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This weekend we鈥檙e celebrating forty years as your local voice.

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Starting out as 大象传媒 Radio Carlisle with second-hand equipment, we鈥檙e now one of the most listened to local radio stations on the network:听still very much听the local voice for more than a third of Cumbrians every week.

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On Friday, 22 November presenters past return to work with our current crew.听 On Sunday, 24 November our Punter Presenter finalists will be in the studios for their 鈥渂ig break鈥�.

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Join the celebration

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All 鈥�1973 Day鈥� and 鈥淧unter Presenter鈥� programmes will be available here for the next seven days if you missed them.

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Send us your 1973 pictures or any that show you at a Radio Carlisle/Radio Cumbria/Radio Furness event.听听

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There are galleries at or follow us on , with the hash-tag听 .听 Or you can email us at radiocumbria@bbc.co.uk.

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Mike Zeller will be launching the search for your memories on his breakfast show.

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Follow Head of Programmes Ian Timms here as he blogs his way through the whole weekend extravaganza.

Friday 22 November 鈥� 1973 Day

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Mike is joined by the first ever voice on 大象传媒 Radio Carlisle, Chris Rogers.听 Chris went on to be the 大象传媒鈥檚 Political Editor in the South West.听Call in on 0845 305 11 22 with your memories.

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Val Armstrong and Fern are back in tandem, recreating their double act from the 1990s.听 Back by popular demand is your chance to become a 鈥渄roopy groupie鈥� once more.听 Great music from 1973 and the threat of kipper ties. (that鈥檚 just Val 鈥�)

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Media guru John Myers started his radio career here.听 He went on to run dozens of radio stations for the Guardian group.听 Today he鈥檚 back with our youngest radio star, Caroline Robertson.听 She claims to be "terrified" and he says she should be.

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Caz Graham returns with Gordon to give the day a rural flavour.听 Lakes and Fells, collies and herdwicks, all packed into the 鈥淣enthead Lifeboat鈥� for a lunchtime session on the only station to bring you 鈥淟amb-bank鈥�.听听 It鈥檚 Noah鈥檚 Ark with a half of shandy.

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North and South reunited in a show broadcast from Carlisle and Barrow.听 The only presenter still with us after 40 years is back together with Anne Hopper for a wallow in pure nostalgia.

Sunday 24 November听

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Val is joined by Punter Presenter winner, Iain Taylor from Egremont.

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Joe is joined by Punter Presenter winner, Peter Chesher OBE from Haverigg.

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Harry is joined by Punter Presenter winner, Louise Lewis from Carlisle.

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Ian traces the station鈥檚 highs and lows through four decades.听

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Listen to the听first programme 大象传媒 Radio Carlisle ever broadcast.