SIMON DEE SHOW 'THE DEE SET' BBC LIGHT PROGRAMME 1966

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SIMON DEE SHOW 'THE DEE SET' BBC LIGHT PROGRAMME 1966 After leaving Radio Caroline Simon Dee first appeared on BBC radio in June 1965 and in 1966 he was given the BBC Light Programme's plum Saturday evening programming - a slot more prestigious in those days than today's ' breakfast ' or ' drive-time ' shows.He was determined not to use a script : "Using one deadens me.I prefer to chat away about anything that interests me".These shows are some seven months before the iconic TV series 'Dee Time' which started on April 4th 1967 which was watched by 15 million people.Within three years his career was in tatters and one of the greatest sixties stars faded from public view.Extract one - 1hr 54 mins starting at 11.11pm (approx) as broadcast with news and no edits - recorded Sept 17th/18th 1966Extract two - 1 hr 26 mins starting at 11.40 pm (approx) one news bulletin edit - recorded July 1966The Saturday show was called 'The Dee Set' and was broadcast on Saturday evenings to 1.30am Sunday.Hear the reason why Simon was so popular with his relaxed manner and almost oblivious attitude to his mistakes .The choice of music on the shows is outstanding from classic jazz songs,new releases i.e.Beatles Revolver LP plus Dylan,Dusty etc. A real sound time capsule window into the Swinging Sixties.These recordings are taken from the original reel to read more
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