Q&A

Who was the DJ for our tune?

Who was the DJ for our tune?

Simon Bates
Our Tune is a long-standing feature/segment on British radio presented by broadcaster Simon Bates. Having begun by at least 1979 it was originally part of his mid-morning show on BBC Radio 1, where it aired daily throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.

What was the music from our tune?

Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet (As Featured in Simon Bates’ “Our Tune”) by Henry Salomon and His Orchestra on Amazon Music – Amazon.co.uk.

Where is Simon Bates?

Bates, who as of 2014 lives on a farm in mid-Devon, started hosting the BBC Radio Devon breakfast show from 6:30 am to 10 am on weekdays from 12 January 2015.

What age is Simon Bates?

74 years (17 December 1946)
Simon Bates/Age

What was Simon Bates Our Tune called?

Romeo and Juliet –
Romeo and Juliet – Nino Rota (1968) The most enduring aspect of Franco Zeffirelli’s sumptuous production has been Rota’s love theme, used daily on British radio for Simon Bates’ ‘Our Tune’.

Who wrote the love theme from Romeo and Juliet?

Nino Rota
Henry Mancini
Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet/Composers

Where was Simon Bates born?

Birmingham, United Kingdom
Simon Bates/Place of birth

Who’s taking over from Nick Grimshaw?

Vick Hope and Jordan North will take over Nick Grimshaw’s Radio 1 slot from Monday 6 September. Nick Grimshaw has announced that he is leaving the BBC after 14 years. The radio presenter revealed his decision live during his BBC Radio 1 show on Wednesday, describing his time with the broadcaster as a “childhood dream”.

Who was the DJ who played Our Tune?

Please try again later. Back in the 1980’s Radio 1 had a morning DJ called Simon Bates, who, every morning in the week, would read out a letter from a listener, sometimes happy and sometimes sad, and after would play that listeners “our tune” associated with the story.

What kind of music does Our Tune play?

Each morning at around 11.00am, Bates would read out one of the stories while sentimental music played in the background. At first this would be any music of the genre that Bates could find, but after he played Nino Rota ‘s theme to Franco Zeffirelli ‘s 1968 film Romeo and Juliet this became the official music of Our Tune.

When was the last time we had Our Tune?

According to a programme aired on Smooth Radio in 2013 to celebrate the feature’s 33rd anniversary, the most requested song for Our Tune is Whitney Houston ‘s version of I Will Always Love You. Our Tune was last aired by Smooth Radio on 27 September 2013.

What was the most requested song on Our Tune?

US singer Jenn Bostic became popular in Britain after Bates played one of her songs on an edition of Our Tune in 2012. According to a programme aired on Smooth Radio in 2013 to celebrate the feature’s 33rd anniversary, the most requested song for Our Tune is Whitney Houston ‘s version of I Will Always Love You.