BBC Radio One - Blood on the Carpet (1)

The fall and rise of the BBC's pop music station
in the 1990's. Part 1 of 4.
When Matthew Bannister was appointed Controller of BBC Radio 1, his plans to make the station cool again began with the ousting of a number of long-serving DJs. But they would not go quietly, and millions of listeners were lost. Bannister thought he had found a saviour in new DJ Chris Evans, but when he also departed he left the managers with only each other to fight.

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• One
• Trevor
• Dann
• Matthew
• Bannister

[jayrox40]

I'm forced to listen to Radio 1, 35 hours a week at work, the music is shit, the DJs are shit, give me Radio 2 or Planet Rock any day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TumblingDice1972]

DLT is a legend,as is tony blackburn and jimmy saville,these guys were the kingpins of radio 1

[leepenfold]

i Didnt Like Radio 1 Age Poilcy 15-24 it was for all ages young and old from 1967 up to August 1993 When Matthew Bannister Brought The Changes in

[edward6000]

they changed the name, from Radio One to OneFM, even tho they had jingles by Hendrix and The Who 

[dec2034]

Bring back Simon bates and EMT 950 turntables!... I loved listening to the golden hour on those 'wheels of steel'

[77Fortran]

Does Adrian Juste really have a radio voice!?

[kawasaki5187]

Note the voice over !!!!!!!!!!!

[AnthonyUK]

Radio 1 today to young people is like rotting dog shit!

[leepenfold]

The Changes of August 8th 1993 were Painful when DLT Left Bannister and Dann Wrecked Radio 1 its not been the same since Johnny Beerling He was Best Controller of all time

[jayrox40]

Bannister and Dann set out to destroy Radio 1 and thats exactly what they did.

[Kie13100]

Radio 1 is now SHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,,

[dlamiss]

Jim Carters narration on this programme was absolutely brilliant