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- “They both hated DLT”
I recently started reading The Nation's Favourite: True Adventures of Radio 1 by Simon Garfield which chronicles the changes at Radio 1 that began around 1993 with the appointment of Matthew Bannister as Controller of the station. Long-serving DJs such as DLT and Simon Bates disappeared, and more re-organisation happened backstage. To be honest, I wasn't looking forward to it that much, as it could have been a very dry piece of non-fiction. But this is the most gripping book I've read since Kitchen Confidential as it almost entirely consists of statements direct from the DJs and management of Radio 1. It's a fascinating exercise to navigate between these colossal egos to divine the truth of what happened, and to whet your appetite I present a few of the best snippets so far…
In Misc on 3 January 2003. 3 comments. Permalink