Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #364165 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-18
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 312 pages

Customer Reviews

A fascinating look Inside Broadcasting House
Who would have thought you would have to be such a diplomat to run a radio station

To have to deal with the government bodies who decide what money can go to which station because of the style of music they play.

Get it wrong and you could be off the air

Johnny's story about his days at the BBC and his inevitable rise to take control; of Radio 1 tells it all



He would be a master at the art off politics if he went into that world today after all he has learnt in this area whilst working as Controller of Radio 1



The interference from Government and outside bodies is all set out in this fascinating book about the inside workings of what was such a great radio station.



What has government got to do with the music we want to listen to



Get the answer to these questions that so many of us have asked over the years when it comes to the music we want to listen to



Politics, scandals , personal foibles and likes and dislikes of the DJs we got to love and hate over the years all spill out in this story



If you grew up listening to Radio 1 you will want to read this book about the inner workings of the station we all loved to listen to



It is a book which is guaranteed to fill in the gaps and answer the questions you have been asking yourself all these years



It's also a book about Johnny Beerling himself who gave his all for the sake of bringing us all the greatest music of the day

"It's the Happy, Happy Sound ..."
Many of us grew up listening to Radio One. Its music, DJs and fabulous jingles shaped us.

Here, the station's longest-serving controller describes how he steered the station through changing musical tastes and darkening political waters. It's an entertaining and nostalgic read: radio as it used to be.

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If you only ever read one book about Radio One then make sure it's this one, written by Johnny Beerling the man who was there at the very beginning, producing the first ever programme transmitted on the network through to his appointment in 1985 as controller and his departure in 1993.

All this during argubally the stations most popular period from the man who invented the Radio One roadshow, the mammoth 'Beatles Story' documentary and who ran a No 1 radio station.

All the trials and tribulations are all here, a fascinating insight of the station as it was.
Hear how Jimmy Hendrix played in front of one of the large bands that were part of some of the early lunchtime shows to some old ladies knitting on the front row ! What Jimmy made of all this is not recorded !

A brilliant read.

Well done Johnny !