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Mr.B
As some of you may have seen in the requests forum, I recently asked for details of the theme to TTTV's North East Roundabout for a programme featuring Tom Coyne (Tyne-Tees/BBC Midlands) which is airing soon on the radio station I work at - http://www.tvforum.co.uk/forums/topic30639

I also promised to let you know when the programme will air, and it'll be this Thursday Night (25th February) 7-8pm with a repeat on Wednesday 3rd March, in the morning, 9-10am.

Here's the Press Release we've sent out:

WCR FM posted:

WCR FM Press Release Feb 20th 2010

Legendary Broadcaster Tom Coyne selects his "Inside Tracks" on 101.8 WCR FM

Broadcaster Tom Coyne will be the guest on WCR’s "Inside Tracks" programme this coming Thursday evening (25th Feb ) between 7and 8pm and repeated the following Wednesday morning at 9am (3rd March).

Retired and living in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, Tom will be talking us through his life as we play music from some of the people he’s met during his long career in radio and television.

Born in South Shields, Tom enjoyed a long and successful career in television working at Tyne Tees (for 5 years from Jan 1959) and locally for the BBC on "Midlands Today" – indeed he clocked up over 4000 appearances on that show! (from 1964 to 1980)

Tom was on the very first edition of "Nationwide" and has also presented many other shows including: "Songs of Praise", "Dance Dates", "Come Dancing" and "Top Gear" plus hundreds of programmes as the Geordie gamekeeper Gordon Armstrong in "The Archers" on radio.

Tom’s music in the show is from some of the people he’s met and interviewed including….. Tommy Trinder, Paul Robson, Johnny Ray, Ertha Kitt, Maurice Chavieller, Arthur Tracy and Arthur Askey

A lot of Tom’s music choices take him back to the late 1950’s and early 1960’s when he presented the "North East Roundabout" news programme on Tyne Tees television.

Tom’s list is:-

Where ever yer gan – Owen Branigan
Old Comrades – theme music (a carousel) from NE Roundabout TT TV
Champagne Charlie -Tommy Trinder
Drink to Me – Paul Robson
Cry – Johnny Ray
Marta – Arthur Tracy
Old Fashioned Girl -Ertha Kitt
Thank Heaven for Little Girls – Maurice Chavalier
The Bee Song – Arthur Askey
Panis Angelicus– church music

The Inside Track host Pete Whitehouse explains, ‘Inside Tracks' is WCR'’ very own version of the famous desert island selection. In it, we ask people from the local area to select 10 tracks that take us on a journey through their life.



You can listen to the show in the Wolverhampton area on 101.8 FM, or if you're outside the area then you can listen live online at www.wcrfm.com (click 'listen live').

Some photos from the recording:

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Tom Coyne in the Studio, just before recording commenced.

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Tom with "Inside Tracks" presenter Pete Whitehouse.

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Tom with me! I was a great fan of him on Midlands Today in the 70s!

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Tom with the Programme's Producer, BBC WM's very own Andy Walters (who also looks in on this forum occasionally!!)

It was really lovely to meet Tom - what a nice person - and I recognised his voice straight away!

Hope you enjoy the show!