BFBS Cologne - A Fairytale - watch this

Staff, Presenters, Sound Engineers etc who worked at BFBS Cologne took part at the annual BFBS Cologne Dinner and this year saw the 25th Anniversary after the closure of BFBS Cologne which was based in Parkstrasse 61 in Cologne Marienburg. The last BFBS Cologne Station Manager Colin Rugg opened the evening to welcome all the attendees and guests such as former BFBS Presenters Richard Astbury, Alan Clough, Mark Tyley, Nick Bailey but also remembered the famous BFBS voices that passed away since the last gathering like Peter McDonagh.

During the dinner a video was presented of BFBS Cologne that Tom Hausmann found and kindly shared it with all of us via the internet. Now it is my great pleasure to share that video with the many fans of BFBS Radio.

BFBS-Cologne - A Fairy-Tale from Joe Bloggs on Vimeo.

BFBS Radio Archive is getting bigger - More Audio has been added

Today I have added a whole pile of BFBS audio that over the last few months have been sent in to me for which I am very grateful. Thank you very much to each and every one of you who contributed to the BFBS Fan Blog. Should you still find something in your Treasure Chests in regards to BFBS audio, please do get in touch with me via CONTACT. But now enjoy the shows, jingles, etc - JP:)

Asters' Classics on BFBS Radio 2

Asters Sunday Breakfast - last edition (2009-02-09)
Aster's Classics (Alan Clough stands in)(2008-09-07)
Aster's Classics (Alan Clough stands in)(2008-09-20)

Richard Astbury on BFBS Radio 2 - His Afternoon Show

BFBS Radio 2 Richard Astbury (2006-04-19)
BFBS Radio 2 Richard Astbury (2006-04-20)
BFBS Radio 2 Richard Astbury (2006-04-21)
BFBS Radio 2 Richard Astbury (2006-05-02)
BFBS Radio 2 Richard Astbury (2006-05-03)
BFBS Radio 2 Richard Astbury (2006-05-04)
BFBS Radio 2 Richard Astbury (2006-05-05)
BFBS Radio 2 Richard Astbury (2006-05-23)
BFBS Radio 2 Richard Astbury (2006-05-24)
BFBS Radio 2 Richard Astbury (2006-05-30)

30 Years at Number One

30 Years at Number One - 1968 (David Hamilton)(1985-12-09)
30 Years at Number One - 1975 (David Hamilton)(1986-01-25)
30 Years at Number One - 1979 (David Hamilton)(1986-02)
30 Years at Number One - 1983 (David Hamilton)(1986-03)

Forces Folk Music Shows over the years on BFBS

BFBS London Folk Song Cellar (1960)

BFBS London Folk Song Cellar (1970)
BFBS Hello Folk (Wally Whyton)(1969-02-09)

BFBS Sandi's Folk Musikband 112 R4 (1970-11-06)
BFBS Sandi's Folk (excerpt 18'of30', no intro) (1971-04-30)
BFBS Sandi's Folk (excerpt)(1971-04-30)
BFBS Sandi's Folk (excerpt)(1971-04-30)
BFBS Sandi's Folk Musikband 143 G1 (1975-07-20)

BFBS Country Folk (David Allen) (1976-09-01)
BFBS Country Folk (David Allen)(1977-12-03)

BFBS Hello Folk INTRO (1977-02-07)

BFBS Interviews

BFBS UK (Tommy Vance) Interview with Paul Hardcastle
BFBS Interview with Phil Collins (Marc Tyley)
BFBS Interview with Steve Winwood (Mike Allen)

BFBS UK with Tommy Vance interviewing Barney Kessel

Me Mark Page

Me Mark Page (Mark Page)(1985-11-30)
Me Mark Page (Mark Page)(1986-01)
Me Mark Page (Mark Page)(1986-02)
Me Mark Page (Mark Page)(1985-03)

BFBS Top 40

BFBS UK Top 40, (14-1) (Simon Guettier)(1985-08-17)

BFBS UK Top 40 (Sep 1985) (Charles Foster) - not complete

BFBS UK Top 40 (12 Dec 1985) (Charles Foster)

BFBS Oldies Shows

BFBS Pick of the Pops (1959 and 1971) Alan Freeman (1985-09-06)

