. A look back at 50 years of making a difference—BBC Radio Humberside Special
A documentary made in 1988 highlights some of our most successful on air appeals
Peter Adamson looks back at 50 years on Radio Humberside
Legendary presenter Peter Adamson looks back on his long association with Radio H.
Raising thousands for St Andrew's Hospice for children in Grimsby
Judi Murden looks back to the year 2000 when the station appeal raised over £220,000
Radio Humberside's launch - I was the one on the right!
Jean, known as Hannah of Humberside, featured in a publicity picture in 1971 ...
Broadcasting a royal visit to mark the opening of the Humber Bridge.—BBC Radio Humberside Special
From fireworks to the Red Arrows: how we covered the opening of the Humber Bridge in 1981
Making Waves. Raising thousands of pounds for life boat stations in Northern Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire
Christine Barker looks back at our station appeal that raised over £71,000 in 2007.
From the archives. 50 years reporting in communities across Northern Lincolnshire & East Yorkshire.—BBC Radio Humberside Special
Liz Meech talks us through the role of a Radio Humberside presenter on location in 1988.
Let's reopen the Rank House on Holderness Road!
After months of campaigning Burnsy's plans to reopen the Rank House finally come true
From the archives. The day Prince Charles and Princess Diana visited Hull in 1986
A look back at broadcasting a royal visit on the radio
From the archives. Commentary from Hull KR against Hull FC in the 1980 Challenge Cup final
A try and three goals from Steve Hubbard plus a drop goal from captain Roger Millward.
Tim Jibson interviewed Marc Bolan in 1976 ahead of a show in Withernsea
Tim met Marc Bolan in North Ferriby for BBC Radio Humberside on 14th February 1976.
Big guests to Benidorm: Carl and Gloria 10 years in 10 minutes 1997-2007.
Listen back to Carl and Gloria's best bits over 10 years on the radio together
From the archives. Presenter Steve Massam interviews The Housemartins in 1986
Steve Massam remembers meeting The Housemartins at the start of their rise to fame
The night Beryl, Betty and David Reeves won the top prize in British radio
In 2012 their show won the gold award for most entertaining radio programme in the UK
Carl and Lizzie throw a surprise 95th birthday party for Jean Bishop
In May 2017 we threw a special birthday party for Jean Bishop aka The Bee Lady.
Dead Bod
"Dead Bod" in Hull is to be saved! Picture credit: John Daniel
Presenters and listeners remember radio station listener trips home and abroad
From Liverpool to Rotterdam, memories of BBC Radio Humberside listener trips
From the archives. When Tim Jibson met Tammy Wynette in 1981
Recorded ahead of Tammy's appearance at Hull's ABC Theatre on Ferensway
