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- ↑ Sean Street, A Concise History of British Radio, 1922-2002, page 115, 1903053145-- 2002 "Night Ride — A late-night programme on Radio 2 from 1979, developing a number of the Network's announcers as personalities".
- ↑ New Statesman, Volume 130, Issues 4562-4568, page 46, 2001: "'BBC1 is closing down now for tonight, but those of you who aren't quite ready for bed yet can join our friends over on Radio 2, where Bill Rennells is just about to begin his Nightride,' intoned the announcer seemingly every night of my childhood."