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Helen May
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Is back with series 5 of his Golden Years starting next Monday September 8th at 10pm.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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That's good Helen. It will, partly, make up for the lack of Black on Sunday nights  . |
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becky sharp
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| Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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Yippee....thanks Helen! 
It'll be good to have Bill,his music and his stories back again! |
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Helen May
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| Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2014 9:19 am Post subject: |
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Thought you'd both be pleased, we need something to cheer us I'm thinking!
It's a 6 week run so I wonder if there will be more in the new year?
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Angela W
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| Posted: Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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Great news, I really like the way Bill presents his shows, it is just like he is in the room reminiscing with you.
Radio 2 could be so good....if only..... 
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Helen May
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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I'm just listening on iPlayer as I was busy last night. No playlist but maybe that's good as it's all a surprise as I listen.
Bill's sounding good and the tracks are too so far. It was so good to hear the opening bars of Duane's 'Because They're Young' once again. 
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| Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2014 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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I forgot to listen last night  but will catch up soon. |
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becky sharp
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I caught up with this yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it....you can always rely on Bill for good music and interesting chat.
Didn't know the story of how Bobby Vee's career got started,at just 15,amidst the tragedy of Buddy Holly's death.
(Still no playlist,as yet, for this programme,Helen...rather annoying!.) |
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Helen May
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Wish there was a playlist as well Becky, if only to put some of the tracks on to my 'playlist' using the 'playlister'.
I knew about Bobby Vee, and I've always loved his songs.
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Helen May
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Don't forget to catch up with this week's episode!
No playlist as yet.
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becky sharp
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I caught up with it today,Helen. He played one of my favourite Johnny Cash songs.. Ballad Of A Teenage Queen. On the version I have of it The Everlys join in with him. Another one I liked was Don't Make My Baby Blue by Frankie Laine ...have only heard The Shadows sing that before.
The playlist saga is getting beyond a joke!  |
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| Made me smile,this week, when Bill was talking about his 'favourite' singer. |
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Helen May
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Just listened to this week's episode and I think it's got to be one of his best ever. There wasn't a bad track on it, goes without saying that I've recorded it!
I hadn't realised that Bob Crewe had died recently either.
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| Helen May wrote: | Just listened to this week's episode and I think it's got to be one of his best ever. There wasn't a bad track on it, goes without saying that I've recorded it!
I hadn't realised that Bob Crewe had died recently either.
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I wouldn't have known that name,in isolation,Helen. He was a very talented man and co-wrote some classic songs...this included.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q6YWDm0GSU |
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Helen May
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| Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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He wrote some fantastic songs Becky including that one.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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Goosebump time for me listening to the last but one song on Bill's programme this week.
Don't know whether I'll look for the link on Youtube as Bill urged.  |
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Helen May
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Just catching up with last Monday's edition while I'm doing some sewing.
Can't believe tonight's 6th episode will be the last of the current series. I hope he'll at least be back at Christmas and perhaps with another short series in the New Year as he did previously.
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| Helen May wrote: | I hope he'll at least be back at Christmas
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He was,Helen.
It's a very comforting sound hearing Because They're Young at the beginning of each programme because you know there will be lots of good music to follow.
I love hearing Bill talk so didn't agree with Alan who emailed in to ask him not to talk so much! He also asked him not to play Dion all the time so Bill compromised and played the beautiful Where or When by Dion and the Belmonts. 
Still no playlist for this programme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Angela W
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| Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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I missed it! Completely forgot the time but I will catch up with it on Listen Again. Bill's programmes are too good to miss or let go by.
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| Angela W wrote: | | I missed it! Completely forgot the time but I will catch up with it on Listen Again. Bill's programmes are too good to miss or let go by. |
Thankfully there's lots more time to catch up with programmes now with the extended Listen Again facility. |
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Angela W
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| Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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A short series of Bill Kenwright's Golden Years starts tonight at 10pm.
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Helen May
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Thanks for this Angela, I'd almost given up checking the late night schedules as I haven't really found anything I'd fancied in a long time!
I didn't listen to last week's though as I thought it was a repeat (?) but looking at R Times it's a new one from tonight which is good news.!
I may try and download it to listen to later as I'll be away for while.
