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30/11/2014
John Waite chooses his ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio highlights.
This week's Pick of the Week features actor Sam West on why he's the number one fan of the shipping forecast; Radio 3 goes in for a spot of triple-tonguing with a trombone that thinks it's in its third trimester; and there's a salute to one of the most popular radio programmes of all time – it had millions of listeners during its half-century on air – and yet how many editions are kept in the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ archive? Just three. Join John Waite then to hear some rare radio “gold".
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Sun 30 Nov 2014
18:15
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
John Waite

Born in Stoke-on-Trent, John Waite joined the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ as a trainee in 1973 working his way up to being a news presenter on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio London by the early 1980s. He then crossed over to Radio 4 in 1986, where he presented You & Yours, many documentaries, and Face The Facts, where he can still be heard today.Â
In John's own words -Â
BEST MOMENT IN CAREER: Presenting a special programme for my cousin Terry Waite, which he did manage to hear in his Beirut hostage cell.Â
WORST MOMENT IN CAREER: Being so keen to get my microphone close to Prince Charles I stood heavily on his toe.
In John's own words -Â
BEST MOMENT IN CAREER: Presenting a special programme for my cousin Terry Waite, which he did manage to hear in his Beirut hostage cell.Â
WORST MOMENT IN CAREER: Being so keen to get my microphone close to Prince Charles I stood heavily on his toe.
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- Sun 30 Nov 2014 18:15ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4