[30] 13 April - Dance Band Days is broadcast for the final time. Cliff Richard: People still think theres no smoke without fire, Paul Gambaccini: police used me as 'flypaper' for almost a year, Paul Gambaccini to return to BBC in November, Nocharges for Paul Gambaccini over alleged historical sex offences, Paul Gambaccini arrested on suspicion of sexual offences in Operation Yewtree. He has dual United States and British nationality, having become a British citizen in 2005. Paul Gambaccini has been announced as the new presenter of Pick of the Pops on BBC Radio 2, replacing Tony Blackburn. Some listeners welcomed his presence, according to Kenyon, as their musical tastes had developed from Radio 1's content. RadioTimes 14-20 January 2023 Ask any games-obsessed teenager if they ever listen to classical music and they'll laugh at you, but if they've been playing Call of Duty all day, or Final Fantasy, or Civilization, or God of War or just about any game they'll have been listening to classical music. It was announced on 10 October 2014 that no charges would be brought. Seems BBC managers dont care what the trust decides. Was the Edit Assistant on Bargain Hunt and a Technical Operator at Gorilla Group Post Production. But he was not so impressed by Priti Patel, who he said showed no interest in the administration of justice after he stood with Cliff Richard and said that all those arrested by police should remain anonymous until charged. OOH Gary Davies fans will be able to listen to him on Radio 2 six days a week for the next few months as hell continue to host Sounds of the 80s (Saturday 8-10pm), which he has fronted since 2018. BBC Radio 2's programmes 28.02.2023 Tuesday LIVE - 06:30 - The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show 00:00 - OJ Borg Post Wild Boys Of Radio 2 Handover OJ reflects on his weekly catch up with Trevor. On 1 November 2013, it was reported that Gambaccini had been arrested on suspicion of historical sexual offences as part of an investigation by Operation Yewtree in the United Kingdom. The Second Paul Gambaccini Radio Programme [Here is the second of Kate's radio interviews with Paul Gambaccini. Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 2001. The Met is due to be served with High Court papers on Monday. He has worked widely across the BBC and the British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) as well as contributing to many television shows, mostly related to music, film, and the arts. Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1996. Giving evidence to the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee on 3 March 2015, Gambaccini said he believed he was used as human "fly paper" to encourage other people to come forward and make allegations against him and that he had lost more than 200,000 in earnings and legal fees. As part of this role I was the breakfast newsreader for BBC Radio WM and also reported on stories for radio and TV. Paul Gambaccini, the Professor of Pop, celebrates 40 years at the BBC. He lives in the South Bank area of London. A Radio 2/BBC Audio commission for BBC Sounds. Gambaccini and television presenter Jonathan Ross co-owned Top 10 Comics, a comic shop in London which opened in 1989 and closed in 1995. He has dual United States and British nationality, having become a British citizen in 2005. [24], In February 2017, Gambaccini sued the Metropolitan Police, citing a loss of 200,000 during his time under investigation. Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1988. Published: 19:01 GMT, 20 August 2022 | Updated: 20:36 GMT, 20 August 2022. I look forward to playing some of the best music in the world whilst in the company of the Radio 2 listeners who I feel Ive got to know over the last 18 months. Stuart Maconie, Paul Gambaccini, Jools Holland, and Mark Lamarr join, and Benny Green, Debbie Thrower, and Bob Holness leave. Thomas Rhett, Lainey Wilson & Breland will be appearing on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show. His other television appearances include Pebble Mill at One, Call My Bluff, Music for the Millennium, and The South Bank Show. BBC Radio 2 - Pick of the Pops - Available now Episodes Available now (9) Next on (11) 1984 Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1984. For the second year running, Big Night Of Musicals - staged by The National Lottery at the AO Arena Manchester will be broadcast in a special 90-minute programme on BBC One and in a programme on BBC Radio 2 presented by Samantha Barks and Layton Williams (8-10pm, Sunday 26 March). In 1992 Gambaccini became a founding personality on the UK's classical music station Classic FM, where he hosted the weekly Classical CD Chart show. Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1982. There will be fascinating insights and compelling stories taking listeners through the decades of Queens reign (7-8pm, Monday 10 April). The 73-year-old DJ, nicknamed The Great Gambo and The Professor of Pop, pictured, is appearing in a new Channel 4 documentary, The Accused: National Treasures on Trial which chronicles the police raid and arrest he faced in November 2013 after being falsely accused of sexabuse. Next week, the BBC veteran. He was born in New York City, United States. A regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's long-running arts programme Kaleidoscope, Gambaccini was a long-time TV morning show correspondent for British television, and makes regular appearances on other British TV magazine shows. Gambaccini, who presents BBC Radio 2s Pick of the Pops, had been a fixture on UK radio for decades before the allegations were made. In 2013, Gambaccini revealed he had been highlighted as a potential security risk by the BBC earlier in his career due to his sexuality. Paul Matthew Gambaccini (born April 2, 1949) is an American-British radio and television presenter and author in the United Kingdom.He has dual United States and British nationality, having become a British citizen in 2005. BBC Radio 4. Romesh Ranganathan brings his love, knowledge and passion of hip-hop to BBC Radio 2. The 73-year-old thinks that they took this stance 'to keep themselves safe'. Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1991. Gambaccini has been a supporter of gay-related charities. Paul Gambaccini has said he would be 'happy to see the BBC go' even though he still presents a show every week on Radio 2- because he says it did not stand by him during false sex allegations. On Sunday, the show will feature Zac Brown live from the main stage, highlights from Saturday night at the O2 in London and interviews with Zac Brown, Old Crow Medicine Show, Mitchell Tenpenny and Lindsay Ell (8-10pm, Sunday 12th March). Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1966. A regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's long-running arts programme Kaleidoscope, Gambaccini was a long-time TV morning show correspondent for British television, and makes regular appearances on other British TV magazine shows. Paul Gambaccini counts down the charts. Gambaccini increased the audience share, but came under attack as an example of the reforms that the Radio 3 Controller Nicholas Kenyon was trying to introduce but which did not go down well with the existing audience. He says its public comments were in breach of the Met Polices own media guidelines and his legal right to a reasonable expectation of privacy under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In 1964[3] he succeeded Jerry Bails (the so-called "father of comic book fandom") as executive secretary of the Academy of Comic-Book Fans and Collectors,[12] an umbrella organization for the burgeoning world of comics fandom. [22][23] In February 2016, the Irish Supreme Court Judge Adrian Hardiman used a review of this book to criticize what he described as the radical undermining of the presumption of innocence, especially in sex cases, including Gambaccini's case, by the methods used in Operation Yewtree (among other instances). Hear Paul present America's Greatest Hits, Saturdays, 8-10pm. He is renowned for his music and chart knowledge for both the USA and UK industry. Also find all Bollywood Movie Information related to release date, Reviews, Web Series Information and celebrities, gossips, and entertainment news. Hes a hugely talented, warm and witty host who has already proved himself to be a firm favourite with our listeners when hes presented many and varied shows across the station. BBC Radio 2 is the UKs most listened to radio station, with a weekly audience of 14.3 million (RAJAR Q4, 2022). He was also a contributor to the London station LBC when it was taken over by Chrysalis. He is known as The Great Gambo and The Professor of Pop, who was a BBC Radio 1 Presenter for 16 years including a year on a weekly show counting down the Billboard Top 30 songs. Despite Gambaccini's 50 years working at the BBC, when asked, he said he would be happy to see the corporation go. He has been the presenter of pick of the pops on bbc radio 2 since july 2016 and america's greatest hits on greatest hits radio on saturday . Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1984. On 1 November 2013, it was reported that Gambaccini had been arrested on suspicion of historical sexual offences as part of an investigation by Operation Yewtree in the United Kingdom. BBC Sounds will give Country fans even more to get excited about as they will have the full set from Thomas Rhett and extended highlights of Lainey Wilson and Jordan Davis (available from 12pm, Saturday 11 March); the full set from Lady A and extended highlights of Midland & Morgan Evans (from 12pm, Sunday 12th March); the full set from Zac Brown, plus extended highlights from OCMS & Mitchell Tenpenny. Cerys will be playing music from Van himself and from much loved blues figures of the past who had such a profound influence on his music. The 73-year-old DJ, nicknamed The Great Gambo and The Professor of Pop, is appearing in a new Channel 4 documentary, The Accused: National Treasures . Gambaccini harbours anger towards Keir Starmer, who was working as Director of Public Prosecutions when he was arrested as he said that his case became 'guilty until proven innocent' because Starmer said that police should believe every accuser. From 2015 2017, Vernon presented the mid-morning show on Radio X. Vernon has been a regular face on TV for the past 20 years, having presented a variety of shows including All Star Family Fortunes (ITV) Formula E coverage (C4) T4 (C4) This Morning (ITV) and numerous game shows for ITV including Vernon Kays Gameshow Marathon, Drive and Splash! Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1996. Having left Oxford, Gambaccini was considering further study in law at Harvard or Yale but had the opportunity of writing for Rolling Stone magazine as British correspondent. 16 February - PopMaster quiz feature of Ken Bruce 's mid-morning show on BBC Radio 2 is first broadcast. Paul Gambaccini is a Radio and Television Presenter form America- British and also an Author in the United Kingdom. Can dementia be spotted in CHILDHOOD? Gambaccini, 69, spent a year on bail before the case against him was dropped in what he labelled a completely fictitious affair. Gambaccini has presented the annual Ivor Novello Awards since 1990, the Parliamentary Jazz Awards since 2005, the Music Industry Trust's Man of the Year Dinner since 1999, and the Radio Academy Awards for a ten-year stretch from 1998 to 2008. The show also documents the false sex allegations faced by Sir Cliff Richard and DJ Neil Fox who were both eventually cleared of wrongdoing. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. 1975. Fri 19 th Sep 1997, 19:20 on Radio 4 News FM. Former BBC Radio 1 presenter Mr Gambaccini, who now hosts Radio 2's Pick of the Pops, has given an interview to the . [citation needed]. He was the host of the 12-part Classic FM series Paul Gambaccini's Hall of Heroes, and chairs the Radio 4 music quiz Counterpoint. 18/11/08 - 18:47 #2. Gambaccini then started broadcasting in the UK on BBC Radio 1 September 1973, which he did for 13 years, first as a music reporter on the John Peel Saturday show, Rockspeak. Kicking off 4 days of tremendous country music, both live and on record, Bob Harris introduces listeners to Radio 2 Country with a fantastic . Paul Gambaccini is a Radio and Television Presenter form America- British and also an Author in the United Kingdom. Paul Gambaccini presents the chart from today in 1997. Read about our approach to external linking. . . 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