My Tune

Simon Bates had been a Radio One DJ for 16 years when he resigned in September 1993. Bates believed in public service broadcasting and his mid-morning show regularly attracted 9 million listeners - a mixture of music, gossip, information, humour and issues. A further 2 million tuned in especially to hear it's best-known programme, "Our Tune". Bates reveals how difficult - and sometimes funny - it actually was to work at the BBC. He also shows in detail the antiquated mechanics of Radio One, and the muddled state of the BBC. ... Read More

Simon Bates had been a Radio One DJ for 16 years when he resigned in September 1993. Bates believed in public service broadcasting and his mid-morning show regularly attracted 9 million listeners - a mixture of music, gossip, information, humour and issues. A further 2 million tuned in especially to hear it's best-known programme, "Our Tune". Bates reveals how difficult - and sometimes funny - it actually was to work at the BBC. He also shows in detail the antiquated mechanics of Radio One, and the muddled state of the BBC. This is an autobiography of a previously private man, and tells of his upbringing, his determination to become a broadcaster, his teenage and adult travels around the world, his life and his loves. It contains the celebrity stories Radio One couldn't broadcast, and it is honest about a lifetime in broadcasting. Read Less