Quote from Justin on the "Why not a Shadows movie?" thread:-
"The BBC is obviously being run by young people who base the output on what is 'fashionable'. Why else would Brian Matthew be unceremoniously dropped from 'Sounds of the Sixties', and the programme be relegated to an even earlier time when even fewer people are awake? I understand about catch-up services, but it's an example of how things are moving. I bet that SOTS will be dropped entirely from the BBC at some point in the not-too-distant future."
I agree and feel it is the end of an era at a time when many eras are ending (I have to confess to enjoying "The Music Goes Round and Round" on Radio 2 on Fridays...and then Desmond Carrington retired last October (his last few programmes were quite emotional)...and now he's died). Over the years SOTS used to play quite a lot of Shadows music - both well-known and obscure. Even Goodnight Dick got a spin a few months ago, and in a programme which rarely featured interviews, Hank was interviewed by Brian Matthew several times.
Following the sadness of Brian's last "This is your old mate Brian Matthew saying 'That's your lot for this week...", I couldn't help noticing that Foottapper (the play-out music) was played in its entirety - possibly for the first and only time. I wonder if Tony Blackburn will keep it...