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Don't know if anyone listened to Bill on Christmas day at 4? I didn't and have only just got round to checking it. Guess what they actually put a playlist up.
It's a bit late but the tracks look good and I love Bill's stories so I'll listen later and maybe record it.
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An actual playlist...whatever next!!
I caught up with this yesterday,Helen...an enjoyable programme,as usual.
It was good to hear Bill back on the airwaves again. |
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Angela W
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| Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2016 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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I listened to Bill on Christmas Day. He always does a good programme, I wish we could have him on more often.
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Helen May
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| Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2016 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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Caught up with this at long last this afternoon and it was a great programme.
I didn't know that Bill has been ill (hence the repeats back in the autumn of his shows) but he did say he will be back in the spring, thank goodness.
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Bill is indeed back on Radio 2 starting tomorrow night at 10pm. Heard a trailer at lunchtime and he sounded good!
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| Helen May wrote: | Bill is indeed back on Radio 2 starting tomorrow night at 10pm. Heard a trailer at lunchtime and he sounded good!
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I have heard the trailer too and I am really looking forward to it.
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It's a series of 4 only this time Angela, which is a shame, but better than none at all!
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| Helen May wrote: | It's a series of 4 only this time Angela, which is a shame, but better than none at all!
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Yes it is better than none, Bill always does a good programme.
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Just listened online and it was great to hear Bill's voice again. A nice mention for Ed Stewart and a track I always associate with him.
Plus there is a PLAYLIST! It's only taken 6 series, so hooray!
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| Helen May wrote: | Just listened online and it was great to hear Bill's voice again. A nice mention for Ed Stewart and a track I always associate with him.
Plus there is a PLAYLIST! It's only taken 6 series, so hooray!
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And an equally nice mention for Terry Wogan,Helen,with a lovely version of True Love by The Everlys for Terry and Bill's Mum.
Loved his 'story song' (Tommy Roe..The Folk Singer) this week and didn't know that Someone,Someone by The Tremeloes was a cover of a song first recorded by The Crickets.
Good to have Bill back with his record choices and reminiscences of time gone by. |
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I didn't know about Someone, Someone either Becky!
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Enjoyed part 2 this morning while I was doing an awkward sewing alteration. Bill's voice saved me from getting frustrated!
According to Radio Times this was 2/6 so fingers crossed they have it right!
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| Helen May wrote: | Enjoyed part 2 this morning while I was doing an awkward sewing alteration. Bill's voice saved me from getting frustrated!
According to Radio Times this was 2/6 so fingers crossed they have it right!
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I think you should let Bill know how he helped you at a fraught time,Helen...it might bolster him as he has another listener who complains that he plays too much Dion and talks too much. I haven't heard all of last nights programme yet but I heard the bit where he was talking about Frankie Vaughan and his Mother and Aunt.
Long may he talk 'too much'. |
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I've often thought of writing but somehow never got around to it. I heard his comment about the listener who complained about his talking too much!
Am a week behind with my listening as life keeps getting in the way, so hope to catch up with this week's show over the weekend.
It seems there are only 5 shows in this series now . I wish they would make up their minds.
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Only 5?..an odd (in both senses of the word) number..I wonder why.
He mentioned on one of his programmes about being on Desert Island Discs so I found it on-line ....no surprise that I found it an enjoyable listen. |
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I thought it very odd as well Becky. The first said 1/4 in the Radio Times, then it said 2/6 now it says 3/5............
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| Helen May wrote: | I thought it very odd as well Becky. The first said 1/4 in the Radio Times, then it said 2/6 now it says 3/5............
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I wish they could get it right, the Radio Times isn't the magazine it was before it got sold on.
There just isn't enough of Bill's sort of programmes on the radio any more. It is nice to hear someone with a genuine love for the music and who knows what they are talking about.
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Have just listened to this week's episode and loved the story about 'Spot The Tune' which had Marion Ryan as its resident singer. I can remember watching it probably around the age of 9 or 10 with my Dad who still played in his band then so we'd try to guess the tunes! It must have been on a Tuesday as my Mum always went to the pictures with her friend, my 'auntie' Betty so I got to stay up and watch TV with Dad.
Great tracks as usual, my favourite being 'Forget Him' by Bobby Rydell.
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