Bob Harris

Published: Aug. 15, 2020, 11:25 a.m.

b"Richard Coles and Michelle Ackerley are joined by Bob Harris. He has been whispering on our airwaves for 50 years: starting at Radio 1 and going to TV\\u2019s Whistle Test, Radio Luxembourg, Radio 2, BBC 6 Music, numerous local radio stations, back to Radios 1, 2 and 6 Music\\u2026 all the time touring with musicians, interviewing them and listening to them \\u2013 his passion for introducing music to the masses earning him numerous awards, and an OBE. \\n\\nWe'll also speak to Alice Dearing. She is one of the most successful young British swimmers in Britain, usually found competing in open water marathon events around Europe, but for much of lockdown she has not been able to swim. This meant she had time to focus on her activism, promoting access to swimming for black people and busting myths about swimming.\\n\\nWhen she was a child, SL listener Janet Haite\\u2019s grandmother would unroll her stockings to show off her tattoos which covered most of her body. Janet\\u2019s grandparents were pioneers in the tattooing world and her grandfather, George Burchett, not only inked soldiers going off to fight in the First and Second World Wars but also European royalty. She'll share her memories.\\n\\nAnd we'll have Mark Lane in the studio. Mark had a serious car accident which left him in considerable pain and unable to continue in his PR career. Getting out into the garden led him to pursue horticulture qualifications and to a successful and rewarding second career as a garden designer and the first presenter on Gardener\\u2019s World in a wheelchair.\\n\\nFay Ripley chooses her Inheritance Tracks: Streisand/ Garland, Happy days are here again/ Get Happy and Nicky Mulvey, Fever to the Form.\\nAnd we have your thank you.\\n\\nProducer: Corinna Jones\\nEditor: Eleanor Garland"