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iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland

Best ever.

IaN.

marietta honeybun · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 915 Location: Holland

Was Ray Moore the presenter who died of throat cancer? I used to like listening to his programme.
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iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland

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1989 was the same year we lost the wonderful Roger Scott.

Toggy tea slurper · Guest

Ray was lovely, a voice like velvet, I still miss hearing him.

woodysdad · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 67 Location: Nr Edinburgh

Gatport Airwick!

Laughing

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Yes, Ray Moore, he was the greatest and all those pretenders who have followed since his death are just not in the same league.

Never used to spend the whole show talking about himself!! Smile

Barkingbiker · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2313 Location: Lincolnshire

childprufe · Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 212 Location: lincolnshire

Tomorrow was too late..............
I never realised how good he was until he'd gone. Sad

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Peek · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:16 am Post subject:

I miss Ray Moore quite a bit, especially around CiN time, I have fond memories of him doing his bog eyed jog around that time of year.

I also miss Stewpot, but I suspect that won't go down too well with alot of radio 2 listeners,lol.

SantaFefan · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 11:54 am Post subject:

It goes down well with this one Peek, I really miss Ed's Sunday show! I miss the music variation. Johnnie's great but Ed was just right for Sunday afternoons.
Nice one Lesley!

Peek · Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 12:16 pm Post subject:

Toggy tea slurper · Guest

Ed wasn't relly my cup of tea to be honest but each to their own, glad you enjoyed listening to him again. Smile

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Chatelaine · Joined: 22 Jan 2007 Posts: 66 Location: Staffordshire

Ray, was one of those people who didn't get the recognition he deserved until after he died. He was witty, charming and had a marvellous voice. But no doubt, if he was here with us now, there would be one or two who would pick fault with him.
Maybe in a few years, once SW is kicking up daisies, he'll get the same sort of reception...........But not just yet, eh? Laughing

mcl · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject:

I wasn't listening to Radio 2 at the time Ray was on the air, so I knew him best as the voice on the programme trailers on BBC 1. I'd love to hear recordings of his Radio 2 output if anyone has any - there's precious little surviving in the BBC archives (I think it's one complete show from around 1982, and excerpts from his last show in 1988 - hardly representative)

I can second Ian's recommendations of the two books as well. Anyone know what 'Management' is up to these days, or even if she's still alive?

Nickherts · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Hertfordshire

Without doubt one of the five greatest British radio presenters of all time. I can't hear the end of Cyndi Lauper's True Colours without remembering that he thought at the time (1986) that she was singing about him!

Triumph Herald · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 85 Location: Bucks

Lord Evan Elpuss · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3413 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land

Did anyone else hear Sarah Kennedy play Ray Moore's Children In Need record 'The Bog Eyed Jog' this morning?
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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

Woke up to it playing softly on the radio (having fallen asleep to Janice Long). I didn't hear what SK said about it and Listen Again is on the blink but it must be 20 years since he left the studio for the last time - can hardly believe it.
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iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland

Just about spot on. His last radio broadcast was in January 1988 (though he was on Wogan's TV show some time after that) and he died in January 1989--what a miss he still is.

Ian.

MarcB · Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Shropshire

It's Ray for me as well, though I was in my late teens when he died, Dad absolutely loved him and so did I. Such a shame, I'd love to hear him and TW have one of their chats just one more time

iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland

Thanks, MarcB, for this and other postings.

Don't think I've seen your name before but you sound like a man of good taste and discernment. I look forward to hearing much more from you.

Ian.

Peek · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:36 am Post subject:

If you go to You Tube and search for Ray Moore, there are some great clips, especially one of Wogan interviewing Ray after a rendition of " My Father Caught a Rabbit".
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MarcB · Joined: 15 Jun 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Shropshire

Just been watchin Vicar of Dibley and they were playing Elton's Crocodile Rock - I always think of Ray when I hear it as I remember him starting with it at 5.30 on a couple of cold winter mornings and it putting a big smile on my face at his attempt to do the la lala laa bit! Top man
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seymourwhitebits · Joined: 31 Mar 2007 Posts: 560 Location: Birmingham

The Green Puffin · Joined: 24 Nov 2008 Posts: 8

It has to be Ray Moore. Sadly lost, but fondly remembered!
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iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland

It's 22 years today since we lost Ray. Still fondly remembered.

Ian.

Andy W · Joined: 02 Dec 2010 Posts: 140 Location: France

I've been planning to put together an audio tribute to Ray on my blog. It won't be ready until the weekend so I'll post a link when it's up. I've got some extracts from the Early Shows plus the tribute programmes that were broadcast in 1989. Also got an edition of the 'Monday Movie Quiz' and 'Pop Score' when Ray chaired it.

iwarburton · Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 2133 Location: Northumberland

Great news--bring it on!

I've got on my Spotify playlist the Ray Conniff Singers' piece For All We Know, so often played by Ray when he was going away on holiday.

Ian.

Andy W · Joined: 02 Dec 2010 Posts: 140 Location: France

I've posted a number of Ray Moore audio artefacts on my blog. Click here: http://www.andywalmsley.blogspot.com/

The little montage should play online. All the programme extracts can be downloaded.

I'd love to hear from anyone who taped any of Ray's shows especially his Late Shows or the special interviews he did such as the one with Richard & Karen Carpenter.

There's a bit of audio, including 15 mins from an Early Show over at the Radio Rewind site

Andy

becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6732