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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19382 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 7:08 pm Post subject: Brian Matthew |
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Just heard on the 8pm news that Brian died this morning.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-39541162
Very sad news even though we had all been expecting it since the faux pas earlier this week.
My earliest memory was of him presenting Saturday Club and Easy Beat which my parents listened to then as I 'got into' the Beatles, I listened myself.
Thank Your Lucky Stars was also a 'must watch show' every Saturday night on ITV.
RIP Brian and thank you for all the shows that you presented.
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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John W
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 3367 Location: Warwickshire, UK
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 7:40 pm Post subject: |
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So sad. Yes I remember Easy Beat. _________________ -
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ruddlescat
Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 7:48 pm Post subject: |
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Indeed a very sad day for all true music fans and especially those of us who love sixties music
I remember those great shows you mention Helen although I never really watched the TV series but let's not forget that Brian fronted SOTS for 27 years which almost a third of his life and what a great job he did for all those years
On another thread I did raise the point about whether the fact of the BBC taking away his job might have sad results and whilst no doubt the medical evidence will emerge in due course I still think it's very likely to have been a contributory factor
Such a sad day for many of us on here I think _________________ Are you ready for a Ruddles? |
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oldraver
Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1189 Location: London
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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A sad day. And fitting that he passed on a Saturday morning. I remember all of those shows, too, especially Saturday Club. It's worth getting a second hand copy of the Beatles at the BBC, just to relive a bit of it.
And Thank Your Lucky Stars, with "Oi'll give it foive" Janice. _________________ life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans |
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Angela W
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 7228 Location: North Yorkshire
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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This is very sad news. R.I.P. Brian, you will not be forgotten by those of us who have enjoyed your shows over the years. _________________ Pirate Johnnie Walker played my request on 11 April 2009 |
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becky sharp
Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6851
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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After the awful mix up earlier on in the week the sad news that Brian has died does not,sadly,come as a shock.
I loved Saturday Club. We (youngsters) didn't get much of the music we loved on the radio back then, like nowadays, so it was all the more special.
Brian was SOTS and I miss him every week. I was looking forward to the programmes he was going to make for Radio 2.
He will be much missed.
RIP Brian and thanks for all the pleasure you gave over the years.
"This is your old mate, Brian Matthew, saying that's your lot for this week. See you soon." |
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Number Six
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 439 Location: In the village
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:59 am Post subject: |
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As others have said, not entirely unexpected but a very sad loss just the same. Along with Desmond we've lost two proper radio broadcasters. Saturday mornings just aren't the same any more
Goodbye 'old mate' _________________ I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. |
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Schizoidman
Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 1140 Location: Rural West Sussex
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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Thank Your Lucky Stars introduced me to pop music back in 1963, seeing new groups like The Beatles, the rest is history.
And, yes, Saturday mornings on Radio 2 are rather empty now |
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Helen May
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19382 Location: Cheshire
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Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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SOTS as we knew it really is a loss to Saturday mornings.
I can vaguely remember Keith Fordyce presenting it on a odd time I was at my Mum's. I didn't listen to Radio 2 yet in those days!
H _________________ 88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!
I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005 |
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Number Six
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 439 Location: In the village
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Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 7:42 am Post subject: |
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I didn't didn't listen to R2 much either Helen. Now after all these years I've gone back to not listening to R2 much. _________________ I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. |
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