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I did see a Beacon Radio roadshow in Wolverhampton once and got to see Clare Grogan from a few feet away whilst she talked to the DJ.
Later in the 80s (didn't see that one, because I'd left home several years before), they came back and apparently drew well into the thousands.
Neither time was the show particularly interesting, but then it was the 70s/80s music of the type being played by Radio 1, so what would anyone expect?
Around 1981 I was doing some kitchen work in Windsor and Mike Read was DJing the evening party. I was pretty excited, as at the time he was playing some good stuff on his Radio One show.
Boy was he a let down - played crappy pop funk and was arrogant to boot. I got drunk, and as a result told him I had "put something in" his dinner.
I did like the Bits & Pieces quiz. I always like a quiz.
When one is young, there might be some appeal in the idea of getting one's name mentioned on live national radio. As one matures, this idea becomes irretrievably naff.
Throw in the revelation that several of the DJ presenters and their special guests turned out to be either gropers or statutory rapists and the whole enterprise looks seriously creepy.
Chips are "Plant-based" no matter how you cook them
Donald Trump needs kicking out of a helicopter
I'm personally responsible for all global warming
*Until eventually in 1990 it didn't.