If some of the songs on tonight’s show sound a bit crackly then don’t worry as it’s not your radio set that’s duff.
My new producer Barbara has ordered up a range of music for the next couple of shows from our music library but has somehow managed to order most of it on vinyl.
That means our version of ‘The Politics of Dancing’ comes from the LP of Now That’s What I call Music 2 and our ‘Dance Yourself Dizzy’ is from a scabby Top of The Pops album from 1980.
Funnily enough it’s on the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s own record label which was called ‘Super Beeb’ and the album comes with sleeve notes from the TOTP producer congratulating The Pretenders on what he hopes will be “The start of a successful record career and many return visits to the programme.â€
Worst of the bunch is Neil Diamond’s 20 Golden Greats. It was last played in 1983 and is totally scabby looking thing that wouldn’t raise 10p at your local jumble sale.
Meanwhile I’ve just been sent an internal e-mail about our new media offerings and to remind me that I work in "a dynamic business that is going through unrivalled levels of change all the time"… Well apart from the Get It On office where some things haven’t moved on since 1983…