BBC Radio 2 - Pete Murray & David Hamilton - early 1978

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Published 2014-06-08

At the start of 1978, Radio 2 shuffled its day-time line-up and timings - moving Pete Murray's showbiz & entertainment "Open House" show to lunchtime, swapped with Jimmy Young's current affairs programme which moved to mid-morning.

The new schedule enabled Terry Wogan to develop an on-air rapport with Jimmy Young who would pop in to plug his show each day during the last half-hour of Terry's breakfast slot.

Meanwhile, Pete Murray's new weekday timing of 12.30 - 14.30 would give him a live hand-over to David Hamilton each day.

Here are 3 such hand-overs showing how the two presenters developed this slot from a fairly formal handover in January to an increasingly manic double-act by April 1978.

For more David Hamilton clips from his days at Radio 1 and Radio 2, check out my playlist: • BBC Radio 1 - David Hamilton jingle -...

Thanks for watching - and listening! :)

All Comments (6)

@digitalmediafan 1 year ago

Pete Murray still alive and well at 97 with both being on Boom radio last December which was a brilliant popadoodletastic show !
@phillipbonner9944 9 years ago

Good to hear these again
@ozzie-sk9dh 5 years ago

Diddy Dave on 1500 metres long wave. Great DJ.
@charliemouse1234 10 years ago

brilliant, many thanks for sharing
@mct1970 6 years ago

Very early 1978 if the first PM/DH handover chat is accurate - “Floral Dance” was at number 28 in the charts for 2 weeks - w/e 7th & 14th Jan 1978