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A 3 hour recording. The station is still changing transmitter every hour. This show includes Bob Edwards, Dave Birdman and Sarah from Kew.

Bob plays a whole side of "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd and tells us that his car has sprung a leak so he got a wet posterior when going to a party with Sarah (but "not in that way").

Sarah is back with her dedications show at 8pm.

Many many new sketches from Dave Birdman throughout Bob and Dave's shows - one comparing Thameside 90.2 to other radio stations like you compare washing powders.   Dave also plays the wonderful Portsmouth Symphonia and tells us about The Intrepid Birdman Appreciation Society pub crawl - which he didn't make it to!

The music this week is pretty eclectic - it includes Joy Division, Kraftwerk, Saxon, Pink Floyd, Tom Lehrer and the Sex Pistols.

Thameside Radio listeners mentioned include Renata, John Simmons for everyone on the CND rally yesterday, The gang of five, Thick as Thieves, November Criminals, Andy Cooper, John Shakespeare, Ian Hobbs, The operators at Castle House Exchange including Mrs Herne and Pam Roxborough from Michael Champion.

Direct download: Thameside_811025.mp3
Category: 1981 -- posted at: 12:00 AM

The Thameside Radio crew changed transmitter locations 43 minutes in to the show so that there wasn't enough time for the DTI to track the broadcast transmitter down. This was the first time they had done this.   Bob tells us about the upcoming 4th birthday party on a boat on the Thames on the 13th December. (It was amazing) Also the Broadway Blues Band are going to play a Thameside Radio benefit gig soon.  The first part of a full 3 hour show. Do you have the later part recorded somewhere? Full 3 hour podcasts will resume shortly!

Direct download: Thameside_811018a.mp3
Category: 1981 -- posted at: 12:00 AM
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 The aftermath of the party in Shepherds Bush Where Nick Turner (ex Hawkwind) was interviewed and flanned.

Dave has a brilliant  version of the Beach Boys "God Only Knows" about Thameside listeners. Mark interviews the Broadway Blues Band.

Next fast food is a revisit to  Quickies County Kitchen in Chiswick which was the most popular of the lot. This show stopped short again - although this time it the station wasn't really raided -  they simply knew that it took about 2 hours for the DTI to locate the transmitter so if they stopped after an hour they wouldn't lose any more equipment

Thameside Radio 90.2 mentions for Jeanette from Kingston at Tiffin School, The Fair Lady Anita of Ealing, The Ambassador for the Tottenham and Haringey CBers

Direct download: Thameside_811011.mp3
Category: 1981 -- posted at: 12:00 AM
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The charts and new releases are back, as is Auntie Sarah.

Bob plugs the Thameside Supper Party at the Shepherd's Bush Village Hall  (photo) near the BBC  next Friday which will have a "tramps" theme. Dave says it will be messy and mentions custard pies. (As I recall it it was very messy)

The Fast Food came from Harrow on the Hill where Alex and Dave took the listeners to a Wimpy Bar where the food proved to be pretty unpopular due to the soggy chips and dry burgers (and the strange taste). The survey ended up with a laughing competition.

Bob plugs a gig by Dumpy's Rusty Nuts in Carshalton

Bob forgot to pick up the mail so Sarah only has phone dedications to read out. All her songs come from 1971.

Mark interviews Wreckless Eric.

Bob's show overruns so Dave starts late and then his sho stops beacuse the station was raided. Again. After having been left alone for years.

Dedications and mentions include: Anastasia of Twickenham; Ronald of Heston; Zel, Aaron, Matthew, Simon, Anna, Hannah, Isla, Georgia and all the boys and girls at Tiffins school; Ian Hobbs; Hilly, Natty and Christine; who were all listening to Thameside Radio 90.2

Direct download: Thameside_811004.mp3
Category: 1981 -- posted at: 12:00 AM
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