Sound Of Spitfire

19/02/2025

#𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬

At SoundofSpitfire we’re constantly looking to the months ahead to pick out selected dates in the calendar where we can create some entertaining programmes to mark special occasions. So far we’ve got a few dates earmarked between now and June which we’ve shared below.

However, if you have an event or occasion in mind where you think a special programme or two may be in order, then drop us a message. You can use the 𝕄𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝔹𝕦𝕥𝕥𝕠𝕟 in this post or drop us an email via our contact page https://www.soundofspitfire.info/contact

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲
Monday 17 March 2025: 𝘚𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺 - Colin’s Country Hour with an Irish Country Theme, Chris Indie Show featuring bands of Irish origin

Sunday 30 March 2025: 𝘔𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘜𝘒 - Sunday Brunch Mothers Day Special, other shows TBC

Wednesday 2 April 2025: 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘧𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦 7𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘥𝘢𝘺 - Shows TBN

Monday 21 April 2025: 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘋𝘢𝘺 - As we’ve done in previous years, a full day of shows to enhance your Bank Holiday Monday

Tuesday 22 April 2025: 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘢𝘺 - TBC

Wednesday 23 April 2025: 𝘚𝘵 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘺 - TBC

Monday 5 May 2025: 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘝𝘌 𝘋𝘢𝘺 80 - VE Day falls on 8 May, but the UK Government have decided that VE Day Commemorations will be celebrated on 5 May with street parties etc. SoundofSpitfire plan to bring you a 1940s themed afternoon (similar to the successful events on VEDay75 during Lockdown 2020)

Monday 26 May 2025: 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘝𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 - Details TBC

Watch the Social Media for further details and updates



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19/02/2025

𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 repeats on Thursday 20 February 2025 at 10pm UK GMT and Saturday 22 February 2025 at 4pm UK GMT

After the shock news of the passing of legendary drummer Rick Buckler, it includes a triple play by The Jam.

Don’t miss tracks from The Viewers, The Chelsea Curve, James Clark Institute, The Threads, Cassie aka Zig Zag Road and The Veras in the indie half hour

18/02/2025

*Tuesday 18 February 2025*

8-10pm UK GMT on SoundOfSpitfire it’s
“ModMania” LIVE with SpitfireChris

This week starting off in the 1960s with some Mod floorfillers, then into the late 70s/early 80s for the Mod/Ska Revival featuring bands such as Bad Manners, The Specials, The Beat, The Selecter, The Bureau and many more. Rounding off ModMania this week with featuring: jamesclarkinstitute The Chelsea Curve cassie_band __theviewers__ theverasoficial __thethreads__



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18/02/2025

Part Two

It’s your teaser for MusedayTuesday. Coming up later this year we launch a brand new show on SoundOfSpitfire.

Taking inspiration from the bands and artists played by legendary DJs such as John Peel, we bring you a 2hr show exploring the music that emerged between 1967-76.

The evolution from rock n folk to sunshine pop and progressive rock enables us to play the likes of Pink Floyd, The Move, Jethro Tull, Cream and Jefferson Airplane to name but a few…

Join us on “The Groovy Train” boarding from SoundofSpitfire later in 2025



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18/02/2025

Today from 12pm on SoundofSpitfire.co.uk , Amazon Alexa, most Radio Apps and SoundofSpitfire.info

Emma Scott is on Mixcloud. Listen for free to their radio shows, DJ mix sets and Podcasts

18/02/2025

Just got the “A Beautiful Fire” EP through from Lewis Poole - looking forward to giving this a spin on SoundofSpitfire soon





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18/02/2025

Part One

THE SURVEY RESULTS ARE IN!

On Monday we ran a survey to understand how you (the loyal SoS Listener) access the SoundofSpitfire Shows. Why did we do this? Well it’s simple, we’re just plain nosey!….Not really! 🤣

No, the reason was that we need to know how people access the station and which methods are most popular. This helps us in a number of ways, namely:

1. Understanding which methods are most popular to target new listeners via Social Media posts etc.
2. Some access methods attract an Annual Fee, so if they aren’t used we could stop them (and save money)?
3. To understand if people know that there are multiple ways of accessing the station (always useful to have an alternative if your preferred method is offline)

So, here are the results (Caveat: A small sample group, but nevertheless representative of the broader listenership)

33% of respondents use the .co.uk Radioplayer as their primary source, with 37% stating that they use it as an alternative, for example when out-and-about in the car

33% of respondents prefer the Amazon Alexa for listening. SoundofSpitfire has a dedicated Alexa Skill for ease of access. The first time of use, users should “Enable SoundofSpitfire” then thereafter simply “Play SoundofSpitfire”

25% of respondents use the .info Radioplayer via the main website as their primary source and another 25% use it as their alternative - TopTip: Did you know you can “pop out the player” and keep it in the background while you surf the web or do other things on your Computer, Tablet or Phone?

