Category: Radio Guest Spots

The Frank Carlyle Show

The Frank Carlyle Show Frank Carlyle is a Liverpool historian and hosts a twice-weekly current affairs show. Every month Derek Shelmerdine has a guest spot to talk about some aspect of the music of the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s. The topic is often associated with the Liverpool music scene – The Frank Carlyle Show. This…


Banger Music Awards 2022

Banger Music Awards 2022 John Lebang presents the 5th Annual Banger Music Awards show …live on Alien X Radio on 15 January 2022. Voting commences on 5 December and finishes on 10 January at 7 pm Eastern Time. Author of Rock’n’Roll Unravelled, Derek Shelmerdine is presenting the award for Best Music Video in the Banger…


Bob Dylan Story Book Club

Bob Dylan Story The life, times and music of one of the true icons of rock’n’roll history. A pioneering protest singer and so much more – the Bob Dylan Story. To hear the show again…The Bob Dylan Story – Tony Higginson’s Book Club This Book Club celebrate’s Bob Dylan’s 80th Birthday, on 24 May… A…


Banger Music Awards 2021

Banger Music Awards 2021 John Lebang’s prestigious annual indie band awards, Banger Music Awards 2021. Banger Music Awards is a celebration of independent music, artists, musicians, bands and radio stations.It features the rock stars of the future. In 2021 we will be celebrating our 4th BMA. 75 songs and musicians will be up for awards from…


Paul McCartney Dead Myth Mop Tops

Derek Shelmerdine: guest onThe Mop Tops and the King …..radio showtalking about…Paul McCartney Dead Myth The greatest urban myth in rock’n’roll history, Paul McCartney Dead Myth. The Moptops and the King is syndicated on over 70 radio stations around the world.16 to 22 August 2020 For the stations and times You can hear the show…


Before They Were Famous BBC Radio York

Early Years: Before They Were Famous A look at what Jimi Hendrix, Phil Spector, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart and Marc Bolan were up to before they were famous – early years. 3 to 7 September 2018 at 1.40 pm (UK): Early Years: Before They Were Famous BBC York In a five-part daily series Derek Shelmerdine,…


Classic Christmas Singles BBC Radio York

Stories Behind the Classic Christmas Singles The stories behind some of the best loved Christmas singles, Slade, The Pogues, Cliff Richard, Brenda Lee +++ Classic Christmas Singles BBC Radio York: 18 to 22 December 2017: Every day this week at 1.40 pm (UK). Adam and Anna’a Afternoon Show BBC Radio York 12.00 to 4.00 pm…


Summer Of Love BBC Radio York

Summer Of Love 1967 will always be remembered of the Summer Of Love. With its hippie dream of peace and love and flowers down gun barrels – Summer of Love BBC Radio York. All this week Derek Shelmerdine, author of the book Rock’n’Roll Unravelled is taking a look at the 50th Anniversary of the Summer…


RocknRoll Landmarks BBC Radio York

RocknRoll Landmarks A five-part series for BBC Radio York – includes stories about Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Eric Clapton and much more – RocknRoll Landmarks. 1 to 5 August 2016: Adam and Anna’s Afternoon Show BBC Radio York 12.00 to 4.00 pm (UK) Derek Shelmerdine is a guest on Adam Tomlinson and Anna Wallace’s afternoon…