1997: The ORIGIN of the RADIO 1 ROADSHOW | Six Go Mad in Somerset | Classic Interviews | BBC Archive

The story of how the Radio 1 Roadshow came to be. Alan Freeman was the very first host and, in 1997, creator Johnny Beerling and some of the others involved tell how it was brought to life. The roadshow made its debut in Newquay, on Monday 23 July, 1973. Clip taken from Six Go Mad in Somerset, originally broadcast on BBC One, Friday 28 March, 1997. You have now entered the BBC Archive, a time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults. Make sure you subscribe so that you never miss a single stop on our amazing journey through the BBC Archive - https://www.youtube.com/c/BBCArchive?...