9% of respondents stated that they use a third-party Radio App as their primary source, with a further 20% of respondents using Radio Apps as alternatives. In a later post we’ll list the Apps that are available

(Total number of respondents-12 which equates to 18% of SoundofSpitfire Listeners Group Membership)

Conclusion - Variety is key to success and it is obvious through the data that no single access method outstrips another. Also, approximately 50% of listeners enjoy the option of an alternative method to listen. The data has shown that SoundofSpitfire must continue to offer a variety of access methods to serve our listeners and when promoting content on social media etc. we must ensure that alternative access methods are stated in every post. Lastly, a request to you, the loyal listeners… if you are mentioning SoundofSpitfire to friends, family, colleagues etc. don’t forget to tell them how they can access the station, or better still show them on their device!

A huge thanks to everybody that contributed to the survey - you’re absolutely great and it is really appreciated.





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17/02/2025

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16/02/2025

The Sunday Service On SoundOfSpitfire

10am: The Sunday Brunch with SpitfireChris - Join Chris LIVE for 2hrs of music & fun to kickstart Sunday

12pm: The Goldmine with Mike Watts - this week Mike is twin-spinning solo artists that started off in famous bands

2pm: GoldmineAftermath with Chris - upbeat tracks from the 60s-80s including, Bowie, The Who, Travelling Wilburys, The Cars and many more…

4pm: The Music Mix LIVE with Martin - your eclectic mix of tunes selected by the listeners plus a few surprises from Martin along the way!

7pm: Finn Ryder’s Jukebox - once again Finn dives into his extensive collection of tunes from country to pop

8pm: Slowdown LIVE with Mike Watts - Chill out on Sunday Evening as Mike brings you an hour of relaxing vibes

9pm: Colin Guy’s Country Hour - YeeHaw! An hour of the best in contemporary and classic country music

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15/02/2025

Hot Jazz on Sound of Spitfire - Monday 7pm, Chilli Jazz Radio Saturday 7pm - https://mailchi.mp/5473cdd386fb/hot-jazz-on-sound-of-spitfire-monday-7pm-chilli-jazz-radio-saturday-7pm

15/02/2025

Saturday Evening on SoundofSpitfire

Three fabulous shows to keep you entertained on a dull February evening…

All Times UK GMT
6-8pm: The CatfleaMassacre Ska & Reggae Show - one hour of Ska, one hour of Reggae - grab yourself a pork pie and tune in

8-10pm: The Goldmine LIVE with Mike Watts - dive into two hours of music spanning the decades as Mike pics out classic tracks and tunes you may seldom hear!

10pm-Midnight: GoldmineAftermath with Chris and Mike LIVE - the sister show to The Goldmine, 2hrs of entertainment from artists you love




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14/02/2025

*TODAY 14 FEBRUARY 2025 - 1-2pm UK GMT ON SOUNDOFSPITFIRE*

Hear tracks from Cornwall’s premier 60s infused Indie Band The Viewers upcoming album “If Not Now, When?”

Also, listen to Chris chatting with Guitarist Paul Eustice as they discuss the album, life challenges and future projects.






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14/02/2025

Happy Valentines You Beautiful Listeners!

🌹 Roses are Red, Violets Are Blue,
Today’s Show Highlights,
Are Here Just For You! 🌹

LIVE Album Show 11am-1pm
Exclusive The Viewers New Album 1-2pm
World Radio Day Reruns 4pm-3.30am
Full Schedule details https://www.soundofspitfire.info/schedule

12/02/2025

Classic Jazz Show for World Radio Day - Thursday 13th February - https://mailchi.mp/199b88b6fa71/classic-jazz-show-for-world-radio-day-thursday-13th-february

11/02/2025

**TODAY THURSDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2025**

(repeats from 4pm Friday)

World Radio Day - Thursday 13 February 2025

SoundOfSpitfire celebrates World Radio Day with a selection of special programmes that will appeal to anyone with a love of the medium of radio broadcasting

All Times UK GMT:

1pm: “Colin Guy’s Land Based Pirates” - join Colin as he plays archive audio and revisits the days when operators set up small transmitters to dodge the authorities to broadcast music and entertainment across the land

2pm: “John Petters This Is Jazz” - John goes back to the 1940s to bring two original radio recordings of Jazz Concerts

3pm: “Radio Songs, Jingles & Adverts with Mike Watts” - Taking you back to the days when Radio was king, join Mike as he brings you a selection of those tracks and band with Radio in the title plus some jingles and advertisements that stuck in your ear

4pm: “The Laser558 Experience” - All Europe Radio Laser 558 started broadcasting from the North Sea in 1984 - join Chris as he replicates a typical Laser programme using the famous Laser558 HotClock System

5pm: “Goodbye To The Perfumed Garden - Pt1” - Following the passing of The Marine Offences Act in 1967, we said farewell to most Fort & Ship-based pirates - John Peel was to host The Perfumed Garden for the final time, going out with a 5hr extravaganza from midnight on 14 August 1967 - A scratchy recording from 266MW still exists - join Chris as he introduces the first 2hrs of this classic piece of broadcasting history

7pm: “Classic Rock Show” - bringing us up-to-date with broadcasting in the 21st Century join Martin Hodgkins for a LIVE Classic Rock Show - send in your requests and share your memories of rock on the radio

10pm: “Goodbye To The Perfumed Garden Pt2” - the final 3 hours of the show that launched a thousand bands

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