11 February – BBC Radio London begins broadcasting in stereo, and begins carrying BBC Radio 1 during its mid-evening downtime on weekdays between 20.00 and 22.00. It reverts to BBC Radio 2 when Radio 1 begins its nightly 'borrow' of Radio 2's VHF frequency.
19 February–9 April – BBC Radio 3 makes the unusual move of broadcasting a sitcom when it airs campus comedy serial Patterson.[1]
6 June – BBC Radio 1 broadcasts a live sporting event as a one-off occurrence. The kick-off time is during Radio 1's 'borrow' of Radio 2's VHF frequencies. Radio 1 would normally be off the air on Saturday evenings, and simulcasting Radio 2, so by broadcasting the game on Radio 1's frequencies, Radio 2 is able to broadcast both the sporting event and its usual 19.00 programme.
24 September – John Lade presents BBC Radio 3's Record Review for the final time. His last broadcast is the programme's 1,000th edition.[4]Paul Vaughan takes over the programme the following week.
October
October – BBC Radio Deeside is expanded to cover all of north east Wales and is renamed BBC Radio Clwyd
3 October – Kenny Everett rejoins the BBC to present a Saturday morning programme.
4 October – The first edition of All Time Greats, presented by Desmond Carrington, is broadcast on BBC Radio 2.[5] The programme, broadcast on Sunday lunchtimes, remains on air until the late 2000s.
6–31 October – For four weeks, Radio 2’s overnight show, You and the Night and the Music, is replaced by 2’s Company with features a blend of music, drama, talks and documentaries from all the radio networks.
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