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Getting on Air: The Female Pioneers

Jane Garvey asks whether Annie Nightingale's success made it easier for women to be revered in music broadcasting. From October 2013.

Part of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra's line-up for INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2018:

Jane Garvey investigates the stories behind landmark moments in the history of the female voice on radio and TV.

It's 1970 and Annie Nightingale becomes the first female DJ on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 1 and then one of the presenters of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV's The Old Grey Whistle Test. The longest serving DJ on Radio 1, Annie's has been a stellar career, but what is her legacy?

Jane Garvey explores whether Annie's success has made it easier for women to be recognised as a voice of expertise in music broadcasting. We hear from Annie herself, former Radio 1 Controller Johnny Beerling and historian Professor Jean Seaton.

Producer: Jane Reck

An Alfi Media Ltd production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 first broadcast in 2013.

15 minutes

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Thu 8 Mar 2018 21:00
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