Last week Scratch were the featured student radio station on the Steve Lamacq Show on BBC 6Music. You can listen again to Dan’s interview with Steve on here, or listen again on the BBC iPlayer until Friday.
The audio is all rights to the Steve Lamacq Show on BBC 6Music.
(Source: BBC)
Tom Williams - Scratch Blog Interview by Scratch Radio
Our very own Dan Richards has caught up with new Scratch presenter, Tom Williams, to find out how he’s getting on!
Hear what Tom’s got to say for himself above; Dan finds out all about Tom’s show, what you can expect to hear and how you can get in touch!
You can also download the interview so you can listen on the go, all you need to do is click the down-arrow on the right-hand side of the player and then drop it into your chosen media player.
You can catch both Tom and Dan on Wednesday’s from 10am right through until 2pm - find out more online at www.scratchradio.co.uk
You can listen again to the special show from last week online now. All you need to do is click the big orange play button on the player above and you can hear the highlights - well, the full show just without the music.
If you want to listen to us on the go or in your choice of media player you can also download the whole show, all you need to do is click the download button at the top of the player.
Please show your support for the fight against the cuts, sign the petition and join the Facebook groups.
Brian Travers Interview by brummydan
Whilst this year’s Birmingham Music Month may be coming to an end, the music scene in and around the city doesn’t. At the beginning of the month, Scratch’s very own Dan Richards managed to grab Birmingham-based Brian Travers - from UB40 - for a chat about the month, the Birmingham music scene and what Brum music means to the band.
You can find out more about Birmingham Music Month online at www.brummusicmonth.co.uk
In response to the university-wide funding cuts and the extensive £1.4million cuts to the Faculty of PME announced this week, Scratch Radio is bringing you two hours of live discussion and debate this Friday from 2pm.
Join Dan Richards and representatives of the student-body and Students’ Union to air your opinions and get an idea of the impact of the vast cuts proposed. We’re also hoping to make the show available to download as a podcast from our main website.
In the last week, it has been announced that there will be £1.4million of cuts from the Faculty of PME - which works out at £230,000 funding cuts from the UK’s leading School of Media. Leading to a 30% decrease in the number of staff and equipment within the department, and the proposed closure of a number of specialisms, Scratch is backing the fight against the cuts.
Join the fight against the cuts now! You can find more information on the two Facebook groups Protect the PME Faculty from £1.4MILLION cuts and Save Birmingham School of Media from £230,000 cuts.
On tomorrow’s show we want to hear what you think. How will the cuts impact you? And, more importantly, what can be done? Get in touch with the studio on all the usual ways - check out the main site for more information.
Make sure you’re tuned in tomorrow from 2pm and make sure you join the fight against the university-wide cuts. What do you think needs to be done?
The next Scratch presenter facing the blog questions is Dan Richards - he’s Head of Internet Communications on the Scratch committee and presents his own show every week. Here’s all you need to know about Mr. Richards…
If you’ve got a question for any of the Scratch presenters, why join write on our Facebook Page or tweet us @scratchradio
Name: Dan
Age: 24!! Old man!!
Hometown: Halesowen (just outside Birmz!)
Uni Course/Year:
Radio Production - Year 2
When can we hear you on Scratch?
12-2 on a Wednesday
Describe your show in three words:
Summery happy fun!
Who’s the most famous person you’ve ever met?
Beverley Knight
If you were a superhero, what would be your superpower and why?
Invincibility - then the other powers are irrelevant!
What’s the most embarrasing thing to have happened to you live on air?
Not at Scratch, but I did a whole 3 hour show, interviews and all, but not on air!!
What’s your favourite place to go in Birmingham?
Electric Cinema on Station Street
A la commercial radio - 80s, 90s or now?
90s and today, different reasons but they’re both good times.
And finally, what’s your favourite show on Scratch? (Not your own please.)
Ben Stones. Clearly.
You can join Dan every Wednesday only on Scratch Radio. And, don’t miss the rest of our Presenter Bios only on the Scratch Blog.
