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Scott37 · 27th Feb 2019, 1:53 pm

On the old radio dials 194 metres is marked 'Third'. If you live in Edinburgh, it is now 'Forth'.

'LIVEWIRE?' · 27th Feb 2019, 2:22 pm

That's a good one, Scott!

rontech · 27th Feb 2019, 2:26 pm

In the Forest of Dean it would be "Severn" presumably

27th Feb 2019, 3:26 pm

No, Radio 7 (now 4 Extra) is on DAB (220MHz or so) this does cause problems in non compliant DAB radios that use 8 characters for the station (the standard is 16) they both give Radio 4!

Radio Wrangler · 27th Feb 2019, 3:33 pm

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Originally Posted by Scott37

On the old radio dials 194 metres is marked 'Third'. If you live in Edinburgh, it is now 'Forth'.

Now you only have to phone in and ask them to play a bit of Genesis: Firth of fifth. (Great guitar solo towards the end!)

David (East Fife, so far, four, Forfar, so far, five)

ekjdm14 · 27th Feb 2019, 4:45 pm

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Originally Posted by Radio Wrangler

David (East Fife, so far, four, Forfar, so far, five)

Is it only me who imagined this last sentence read out in the style of the World Service shipping forecast?

27th Feb 2019, 5:22 pm

Pedantic mode... The World Service doesn't do a shipping forecast, it's Radio 4. Same result.

Radio Wrangler · 27th Feb 2019, 6:37 pm

Football result commentator voice needed with an old teleprinter head bobbing away on-screen.

David

Ted Kendall · 27th Feb 2019, 8:24 pm

James Alexander Gordon - God rest his soul.

I loved that teleprinter head marking time between football results on Grandstand when I were a lad...

ekjdm14 · 27th Feb 2019, 9:22 pm

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Originally Posted by merlinmaxwell

Pedantic mode... The World Service doesn't do a shipping forecast, it's Radio 4. Same result.

Pedantry is good, it's educational. Either it's changed since 1993 when I last recall hearing the shipping forecast (!!!), or time has not been kind to my memory! Most likely the latter. Glad somebody knows what I meant at least.

emeritus · 28th Feb 2019, 12:00 am

"Sailing by" (or the last part of it if the previous item over-runs) is played at around 00.45, followed by the shipping forecast, followed by the National Anthem, followed by the World Service at 01.00.

Refugee · 28th Feb 2019, 12:10 am

I always thought "Sailing by" was the elevator music while the coverage elevates to what is going on in the sky

emeritus · 28th Feb 2019, 12:17 am

The 01.00 handover reminds me that Luxembourg used to start at about 7 with Garner Ted Armstrong's "The world tomorrow" and end at 01.00 with "At the end of the day" and the Luxembourg National Anthem, the only foreign national anthem whose tune I know by heart!

'LIVEWIRE?' · 28th Feb 2019, 9:42 am

To be pedantic(!) Luxembourg used to start at 6PM GMT (7AM BST/CET) The English language service ended at Midnight (GMT) (0100BST/CET), although i recall that at some time in the early/mid 1960s, the English programs used to continue until 2AM GMT. Can't remember how the Luxembourg Anthem goes, though!

Herald1360 · 28th Feb 2019, 10:01 am

I can spell Keynsham and I know it's near Bristol

snowman_al · 28th Feb 2019, 10:10 am

and my Latin teacher's name was... Horace Butler.
He didn't come from said town tough.

Boater Sam · 28th Feb 2019, 10:21 am

It was Horace Batchelor I seem to dredge from the remaining memory cells

emeritus · 28th Feb 2019, 11:38 am

At college we had a guy from Keynsham who had never listened to Radio Luxembourg, and until we told him, had wondered why people always spelled out the name when he said where he was from.

Scott37 · 28th Feb 2019, 6:46 pm

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Originally Posted by 'LIVEWIRE?'

To be pedantic(!) Luxembourg used to start at 6PM GMT (7AM BST/CET)

To be pedantic, I think it was a 7pm BST/CET start.

Radio Wrangler · 28th Feb 2019, 8:08 pm

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Originally Posted by Boater Sam

It was Horace Batchelor I seem to dredge from the remaining memory cells

I think that's what he did when he wasn't teamed up with Zebra Kid on percussion,

David

27th Feb 2019, 1:53 pm	#1
Scott37 Tetrode Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Posts: 55	Piece of trivia On the old radio dials 194 metres is marked 'Third'. If you live in Edinburgh, it is now 'Forth'.

27th Feb 2019, 2:22 pm	#2
'LIVEWIRE?' Rest in Peace Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.W. Oxfordshire(Chipping Norton) Posts: 7,306	Re: Piece of trivia That's a good one, Scott!

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Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Piece of trivia No, Radio 7 (now 4 Extra) is on DAB (220MHz or so) this does cause problems in non compliant DAB radios that use 8 characters for the station (the standard is 16) they both give Radio 4!

27th Feb 2019, 5:22 pm	#7
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Piece of trivia Pedantic mode... The World Service doesn't do a shipping forecast, it's Radio 4. Same result.

27th Feb 2019, 6:37 pm	#8
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emeritus Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brentwood, Essex, UK. Posts: 5,345	Re: Piece of trivia "Sailing by" (or the last part of it if the previous item over-runs) is played at around 00.45, followed by the shipping forecast, followed by the National Anthem, followed by the World Service at 01.00.

28th Feb 2019, 12:10 am	#12
Refugee Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, UK. Posts: 5,554	Re: Piece of trivia I always thought "Sailing by" was the elevator music while the coverage elevates to what is going on in the sky

28th Feb 2019, 12:17 am	#13
emeritus Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brentwood, Essex, UK. Posts: 5,345	Re: Piece of trivia The 01.00 handover reminds me that Luxembourg used to start at about 7 with Garner Ted Armstrong's "The world tomorrow" and end at 01.00 with "At the end of the day" and the Luxembourg National Anthem, the only foreign national anthem whose tune I know by heart! Last edited by emeritus; 28th Feb 2019 at 12:24 am. Reason: )

28th Feb 2019, 9:42 am	#14
'LIVEWIRE?' Rest in Peace Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: N.W. Oxfordshire(Chipping Norton) Posts: 7,306	Re: Piece of trivia To be pedantic(!) Luxembourg used to start at 6PM GMT (7AM BST/CET) The English language service ended at Midnight (GMT) (0100BST/CET), although i recall that at some time in the early/mid 1960s, the English programs used to continue until 2AM GMT. Can't remember how the Luxembourg Anthem goes, though!

28th Feb 2019, 10:01 am	#15
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28th Feb 2019, 10:21 am	#17
Boater Sam Banned Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Middlewich, Cheshire, UK. & Winter in the Philippines. Posts: 3,897	Re: Piece of trivia It was Horace Batchelor I seem to dredge from the remaining memory cells

28th Feb 2019, 11:38 am	#18
emeritus Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brentwood, Essex, UK. Posts: 5,345	Re: Piece of trivia At college we had a guy from Keynsham who had never listened to Radio Luxembourg, and until we told him, had wondered why people always spelled out the name when he said where he was from.