Big L, Radio London 266

Radio London started broadcasting on 23rd December 1964 from the MV Galaxy
anchored in the North Sea, off the Essex coast. The station's Top 40 format
rapidly became very popular with listeners of all ages.
The station closed on the 14th August 1967 with the introduction of
the Marine Offences Act.

Radio London changed British broadcasting forever.

The full story of Radio London has been told many times, so I won't repeat it here,
but there are a number of websites that feature the history of the station.

The sound files below give an idea of how the station sounded.

Thanks to Garry Drew for his help with this page

Added 10/08/03 Paul Kaye		Added 10/08/03 Dave Cash
The First Day On The Air	Added 06/12/01 Highlights of the last hour 1400 - 1500 14th August 1967 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4	Kenny Everett
Keith Skues Part 1 Part 2	Keith Skues Last Programme Part 1 Part 2	John Peel Part 1 Part 2 presenting a Top 40 show
The Sonowaltz Main Theme Radio London's famous Theme	Kenny & Cash Part 1 Part 2 Kenny Everett and Dave Cash made a superb double-act	Dave Dennis Thanks to all the visitors who identified this track.
Tony Windsor	Added 02/01/02 Paul Kaye Paul was working for Radio Hallam in 1980	Radio London News of Close Down
Keith Skues was interviewed by Steve Jones and Mark Phillips on London Talkback Radio Easter 1994 Part 1 Part 2		Senior DJ Tony Windsor was interviewed by Stuart Colman on BBC Radio London in the 1980's and the interview was repeated after Tony's death Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
Some Of Kenny Everett's Magical BIG L Promotions
The Top 40 Show	A brilliant piece of tape editing	All The Thrills
Ed Stewart	Dave Cash	Dave Dennis
Kenny and Cash Capital Radio Breakfast Show April 1st 1974
Kenny Everett and Dave Cash hosted the Breakfast Show soon after the station launched. They worked together previously on Radio London 266 'Big L' and their double act became a big hit with the listeners very quickly. This success continued when their partnership on air was re-started by Capital Radio. On April 1st 1974, Kenny and Cash decided to present the show on Capital as if they were still on the Radio London ship. They enlisted the help of Tommy Vance and Duncan Johnson, and you can hear that a good time was had by everybody. The last 35 minutes can be heard below. This recording has been air checked. Thanks to Dennis Culling for this clip Kenny & Cash

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