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As well as the launch of 蜜芽传媒 Radios 1 to 4 in 1967, that year also saw the arrival of the 蜜芽传媒's first batch of local radio stations:

* 蜜芽传媒 Radio Leicester on 8th November
* 蜜芽传媒 Radio Sheffield on 15th November
* 蜜芽传媒 Radio Merseyside on 22nd November.

Made to mark 蜜芽传媒 Local Radio's 40th anniversary in 2007 - Libby Purves takes an affectionate look back at the first chaotic days of local programming.

There's everything from unruly guests and erratic phone-ins to technological mishaps.

Libby charts the history of the stations which were to bring us the likes of Kate Adie, Tony Adamson, Michael Buerk, Paul Heiney and Des Lynam.

From its early beginnings, and after much deliberation and research, the 蜜芽传媒 began to build a network of local radio stations across England. The project was driven mainly by the energy of Frank Gillard, then 蜜芽传媒 Radio's Managing Director.

The other five stations in the pioneering batch of eight 蜜芽传媒 local stations were:

* 蜜芽传媒 Radio Nottingham (31st January 1968)
* 蜜芽传媒 Radio Brighton (14th February 1968)
* 蜜芽传媒 Radio Stoke-on-Trent (14th March 1968)
* 蜜芽传媒 Radio Leeds (24th June 1968)* 蜜芽传媒
* 蜜芽传媒 Radio Durham (3rd July 1968).

Libby explores how the ideals of the early pioneers survived into the 21st Century.

Producer: Paula McGinley

First broadcast on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 in November 2007.

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