Find out more about the people behind the voices
Christopher is a regular broadcaster on international politics and was one of the advisers to government departments and the BBC during the recent war in Iraq. He is also editor of the latest edition of Winston Churchill’s A History of the English-speaking Peoples, and is compiling A Diary of British History...
Dave found BFBS and worked for
them for 21 years before reverting to a
freelance life in 1997. At one stage he was the most travelled BFBS
presenter working in every one of the overseas stations.
Dave took over BFBS Gold from Tony Blackburn in 1990. Since then, his name has become synonymous with classic music from the sixties to the eighties. His record collection is probably bigger than yours…
During the 1990s, BFBS Germany produced a programme that galvanized Forces listeners in a way that the network hadn’t experienced since the days of Two-Way Family Favourites. That programme was Calling The Balkans and it made Glen Mansell a household name among the Forces community. The programme led to Glen receiving a GOC’s Commendation in 2001...
I began my broadcasting career back in the seventies (I was very young at the time!) on Radio Orwell in Ipswich, one of the first independent local radio stations in the UK.
Broadcasting has been a large part of Patrick's life since 1973, when he crept into the BFBS studios in Cologne while nobody was looking.
He spent several years in Germany learning how to “do” radio. Just when it was beginning to make sense, management sent him to BFBS television, which had recently arrived...
Richard
Astbury
Asters musical tastes are truly eclectic. Every Sunday, he takes a break
from the rock and pop stuff to present Asters’ Classics on BFBS
Radio 2. Indeed, his love of classical music has seen him present a number
of programmes for Classic FM in the UK...
Since joining BFBS back in the early 90's Richard has been travelling the world with stops in Belize, Germany, Cyprus; Richard's now back in the UK as Programme Director BFBS Radio 2, making the occasional appearance on air too!
