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| Genre | Music, Talk |
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| Running time | 3 hours |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 1 |
| Hosted by | Simon Mayo |
| Produced by | Ric Blaxill |
| Original release | 23 May 1988 – 3 September 1993 |
| Audio format | 97-99 FM, 1053, 1089 MW |
The Simon Mayo Breakfast Show was the weekday breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 between May 1988[1] and September 1993. The programme was broadcast on weekdays and had three broadcast slots. Firstly, the show aired between 7am and 9.30am, gaining an extra 30 minutes on 3 April 1989 to co-inside with an earlier start to Radio 1’s day.[2] Finally, when Radio 1 began 24-hour transmissions on 1 May 1991, the programme was broadcast between 6am and 9am.[3] The programme ended just prior to the major shake-up of BBC Radio 1 by Matthew Bannister, which saw Simon Mayo move to the station’s mid-morning slot.[4]
Format
The programme, which was based on a "zoo" format, saw Mayo being joined by The Breakfast Crew consisting of news anchor Rod McKenzie. News headlines were broadcast every 20 minters with bulletins at 10 to and 10 past, in addition to the full bulletin at half past the hour. The show also featured a presenter who read out the weather at 5 and 35 past and the travel at 25 and 55 past. There were four regular presenters during the show’s 5 and a bit years on air. They were Carol Dooley (!988), Sybil Ruscoe (1988-89), Jackie Brambles (Jan - Sept 1990)[5] and Dianne Oxberry (October 1990 [6] until the programme ended three years later). Weather and travel news reader stand-ins includes Mayo's Radio 1 colleague Lynn Parsons, Caron Keating and Philippa Forrester. The show's producer was Ric Blaxill who also made regular speaking contributions. The show's producer Ric Blaxill also made regular speaking contributions.
Features
The programme became known for various features, including On This Day In History, the cryptic game The Identik-Hit Quiz, where Mayo and his co hosts would 'act' a short scene which cryptically led listeners to the title of a hit song and in August 1990 he launched his Confessions feature where members of the public sought absolution for their (often frivolous or humorous) "sins", and it moved to a television series in later years.
Break-out Hits
Due to frequent plays from Mayo, several unlikely hit singles reached the UK charts, including "Kinky Boots" by Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman; "Donald Where's Yer Troosers?" by Andy Stewart; and "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life", sung and written by Eric Idle. For helping Monty Python have a hit with the latter 13 years after it first appeared on the soundtrack to The Life of Brian, Idle presented Mayo with a model bare foot, in the style of the animated version which used to end the opening titles to the TV show.
References
- ^ "Simon Mayo – BBC Radio 1 England – 23 May 1988 – BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ BBC Programme Index 3 April 1990
- ^ BBC Programme Index 2 May 1991
- ^ BBC Programme Index Radio 1 23 October 1993
- ^ BBC Programme Index Radio 1 8 January 1990
- ^ BBC Radio Programme Index 1 October 1990