Metroradio Stories

7 Stories

My life as a seadog : 1985 : The Voice of Peace, Tel Aviv by grantgoddard
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My life as a seadog : 1985 : The V...by Grant Goddard
The prostitute was perched on the edge of my bed. Using the elementary Hebrew I had learned from children's television, we chatted about her young daughter and the disas...
Watch out! Watch out! There's a Houdini about : 1980 : Metro Radio by grantgoddard
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Watch out! Watch out! There's a Ho...by Grant Goddard
Do you believe in destiny? Not the Bardot-like Angels squadron leader Destiny who battled evil-ised Captain Black and the mysterious Mysterons. No, destiny as in fate. T...
I can't dance to that music you're playin' : 1970 : Emperor Rosko, Paris Theatre by grantgoddard
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I can't dance to that music you're...by Grant Goddard
"Would you like to dance?" the girl asked. I was dumbfounded. Nobody had ever asked me to dance. Particularly a girl! "Er, no thanks," I mumbled path...
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Stoking the star-maker machinery : 1980 : Kate Bush, EMI Records & Metro Radio by grantgoddard
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Stoking the star-maker machinery :...by Grant Goddard
"I'm SO sorry," I grovelled to the petite musician on whose foot I had just accidentally trodden. We were stood side-by-side in the record library - my 'office...
One little indie music show : 1980-1981 : Saturday night 10 to 12, Metro Radio by grantgoddard
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One little indie music show : 1980...by Grant Goddard
"You will present a weekly two-hour rock music show on Saturday night," my manager informed me. No if's or but's. No offer over which to mull. No demo tape to...
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The day the (reggae) music died : 1981 : Bob Marley, L Kwesi Johnson, Matumbi by grantgoddard
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The day the (reggae) music died :...by Grant Goddard
"Bob Marley has died!" I exclaimed. Having switched on the car radio before starting the engine, one of Marley's songs was playing on John Peel's 'BBC Radio On...
It ain't what you do, it's the way you hobnob : 1980 : Durham Uni by grantgoddard
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It ain't what you do, it's the way...by Grant Goddard
"The Treasury," said one. "Banking," responded another. "The Civil Service," replied another. It was my turn. "Radio," I said. Th...
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