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What a show. With the Nation\u2019s eyes upon him, Tony Blackburn sounded thoroughly relaxed as he made his Radio 1 debut \u2013 on the first day of the new station, as the Light Programme split into radios one and two. Mind you, this show launched quietly on a Saturday, as did the BBC\u2019s week.

Enjoy a sprinkling of those words and phrases which would not be heard on today\u2019s radio \u2013 or anywhere. The \u2018in sounds\u2019, \u2019where it\u2019s at\u2019, \u2018fabulous\u2019 and the \u2018fun thirty\u2019.

Hear his chats with fellow presenters Simon Dee (the Chris Evans of his generation) and David Ryder; and an honourable mention for Scotland. One can imagine a well-meaning BBC staffer saying \u2018don\u2019t forget Scotland, Tony\u2019. They likely also asked him to flag up the existence of Radio 2 to the old dears a little perplexed by Tony on a frequency hitherto occupied by music to knit to. So he did. Sort of.

There\u2019s a lovely version of Let\u2019s Go to San Francisco with an end I hadn\u2019t heard before, and an array of new releases, replete with catalogue numbers, no doubt to help the needletime situation.

It\u2019s a delicious listen \u2013 and, as he says, the show proper didn\u2019t debut until Monday.