BFBS Greatest Hits (Richard Hutchinson)(2009-12-21)

Special BFBS Programmes

Forces Gold, 50 years of BFBS with Richard Astbury
70 Years Of BFBS Radio

Various other BFBS Shows

Johnny Walker Show (1986-03-01)
BFBS Richard Nankivell Blues (into the News)
BFBS Monday Rock Show Special (Jon Bennett and Jon Lord)

Rockola (David Simmons)(1986-03-01)
BFBS Saturday Afternoon Show  (Henry Howe)(1986-03-01)
BFBS Steve Wright Sunday Morning  (Steve Wright)(1985-10)

BFBS Malta

BFBS Malta Station Opening 1978
Radio 101 on BFBS Malta (2014-03-25)

 

Trailers, Spots, Announcements

International Money Exchange Rates Announcement (Jon Bennett)
Richard Nankivell Trailer OB OS (1981-06-30)
Soldier Magazine

More BFBS Jingles

BFBS Jingle Package 2002 Reelworld

Richard Astbury in Interview with JP

Richard Astbury

Interview with Richard Astbury on 22 Mar 2014. Richard or Asters worked as radio presenter on BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service) and was also involved in the Eurovision Song Contest. Hear his story in interview with Radio International's JP 

On 21 and 22 March 2014 BFBS Cologne staff (presenters, sound engineers, record librarians, some hadcore fans, etc) held their 24th annual "Veteran Meeting" in a hotel in Cologne, Germany reflecting on the good old times when BFBS Radio in Germany had its headquarters in Cologne Marienburg. In the 90s the HQ moved to the barracks in BFBS Herford leaving behind an amazing nostaligic post war era for Forces Families but also for many German listeners.

One of the great voices and very experienced presenter Richard Astbury also known as Asters. presented many shows on the BFBS network including BFBS Radio 2 and BFBS Television. But he is very much known for his programme called "Pop around Europe" which ran for many years on the BFBS radio network stopping in 1985 with Asters' departure to Riviera 104. This show can be found on the BFBS Radio blog or via the website of www.radiointernational.tv or here and there is more here.

Radio International's JP had the big honour to interview his radio idol Richard Astbury at this convention in Cologne which you can now watch in this clip. 

At this point a special thanks goes to Jens Messtorff for filming the interview which will also be broadcast on Eurovision Radio International (www.radiointernational.tv) in the near future.

Also visit Richard's webpage available here.

Richard was also involved in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Enjoy!
JP:)

BFBS Malta - Closing Moments - 31 March 1979

We are very much proud and extremely happy to be able to share this special Forces Broadcasting Nugget with you - the closing moments of BFBS Radio in sunny Malta on 25 March 1979. Richard Astbury was the last voice heard on BFBS Malta before it went off air. A huge thank you to John Bruno from Malta who found our BFBS Radio Blog and kindly contacted us to share these last moments of BFBS Radio in Malta.  

Click here for listening to to the final moments of BFBS Malta.

For further information on BFBS Malta - click here.

Should you have any of the audio treasures in your collection and wish to share it with the other fans please CONTACT us.

BFBS Photos added, Tommy Vance, Alan Clough, Richard Astbury, Penny Vine, Rhine Army Summer Show

Tommy Vance and JP at BFBS London in July 1984

Dear BFBS Lovers,

I have been digging in my photo album and came across some photos from the mid 80s when I had a chance to visit the BFBS Studios in London, Paddington (Bridge House) where I had the pleasure to sit in the Top 20 Plus Show with Tommy Vance and also BFBS UK. The guests I remember where the Blue Belles which were charting well in the UK Charts with "Young at heart".

Tommy took me and my friends to London in the nearby pub just across the road.

Since I lived in Cologne the BFBS Germany studios were not far away and I would sometimes swing by to sit in some of their shows such as the weekend breakfast show with Alan Clough. And of course one of the highlights during the year was when BFBS Germany was also at the Rhine Army Summer Show.

A new page has been added to this blog called "Photos" where you can see some of the treasures I found in my collection.

Should you have some photos you want to share with us, please email them to me by clicking here.

Thanks and Enjoy!
JP:)