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    1 On The Road

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    1 9 8 4 (UK)
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    BBC Radio 1 went on the road (hence the title) with host DJ Peter Powell – and his radio colleagues Dave Lee Travis, Steve Wright, Mike Read, Simon Bates, John Walters and Gary Davies – for this Saturday night summer series.

    Debuting on 28 July 1977, the show was broadcast from venues including the Ritzy Club in Norwich, the Academy Club in Bournemouth,  the Mayfair Suite in Swansea, and the Academy Club at Plymouth Hoe, and the musical artists included Human League, Depeche Mode, Spandau Ballet, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Thompson Twins, Nik Kershaw, Heaven 17, Ultravox, and Level 42.

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    Peter Powell

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