1) What radio stations were offered by the BBC before 1967?

BBC radio home 

BBC Home Light

2) How was BBC radio reorganised in September 1967? What were the new stations that launched?

in 1967, the marine broadcasting offences act banned The pirate government had closed the legal set of rules that allowed these stations to broadcast. This meant that the audience had to go to Radio 1 if they listened to popular music.

3) What was pirate radio and why was it popular?

Pirate radio is a station that broadcast without a valid license. It was popular because there was growing demand for people and rock music.

 
4) Why did pirate radio stop broadcasting in 1967?

because marine broadcasting offices banned the pirate 

5) How did the BBC attract young audiences to Radio 1 after pirate radio stations were closed down?

By employing many of the people who worked at pirate stations so that they could get many loyal listeners from them to listen to there radio.

6) What was 'needle time' and why was it a problem for BBC Radio?

Nobody believes this today, but there was a ration called 'needle time' which meant, although we were doing a two hour programme, we were only allowed to play eight records each week. All the rest had to be our own recordings, or done live in the studio

7) How did BBC Radio 1 offer different content to previous BBC radio stations?

8) Who was the first presenter for BBC Radio 1 and why did these new Radio 1 DJs cause upset initially at the traditional BBC?

9) Listen to excerpts from the Tony Blackburn's first 1967 broadcast - how might it have appealed to young listeners?

10) What conventions did Tony Blackburn's radio show borrow from pirate radio - which made it very different to previous BBC radio content?